Mid-Western crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area

Mid-Western is a council area in New South Wales with about 26,472 residents. It has a Crime Score 50 out of 100 (moderate), 175th 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 (57th percentile), sexual offences (78th percentile), homicide (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 54.

In 2024-25: violent 1,447 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 2,372 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); break-ins 344 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); theft 793 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 52nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Mid-Western council area is 4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.9% of occupied homes (210 public and 69 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 50 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 2.6% of homes; about 19 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 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 Mid-Western council area

Barneys Reef · Beryl · Brogans Creek · Bungaba · Camboon · Carwell · Charbon · Clandulla · Dunville Loop · Goolma · Growee · Gulgong · Guntawang · Kandos · Kelgoola · Lee Creek · Mebul · Merotherie · Mount Marsden · Olinda · Tallawang · Two Mile Flat · Upper Growee · Upper Nile

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