VIC · Swan Hill Council
Piangil, 3597
Current weather
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92% humidity · 22.7 km/h wind · 16.2° / 9.5° today · 3.4 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Piangil is a small locality in the Swan Hill area, home to around 230 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 17 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-23%), roughly 73.9 offences per 1,000 residents, 5 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 230
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,222
- Dwelling vacancy
- 30.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 42 of 137
- Median monthly mortgage
- $625
- Employment rate
- 59.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 18 / 5 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 17
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 73.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 46 residents
- State safety percentile
- 64.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -22.7%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault1
- A231 Fv Common Assault1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order6
- E22 Breach Intervention Order2
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- General Store/Murray St
- General Store/Murray St
- General Store/Murray St
- General Store/Murray St
- Mallee Highway/Murray Valley Hwy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
9 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
September 2021
- Development of an extension to an existing building in the Township Zone on land affected by the Heritage Overlay.72 MURRAY STREET PIANGIL 3597Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Development of a replacement dwelling in the Farming Zone affected by the Land Subject to Inundation overlay and the Bushfire Management Overlay4256 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAYPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 7 proposals
October 2020
- Use of the land for limestone extraction in Farming ZoneCOCAMBA-MIRALIE ROADNOD issued by a delegate
May 2020
- Use and development of a second dwelling in the Farming Zone553 PIANGIL WEST ROADPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Use and Development of the Land for a Store affected by Land Subject to Innundation Overlay68 MURRAY STREETPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of Land for Gravel/Limestone Extraction in Farming ZoneFLUME ROAD PIANGIL 3597Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of Land for Gravel/Limestone Extraction in Farming ZoneFLUME ROAD PIANGIL 3597Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Development of the Land for a Machinery Shed in the Farming Zone affected by Land Subject to Innundation Overlay248-258 KENTISH LANEPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- 3 Lot Re-Subdvision and creation of access to a road in Road Zone 128 HANKINSON LANEPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bailey Plain Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Bransons Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Piangil Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Piangil Memorial ParkPark
- Ryans Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- TOOLEYBUC BRIDGENH0765
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 222
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 26.5/100
- National rank
- 5741st in Australia
- State rank
- 1116th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #314 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #612 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A212 Non-Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime6
- E22 Breach Intervention Ordercrime2
- TOOLEYBUC BRIDGEheritageNH0765
- Bailey Plain Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Bransons Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Piangil Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Piangil Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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