Moree Plains crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area

Moree Plains is a council area in New South Wales with about 12,845 residents. It has a Crime Score 91 out of 100 (very high), 6th 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 (91st percentile), break-ins (95th percentile), sexual offences (93rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 85.

In 2024-25: violent 4,375 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); property 12,557 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,849 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); theft 3,947 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 5th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Moree Plains council area is 3.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.9% of occupied homes (207 public and 113 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 62 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 48 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 7.2% of homes; about 47.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.2% 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 Moree Plains council area

Ashley · Biniguy · Boggabilla · Boomi · Boonal · Bullarah · Crooble · Garah · Gurley · Mallowa · Moree · Moree East · Pallamallawa · Terry Hie Hie · Tulloona

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