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

Gunnedah is a council area in New South Wales with about 13,502 residents. It has a Crime Score 76 out of 100 (high), 41st 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 (78th percentile), break-ins (83rd percentile), sexual offences (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 60.

In 2024-25: violent 2,274 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); property 4,977 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 815 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); theft 1,585 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 23rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Gunnedah council area is 4.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.8% of occupied homes (113 public and 66 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 19 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.8% 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 4.1% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 14.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.9% 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 Gunnedah council area

Blue Vale · Breeza · Curlewis · Emerald Hill · Ghoolendaadi · Gunnedah · Kelvin · Marys Mount · Milroy · Orange Grove · Premer · Rangari · Tambar Springs

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