Wargan flood map & planning overlays
Flood mapping is the story in Wargan: 58.6%, 3rd in Mildura, with 50.6% environmental overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wargan
(Mildura, VIC) - 432.31 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
432.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wargan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wargan at a glance
How Wargan is zoned
Selling in Wargan? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 432.31 km², Wargan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 59% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 927,964 m² across 165 parcels.
Who lives in Wargan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wargan 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 923, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wargan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wargan itself.
4,564 in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.
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.
Wargan 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 6 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 Wargan address
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Wargan planning - frequently asked
Is Wargan flood-prone?
About 59% of Wargan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Wargan bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wargan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Wargan?
The dominant planning zone in Wargan is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Wargan have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wargan.
What is the typical lot size in Wargan?
Across 165 surveyed parcels in Wargan, the median lot size is about 927,964 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wargan?
At the 2021 Census Wargan had 53 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Mildura Surrounds statistical area, which contains Wargan, went from 4,564 people in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.
Is Wargan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wargan scores 923 and sits in decile 2 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 Wargan?
Median household income in Wargan was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura. Median rent was $231 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelta | 14.8 km | 49% | 55% |
| Merbein West | 14.9 km | 8% | 70% |
| Merbein South | 16.3 km | 10% | 46% |
| Cullulleraine | 18.0 km | 80% | 95% |
| Merbein | 18.7 km | 34% | 35% |
| Birdwoodton | 20.5 km | 8% | 38% |
| Cabarita | 21.9 km | 8% | 42% |
| Koorlong | 21.9 km | 6% | 98% |
| Merrinee | 22.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mildura | 26.7 km | 28% | 11% |