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Piangil flood & bushfire risk

Of Piangil’s 240 mapped properties, 88.3% are in a mapped flood area and 43.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Piangil’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

88.3%
In a flood area
43.8%
In a bushfire area
240
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Piangil

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

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Crime near Piangil

Piangil sits in the Swan Hill council area, which recorded 1,565 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 1,565 total. Figures are for the whole Swan Hill council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Piangil

Piangil is mostly township. The most common zones:

Township50% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Rural42.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space2.9% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Piangil

PrimaryManangatang P-12 College · Nyah District Primary School
SecondaryManangatang P-12 College · Swan Hill College

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

Who lives in Piangil

At the 2021 Census, 14.8% of Piangil’s 230 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40%
English36.1%
Irish14.8%
Italian11.3%
Scottish7%
Australian Aboriginal1.7%

Top countries of birth

Malaysia6.1%
Canada3.9%
Myanmar2.2%
Italy1.7%

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

Development near Piangil

Swan Hill council approved 107 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

107
Dwellings/yr
95
Houses
12
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Swan Hill council area (not just Piangil). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Tooleybuc · 0% floodWood Wood · 17% floodGoodnight · 0% floodNyah · 4.1% floodNyah West · 0% floodKoraleigh · 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.