Wood Wood flood map & planning overlays
Wood Wood's locals sit at a median age of 51, 3rd in Swan Hill.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wood Wood
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 9.56 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
9.56 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wood Wood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wood Wood at a glance
How Wood Wood is zoned
Selling in Wood Wood? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 9.56 km², Wood Wood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 35% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 11,844 m² across 104 parcels.
Who lives in Wood Wood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wood Wood 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 920, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wood Wood's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wood Wood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wood Wood 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.
Wood Wood 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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Wood Wood planning - frequently asked
Is Wood Wood flood-prone?
About 35% of Wood Wood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Wood Wood bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Wood Wood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Wood Wood?
The dominant planning zone in Wood Wood is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Wood Wood have heritage-listed places?
Wood Wood has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wood Wood?
Across 104 surveyed parcels in Wood Wood, the median lot size is about 11,844 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wood Wood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wood Wood itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Wood Wood?
At the 2021 Census Wood Wood had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Wood Wood, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Wood Wood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wood Wood scores 920 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wood Wood?
Median household income in Wood Wood was $900 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,192 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miralie | 2.6 km | Not mapped | 93% |
| Nyah | 6.7 km | 33% | 81% |
| Nyah West | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 79% |
| Towan | 10.9 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Piangil | 11.4 km | 14% | 91% |
| Vinifera | 13.8 km | 36% | 72% |
| Pira | 16.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nyrraby | 17.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woorinen North | 18.0 km | 52% | 72% |
| Beverford | 19.3 km | 82% | 81% |