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Piallaway flood & bushfire risk

Of Piallaway’s 108 mapped properties, 5.6% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Piallaway’s flood exposure is in line with the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

5.6%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
108
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Piallaway

Flood and bushfire areas across Piallaway. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Piallaway

Piallaway sits in the Gunnedah council area, which recorded 2,014 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,014 total. Figures are for the whole Gunnedah council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Piallaway

Piallaway is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other96.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Open space1.9% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

Environmental1.9% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Piallaway

PrimaryCarroll Public School · Curlewis Public School · Currabubula Public School · Duri Public School · Somerton Public School
SecondaryGunnedah High School · Peel High School

Piallaway can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Piallaway

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Piallaway’s 128 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian53.9%
English48.4%
Irish14.1%
Scottish12.5%
Australian Aboriginal2.3%
Dutch2.3%

Top countries of birth

England3.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Piallaway

Gunnedah council approved 26 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

26
Dwellings/yr
18
Houses
8
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gunnedah council area (not just Piallaway). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Piallaway address:

Nearby suburbs

Breeza · 17.2% floodCarroll · 84.7% floodWinton · 0% floodSomerton · 0% floodCurrabubula · 0% floodWerris Creek · 0% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.