Wood Wood vs Piangil

Comparing Wood Wood and Piangil, VIC: Piangil has more residents (230 vs 91); Wood Wood carries more crime risk (97 vs 54); and Piangil sits further from the CBD (389.4 km vs 376.1 km).

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Piangil

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 97/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
  • But Wood Wood is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 40%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Piangil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piangil

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wood Wood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (376.1 km vs 389.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 272 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Wood Wood has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 5%)
  • Piangil carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 97/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Wood Wood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wood Wood and Piangil drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Wood Wood Piangil
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Wood Wood Piangil
Walkability 0 / 0
Wood Wood — Walkability: 0/100 Piangil — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 3 / 46
Wood Wood — Safety: 3/100 Piangil — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wood Wood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Piangil — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 24 / 34
Wood Wood — Low flood risk: 24/100 Piangil — Low flood risk: 34/100

Demographics

Piangil has more residents (230 vs 91); Wood Wood rents higher ($220/wk vs $138/wk).

Wood Wood Piangil
Population 91 230
+153% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% -11.2%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $46,800/yr $63,544/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+37% vs other
 $138/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wood Wood Piangil
0-4 5.5% / 6.1%
Wood Wood — 0-4: 5.5% Piangil — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 6.6% / 9.1%
Wood Wood — 5-14: 6.6% Piangil — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 12.1% / 5.2%
Wood Wood — 15-19: 12.1% Piangil — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.4% / 6.1%
Wood Wood — 20-24: 4.4% Piangil — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 3.3% / 9.6%
Wood Wood — 25-34: 3.3% Piangil — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 7.7% / 7.8%
Wood Wood — 35-44: 7.7% Piangil — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 17.6% / 14.8%
Wood Wood — 45-54: 17.6% Piangil — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 19.8% / 16.5%
Wood Wood — 55-64: 19.8% Piangil — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 15.4% / 15.2%
Wood Wood — 65-74: 15.4% Piangil — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 3.3% / 7.8%
Wood Wood — 75-84: 3.3% Piangil — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 5.5% / 2.6%
Wood Wood — 85+: 5.5% Piangil — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wood Wood 52.2% lone person
Wood Wood — Lone Person: 52.2% Wood Wood — Couple Families: 30.4% Wood Wood — One Parent Families: 17.4% Wood Wood — Group Household: 0.0%
Piangil 45.2% lone person
Piangil — Lone Person: 45.2% Piangil — Couple Families: 27.4% Piangil — One Parent Families: 12.3% Piangil — Group Household: 15.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wood Wood 24.1% renting
Wood Wood — Owned Outright: 58.6% Wood Wood — Mortgage: 17.2% Wood Wood — Renting: 24.1%
Piangil 17.9% renting
Piangil — Owned Outright: 64.2% Piangil — Mortgage: 17.9% Piangil — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Wood Wood Piangil
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 15.2%
Wood Wood — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Piangil — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 8.3%
Wood Wood — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Piangil — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.8%
Wood Wood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Piangil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Wood Wood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Piangil — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Wood Wood Piangil
Malaysia 5.5% / 6.1%
Wood Wood — Malaysia: 5.5% Piangil — Malaysia: 6.1%
Italy 4.4% / 1.7%
Wood Wood — Italy: 4.4% Piangil — Italy: 1.7%
Canada — / 3.9%
Wood Wood — Canada: not among its largest Piangil — Canada: 3.9%
Indonesia 3.3% / —
Wood Wood — Indonesia: 3.3% Piangil — Indonesia: not among its largest
Myanmar — / 2.2%
Wood Wood — Myanmar: not among its largest Piangil — Myanmar: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wood Wood 81.8% houses
Wood Wood — Houses: 81.8% Wood Wood — Flats / Apartments: 18.2% Wood Wood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Piangil 100.0% houses
Piangil — Houses: 100.0% Piangil — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Piangil — Townhouses: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wood Wood Piangil
Median house price — $280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wood Wood Piangil
Rural and farming 87% 95%
Parks and recreation 8% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Wood Wood Piangil
New dwellings approved 91
across Swan Hill
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wood Wood Piangil
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Wood Wood Piangil
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wood Wood carries more crime risk (97 vs 54); Wood Wood carries more flood risk (76 vs 66).

Wood Wood Piangil
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood High
76/100
 Moderate
66/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wood Wood Piangil
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Wood Wood Piangil
Parks & reserves 1 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Piangil sits further from the CBD (389.4 km vs 376.1 km).

Wood Wood Piangil
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 376.1 km 389.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 272 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3596
 0.0%
postcode 3597
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 40
postcode 3597

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Wood Wood Piangil
Car (driver) 65.5% / 87.6%
Wood Wood — Car (driver): 65.5% Piangil — Car (driver): 87.6%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 9.3%
Wood Wood — Worked from Home: 10.3% Piangil — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Walked Only 13.8% / 3.1%
Wood Wood — Walked Only: 13.8% Piangil — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / —
Wood Wood — Car (passenger): 10.3% Piangil — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.6%).

Setting

Wood Wood Piangil
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wood Wood Piangil
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
152 premises

Council rates

Wood Wood Piangil
Average residential rate $2,333/yr
same for both
Council Swan Hill
same for both

Federal electorate

Wood Wood Piangil
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wood Wood Piangil
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wood Wood

Rural

Piangil

Retirees Rural

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