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Wimmera Southern Mallee

Hindmarsh

6,003 rural lots across 19 suburbs. Dominant land use: General Cropping.

6,003
Rural lots
442,289 ha
Rural land
0.9%
Soil organic carbon
90%
Mean green cover

Hindmarsh — rural suburbs

© State of Victoria · CSIRO · TERN

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots
10 500 5,000+
Soil

Soil condition and land systems

Averaged across the 6,003 rural lots in Hindmarsh.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

0.9%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Low organic carbon
6.3
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
Clay Plains - Nhill
Salinity moderate
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 rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall
422 mm
Semi-arid
Mean annual temp
14.8 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
30.1 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
3.3 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.26 P/PET
Semi-arid
Growing season
128 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 cover90%
Bare ground10%
Dominant vegetation class
Low Rises Woodland
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Hindmarsh.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

62%
in a groundwater management area — WEST WIMMERA GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary Aquifer (Marine) (UTAM)
aquifer
42.1
m to water table
29,920
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 in Hindmarsh carrying each planning overlay.

Environmental significance (ESO) 34%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 6%
Bushfire management (BMO) 5%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Significant landscape (SLO) · Vegetation protection (VPO) · Heritage (HO) · Environmental audit (EAO)
Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the Victorian Land Use Information System.

General Cropping

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Hindmarsh.

Rural suburbs in Hindmarsh (16)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Nhill 3418 1,479
Dimboola 3414 1,200
Jeparit 3423 598
Rainbow 3424 567
Netherby 3418 483
Kiata 3418 326
Yanac 3418 252
Glenlee 3418 213
Gerang Gerung 3418 200
Kenmare 3395 167
Broughton 3418 165
Antwerp 3414 123
Lorquon 3418 113
Tarranyurk 3414 79
Little Desert 3418 53
Big Desert 3490 28
Land character
Land use Cropping Crown land 6% of lots

About Hindmarsh

What is the rural land in Hindmarsh like?

Across 6,003 rural lots in Hindmarsh, soil organic carbon averages 0.9%, on the Clay Plains - Nhill land system. The most common land use is General Cropping.

What's the climate of Hindmarsh's rural land?

Rural lots in Hindmarsh average 422 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 14.8°C and a growing season of about 128 days. Aridity index 0.26.

What planning overlays apply across Hindmarsh?

Across rural lots in Hindmarsh: 5% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 6% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.

What data sources are used?

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.

Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.