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This page covers the Swan Hill suburb only. For all of Swan Hill, see the Swan Hill flood map by suburb →

Swan Hill flood map & planning overlays

Swan Hill is the shire's hub, 11,186 people, on its smallest lots.

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A planning-constraint profile of Swan Hill (Swan Hill, VIC) - 126.6 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Swan Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Swan Hill

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast; observed aircraft traffic is a separate question - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

10%

10% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Contours held

  • Victorian Airport Environs Overlay

Swan Hill at a glance

Parcels 6,943 Median lot 710 m² Mapped easements 1,846 Train Swan Hill Station Bus stops 47

How Swan Hill is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 80%
General Residential Zone (GRZ) 6%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 3%
Public Use Zone (PUZ6) 2%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 1%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 1%

Selling in Swan Hill? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 126.6 km², Swan Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 71 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 710 m² across 6,943 parcels.

Who lives in Swan Hill

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Swan Hill suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
11,186
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,390
per week, Swan Hill suburb typical $1,390
Median rent
$235
per week, Swan Hill suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 940, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Swan Hill's 11,186 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.7%
5-14 12.5%
15-19 5.0%
20-24 6.2%
25-34 14.7%
35-44 12.0%
45-54 10.1%
55-64 11.8%
65-74 10.0%
75-84 7.3%
85+ 3.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Swan Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Swan Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Swan Hill itself.

10,077 in 2001 to 10,747 in 2025, up 7%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Swan Hill data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Inside a held contourVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 15 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Swan Hill address

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Swan Hill planning - frequently asked

Is Swan Hill flood-prone?

About 11% of Swan Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.

Is Swan Hill bushfire-prone?

Around 86% of Swan Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.

Is Swan Hill affected by aircraft noise?

About 10% of Swan Hill sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

What is the zoning in Swan Hill?

The dominant planning zone in Swan Hill is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Swan Hill have heritage-listed places?

Swan Hill has 71 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Swan Hill?

Across 6,943 surveyed parcels in Swan Hill, the median lot size is about 710 m². There are also 1,846 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Swan Hill have a train station?

Yes - Swan Hill has 1 train station: Swan Hill Station. It is also served by 47 bus stops.

What is the population of Swan Hill?

At the 2021 Census Swan Hill had 11,186 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Swan Hill statistical area, which contains Swan Hill, went from 10,077 people in 2001 to 10,747 in 2025, up 7%.

Is Swan Hill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Swan Hill scores 940 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Swan Hill?

Median household income in Swan Hill was $1,390 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $235 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Murrawee 6.8 km 33% 38%
Castle Donnington 8.5 km 29% 100%
Woorinen South 9.7 km 2% 71%
Tyntynder South 10.1 km 27% 85%
Murraydale 10.2 km 100% 100%
Swan Hill West 10.4 km Not mapped 100%
Woorinen 11.7 km 78% 2%
Tyntynder 13.6 km 94% 100%
Ultima East 14.8 km Not mapped 100%
Lake Boga 15.1 km 62% 75%

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