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Sandhill Lake 3579

62 rural lots across 5,462 ha in Gannawarra. Dominant: General Cropping.

62
Rural lots
5,462 ha
Rural land
1.02%
Soil organic carbon
89%
Mean green cover

Where is Sandhill Lake?

© State of Victoria · CSIRO · TERN
Soil

Soil condition and land systems

Soil organic carbon is the headline indicator of soil health and productivity across the 62 rural lots in this suburb, alongside the land-system susceptibilities that shape what the land can carry.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.

1.02%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Moderate organic carbon
6.4
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy clay loam
dominant texture
Land system
Older Alluvium - Shepparton
Salinity high
Water erosion moderate
Waterlogging nil

Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across the rural lots in this suburb.

Annual rainfall
389 mm
Semi-arid
Mean annual temp
15.9 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
31.0 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
3.8 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.23 P/PET
Semi-arid
Growing season
110 days / yr
frost-free + adequate moisture

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).

Vegetation

Cover profile

Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.

Green cover89%
Bare ground12%
Dominant vegetation class
Lignum Swampy Woodland
Mean across all rural lots in this suburb. Per-lot vegetation and biodiversity-incentive eligibility live in the AgDSS app.
Terrain

Elevation and slope

From the national bare-earth elevation model.

80 m
mean elevation
0.6%
mean slope
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage and monitored bore conditions across the 62 rural lots.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

0%
in a groundwater management area
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Lower Tertiary Aquifer (LTA)
aquifer
m to water table
44,476
EC µS/cm
Groundwater is saline — generally unsuitable for irrigation.

Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.

Planning overlays

Overlay coverage across rural lots

Share of rural lots carrying each planning overlay. Overlays sit on top of the zone and set additional controls; sorted highest first.

Environmental significance (ESO) 58%
Bushfire management (BMO) 29%
Bushfire Management Overlay — construction and defendable-space standards apply.
Vegetation protection (VPO) 6%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 2%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Significant landscape (SLO) · Heritage (HO) · Environmental audit (EAO)
Access

Services and connectivity

Mean distances from rural lots in this suburb to everyday services and transport.

Primary school
20.7 km
Hospital
19.7 km
Station
22.2 km
Classified road
783 m

Nearest station is typically Kerang Station.

Market context

Suburb median value

Published by Valuer-General Victoria (houses, all zones).

Valuer-General Victoria has not published a house median for Sandhill Lake — typical of small rural localities with few sales. Victoria does not release per-property sale prices for open use, so no property-level figure is shown.

Source: Valuer-General Victoria, A Guide to Property Values.

Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the Victorian Land Use Information System.

General Cropping

The land-use category covering the largest share of rural lots in Sandhill Lake. Per-lot land use, water access and grant eligibility live in the AgDSS app.

23% of rural lots are mapped as irrigated.
Land character
Land use Cropping Crown land 19% of lots

About Sandhill Lake 3579

What is the rural land in Sandhill Lake 3579 like?

Sandhill Lake 3579 contains 62 rural lots covering 5,462 ha. Soil organic carbon averages 1.02% across those lots, on the Older Alluvium - Shepparton land system. The most common land use is General Cropping. Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.

What is the property market like in Sandhill Lake?

Valuer-General Victoria has not published a median house value for Sandhill Lake — typical of small rural localities with few recorded sales. Victoria does not publish per-property sale prices for open use, so no property-level figure is shown.

What planning overlays apply to rural land in Sandhill Lake?

Across rural lots in Sandhill Lake 3579: 29% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 2% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay. Overlays set the controls that apply on top of the zone.

Where does this data come from?

Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.

Data sources

Authoritative government and scientific datasets.

Data updated 2026-07-22. Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones. Site-specific intelligence per property is available in the AgDSS app.