Yelta flood map & planning overlays
Yelta ranks 4th in Mildura for both flood and environmental overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Yelta
(Mildura, VIC) - 15.99 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
15.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yelta's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Yelta at a glance
How Yelta is zoned
Selling in Yelta? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 15.99 km², Yelta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 55% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 15,898 m² across 220 parcels.
Who lives in Yelta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yelta 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 962, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yelta's 325 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Merbein, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yelta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yelta itself.
4,834 in 2001 to 4,971 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Yelta 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.
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Yelta planning - frequently asked
Is Yelta flood-prone?
About 49% of Yelta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Yelta bushfire-prone?
Around 55% of Yelta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Yelta?
The dominant planning zone in Yelta is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Yelta have heritage-listed places?
Yelta has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yelta?
Across 220 surveyed parcels in Yelta, the median lot size is about 15,898 m². There are also 206 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Yelta?
At the 2021 Census Yelta had 325 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Merbein statistical area, which contains Yelta, went from 4,834 people in 2001 to 4,971 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Yelta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yelta scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yelta?
Median household income in Yelta was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura. Median rent was $185 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merbein West | 5.0 km | 8% | 70% |
| Merbein | 6.8 km | 34% | 35% |
| Birdwoodton | 11.1 km | 8% | 38% |
| Merbein South | 12.3 km | 10% | 46% |
| Cabarita | 12.5 km | 8% | 42% |
| Wargan | 14.8 km | 59% | 100% |
| Mildura | 16.6 km | 28% | 11% |
| Koorlong | 20.0 km | 6% | 98% |
| Irymple | 22.3 km | 16% | 26% |
| Nichols Point | 22.7 km | 60% | 35% |