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Winlaton flood map & planning overlays

Winlaton is 6th in Swan Hill for both flood (85.6%) and environmental overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Winlaton (Swan Hill, VIC) - 31.58 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 Winlaton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Winlaton at a glance

Parcels 39 Median lot 612,431 m² Mapped easements 46

How Winlaton is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 98%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 31.58 km², Winlaton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 86% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 612,431 m² across 39 parcels.

Winlaton 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)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsNot availableAustralian 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.

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Winlaton planning - frequently asked

Is Winlaton flood-prone?

About 86% of Winlaton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.

Is Winlaton bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Winlaton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.

What is the zoning in Winlaton?

The dominant planning zone in Winlaton is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Winlaton have heritage-listed places?

Winlaton has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Winlaton?

Across 39 surveyed parcels in Winlaton, the median lot size is about 612,431 m². There are also 46 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Fish Point 4.9 km 92% 100%
Tresco 6.0 km 52% 72%
Benjeroop
Gannawarra
8.2 km 90% 100%
Mystic Park
Gannawarra
9.7 km 87% 94%
Lake Boga 10.7 km 62% 75%
Pental Island 10.7 km 90% 100%
Tresco West 10.8 km 11% 76%
Murrabit West
Gannawarra
12.2 km 97% 100%
Lake Charm
Gannawarra
14.4 km 55% 92%
Gonn Crossing
Gannawarra
16.2 km 100% 100%

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