Areas / Swan Hill / Winnambool

Winnambool zoning & planning overlays

Winnambool's 288 ha lots trail only Wandown in Swan Hill.

A planning-constraint profile of Winnambool (Swan Hill, VIC) - 106.43 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 11 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Winnambool's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Winnambool at a glance

Parcels 34 Median lot 2,879,521 m² Mapped easements 3

How Winnambool is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 100%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 106.43 km², Winnambool is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 2,879,521 m² across 34 parcels.

Who lives in Winnambool

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

Population
8
usual residents, 2021

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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1050, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Winnambool data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 11 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 Winnambool address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

See what's in the $9 report →

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Winnambool lot.

Winnambool planning - frequently asked

Is Winnambool flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Winnambool, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Swan Hill is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Winnambool bushfire-prone?

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

What is the zoning in Winnambool?

The dominant planning zone in Winnambool is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Winnambool have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Winnambool.

What is the typical lot size in Winnambool?

Across 34 surveyed parcels in Winnambool, the median lot size is about 2,879,521 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Winnambool an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Winnambool scores 1050 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Annuello 11.7 km Not mapped 100%
Kulwin
Mildura
14.8 km <1% 100%
Bolton 15.4 km Not mapped 100%
Manangatang 15.5 km Not mapped 100%
Wemen 19.6 km 16% 74%
Cocamba 20.5 km Not mapped 100%
Wandown 21.6 km Not mapped 100%
Liparoo 24.1 km 18% 75%
Bannerton 24.5 km <1% 75%
Gerahmin 25.0 km 0% 100%

See all Swan Hill suburb profiles →