Piangil flood map & planning overlays
Piangil's 9 heritage places place it 7th in Swan Hill.
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A planning-constraint profile of Piangil
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 269.75 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
269.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Piangil's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Piangil at a glance
How Piangil is zoned
Selling in Piangil? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 269.75 km², Piangil is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 4,013 m² across 584 parcels.
Who lives in Piangil
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Piangil suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 954, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Piangil's 230 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Piangil. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Piangil itself.
7,254 in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Piangil data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Piangil planning - frequently asked
Is Piangil flood-prone?
About 14% of Piangil falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Piangil bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Piangil is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Piangil?
The dominant planning zone in Piangil is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Piangil have heritage-listed places?
Piangil has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Piangil?
Across 584 surveyed parcels in Piangil, the median lot size is about 4,013 m². There are also 301 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Piangil have a train station?
There is no train station inside Piangil itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Piangil?
At the 2021 Census Piangil had 230 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Piangil, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Piangil an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Piangil scores 954 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Piangil?
Median household income in Piangil was $1,222 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $138 a week and the median mortgage repayment $625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towan | 10.6 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Wood Wood | 11.4 km | 35% | 50% |
| Miralie | 12.2 km | Not mapped | 93% |
| Natya | 12.8 km | 12% | 100% |
| Nyah | 17.4 km | 33% | 81% |
| Nyah West | 17.5 km | Not mapped | 79% |
| Turoar | 18.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nyrraby | 19.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kooloonong | 22.9 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Vinifera | 23.8 km | 36% | 72% |