VIC · Swan Hill Council

Piangil, VIC, 3597

Current weather

13.7°CLight drizzle

93% humidity · 25.9 km/h wind · 14.8° / 10.9° today · 10.9 mm rain

Desirability index

22.3/100

#408 among Country & regional suburbs

How this score is calculated

Last updated 1 July 2026 at 10:11 pm AEST

Suburb snapshot

Piangil is a small locality in the Swan Hill area, home to around 230 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 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

Data sources & freshness

2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:05 pm AEST · 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: 64.9th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change: -22.7%

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

Data sources & freshness

Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 6:15 pm AEST · 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

Data sources & freshness

GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:20 pm AEST · 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.18 Sep 2021
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 Overlay04 Feb 2021
4256 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAYPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

2020· 7 proposals

October 2020
Use of the land for limestone extraction in Farming Zone05 Oct 2020
COCAMBA-MIRALIE ROADNOD issued by a delegate
May 2020
Use and development of a second dwelling in the Farming Zone29 May 2020
553 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 Overlay07 Mar 2020
68 MURRAY STREETPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use and Development of Land for Gravel/Limestone Extraction in Farming Zone03 Mar 2020
FLUME ROAD PIANGIL 3597Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use and Development of Land for Gravel/Limestone Extraction in Farming Zone03 Mar 2020
FLUME 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 Overlay11 Feb 2020
248-258 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 130 Jan 2020
28 HANKINSON LANEPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:31 pm AEST · 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.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:15 pm AEST · 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 1 July 2026 at 5:32 pm AEST

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.

Data sources & freshness

SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:05 pm AEST · 2021 SEIFA release

Heritage

1 state heritage place

TOOLEYBUC BRIDGENH0765

Data sources & freshness

State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:33 pm AEST

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone: No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Data sources & freshness

Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 6:14 pm AEST

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM): 222
Parks (OSM): 1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:16 pm AEST · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score: 22.3/100
Cohort rank: #408 among Country & regional suburbs

Data sources & freshness

Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 10:11 pm AEST · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

TOOLEYBUC BRIDGEheritageNH0765
Bailey Plain Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Bransons Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Piangil Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Piangil Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
Ryans Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
3 Lot Re-Subdvision and creation of access to a road in Road Zone 1planning28 HANKINSON LANELodged 30 Jan 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of a replacement dwelling in the Farming Zone affected by the Land Subject to Inundation overlay and the Bushfire Management Overlayplanning4256 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAYLodged 04 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of an extension to an existing building in the Township Zone on land affected by the Heritage Overlay.planning72 MURRAY STREET PIANGIL 3597Lodged 18 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of the Land for a Machinery Shed in the Farming Zone affected by Land Subject to Innundation Overlayplanning248-258 KENTISH LANELodged 11 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:32 pm AEST
State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:33 pm AEST
PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 5:31 pm AEST · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

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