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

Lachlan is a council area in New South Wales with about 6,118 residents. It has a Crime Score 70 out of 100 (high), 66th 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 (82nd percentile), sexual offences (90th percentile), break-ins (88th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 72.

In 2024-25: violent 2,403 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 4,528 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); break-ins 458 per 100,000 (-74% vs five years earlier); theft 1,684 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 14th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Lachlan council area is 5.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.3% of occupied homes (100 public and 81 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 25 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 40.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Philippines, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 7.5% of homes; about 40 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

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Suburbs in the Lachlan council area

Curlew Waters · Lake Cargelligo · Murrin Bridge

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