Gilgandra crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area

Gilgandra is a council area in New South Wales with about 4,304 residents. It has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 99th 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 assault (76th percentile), sexual offences (84th percentile), break-ins (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 70.

In 2024-25: violent 2,300 per 100,000 (+38% vs five years earlier); property 3,903 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); break-ins 651 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 1,278 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 22nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Gilgandra council area is 4.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.4% of occupied homes (53 public and 17 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 11 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 25.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 3.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 4% of homes; about 25.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 3.9% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

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Suburbs in the Gilgandra council area

Bearbong · Biddon · Breelong · Collie · Curban · Gilgandra · Merrigal

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