Vinifera flood map & planning overlays
Vinifera keeps 3 ha farm lots, 35.7% flood-mapped, median 49.
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A planning-constraint profile of Vinifera
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 19.87 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
19.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Vinifera's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Vinifera at a glance
How Vinifera is zoned
Selling in Vinifera? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 19.87 km², Vinifera is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 28,669 m² across 197 parcels.
Who lives in Vinifera
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Vinifera suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 967, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Vinifera's 163 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Vinifera. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Vinifera itself.
7,254 in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
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.
Vinifera data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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 Vinifera address
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Vinifera planning - frequently asked
Is Vinifera flood-prone?
About 36% of Vinifera falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Vinifera bushfire-prone?
Around 72% of Vinifera is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Vinifera?
The dominant planning zone in Vinifera is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Vinifera have heritage-listed places?
Vinifera has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Vinifera?
Across 197 surveyed parcels in Vinifera, the median lot size is about 28,669 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Vinifera?
At the 2021 Census Vinifera had 163 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Vinifera, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Vinifera an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Vinifera scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Vinifera?
Median household income in Vinifera was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $135 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,135 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woorinen North | 4.6 km | 52% | 72% |
| Pira | 5.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nyah West | 6.5 km | Not mapped | 79% |
| Nyah | 7.1 km | 33% | 81% |
| Beverford | 8.0 km | 82% | 81% |
| Woorinen | 8.9 km | 78% | 2% |
| Woorinen South | 10.2 km | 2% | 71% |
| Bulga | 10.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Speewa | 11.3 km | 100% | 100% |
| Miralie | 11.9 km | Not mapped | 93% |