Georges River crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Georges River is a council area in New South Wales with about 163,919 residents. It has a Crime Score 25 out of 100 (low), 313th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by robbery (56th percentile), homicide (38th percentile), assault (19th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 29.
In 2024-25: violent 656 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 1,814 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 167 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier); theft 837 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 112th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Georges River council area is 5.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.9% of occupied homes (1,207 public and 329 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 496 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 32.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 47.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, Nepal, Hong Kong. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.1% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.7% of homes; about 31.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 48.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 656 | 1,076 | +3% |
| Property | 1,814 | 2,973 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 167 | 274 | -4% |
| Theft | 837 | 1,372 | +3% |
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Suburbs in the Georges River council area
Allawah · Beverly Hills · Blakehurst · Carlton · Carss Park · Connells Point · Hurstville · Hurstville Grove · Kyle Bay · Lugarno · Mortdale · Narwee · Oatley · Peakhurst · Peakhurst DC · Peakhurst Heights · Penshurst · Riverwood · South Hurstville
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