Is Hindmarsh Shire Council a declared termite area?
Yes. Hindmarsh Shire Council has designated its whole municipality as a termite risk area.
What this means for your build
In a declared area, new buildings and additions need a termite management system under the National Construction Code, and your building surveyor will look for protection to AS 3660.1 and an installation certificate at handover.
Price termite protection into the job from the start: most of it goes in before and during the slab pour and can’t be added later.
Suburbs in Hindmarsh
17 suburbs and localities fall wholly or partly within Hindmarsh Shire Council. Those marked * are split between councils: check which council your site is in on the rates notice or property certificate.
- Albacutya 3424
- Antwerp 3414
- Big Desert * 3490
- Broughton 3418
- Dimboola 3414
- Gerang Gerung 3418
- Glenlee 3418
- Jeparit 3423
- Kenmare 3395
- Kiata 3418
- Little Desert 3418
- Lorquon 3418
- Netherby 3418
- Nhill 3418
- Rainbow * 3424
- Tarranyurk 3414
- Yanac 3418
Source and how to confirm
Source: Building Commission: Termite-infested areas in Victoria (list as at January 2011, archived), checked 4 Oct 2026. This is the Building Commission’s statewide list as at January 2011; the council has not published its own statement.
Designations change. Before relying on this for compliance, confirm with your building surveyor or Hindmarsh Shire Council.
Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0).
Building in Hindmarsh?
Send us your drawings and we’ll price the termite management system your surveyor will ask for.