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

Parkes is a council area in New South Wales with about 14,175 residents. It has a Crime Score 80 out of 100 (high), 26th 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 (87th percentile), homicide (85th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 66.

In 2024-25: violent 2,328 per 100,000 (+54% vs five years earlier); property 4,571 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); break-ins 586 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); theft 1,728 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 19th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Parkes council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (190 public and 70 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 28 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.1% 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 5% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 4.4% of homes; about 19.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.2% 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 Parkes council area

Alectown · Bogan Gate · Bruie Plains · Bumberry · Cookamidgera · Cooks Myalls · Daroobalgie · Fifield · Goonumbla · Gunningbland · Mandagery · Nelungaloo · Ootha · Parkes · Peak Hill · Tichborne · Tomingley · Trewilga · Trundle · Tullamore · Yarrabandai

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