Wemen flood map & planning overlays
Wemen matches Lake Powell at a median of 34, joint 3rd.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wemen
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 105.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
105.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wemen's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wemen at a glance
How Wemen is zoned
Selling in Wemen? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 105.5 km², Wemen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 74% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 199,707 m² across 75 parcels.
Who lives in Wemen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wemen 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 943, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wemen's 128 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wemen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wemen 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.
Wemen 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 29 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Wemen planning - frequently asked
Is Wemen flood-prone?
About 16% of Wemen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Wemen bushfire-prone?
Around 74% of Wemen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Wemen?
The dominant planning zone in Wemen is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Wemen have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wemen.
What is the typical lot size in Wemen?
Across 75 surveyed parcels in Wemen, the median lot size is about 199,707 m². There are also 185 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wemen?
At the 2021 Census Wemen had 128 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Wemen, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Wemen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wemen scores 943 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 Wemen?
Median household income in Wemen was $1,958 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 $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liparoo | 8.2 km | 18% | 75% |
| Happy Valley (Robinvale) | 13.1 km | 36% | 72% |
| Annuello | 13.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bannerton | 14.5 km | <1% | 75% |
| Winnambool | 19.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kulwin Mildura |
21.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Tol Tol | 22.4 km | 35% | 74% |
| Robinvale | 22.7 km | 36% | 50% |
| Wandown | 25.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lake Powell | 26.7 km | 46% | 60% |