Snowy Monaro crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area

Snowy Monaro is a council area in New South Wales with about 22,396 residents. It has a Crime Score 36 out of 100 (low), 268th 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 sexual offences (54th percentile), homicide (50th percentile), assault (28th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 36.

In 2024-25: violent 871 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); property 1,875 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 188 per 100,000 (-43% vs five years earlier); theft 630 per 100,000 (-36% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 99th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Snowy Monaro council area is 2.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (62 public and 57 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 122 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 55.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 55 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15% 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 Snowy Monaro council area

Adaminaby · Anglers Reach · Beloka · Berridale · Boco · Bolaro · Braemar Bay · Bredbo · Bukalong · Bumbalong · Byadbo Wilderness · Cabramurra · Cambalong · Cathcart · Colinton · Cootralantra · Corrowong · Crackenback · Craigie · Creewah · Delegate · East Jindabyne · Eucumbene · Glen Allen · Grosses Plain · Gunningrah · Hill Top · Holts Flat · Ingebirah · Jincumbilly · Jindabyne · Kalkite · Kosciuszko · Kosciuszko National Park · Kybeyan · Long Plain · Mila · Moonbah · Mount Cooper · Mount Darragh · Nimmitabel · Numbla Vale · Old Adaminaby · Paddys Flat · Palarang · Paupong · Perisher Valley · Pilot Wilderness · Providence Portal · Quidong · Rocky Plain · Steeple Flat · Tantangara · Thredbo · Tombong · Winifred · Yaouk

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