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

Snowy Valleys is a council area in New South Wales with about 15,058 residents. It has a Crime Score 48 out of 100 (moderate), 182nd 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 (52nd percentile), sexual offences (74th percentile), robbery (59th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.

In 2024-25: violent 1,169 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); property 2,796 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier); break-ins 531 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier); theft 903 per 100,000 (-29% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 74th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Snowy Valleys council area is 4.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (182 public and 30 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 33 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 21.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.1% 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 Valleys council area

Bangadang · Batlow · Bimberi · Blowering · Brindabella · Buddong · Burra · Cooleman · Cooleys Creek · Courabyra · Couragago · Denman Prospect · Ellerslie · Gilmore · Glenroy · Goobarragandra · Grahamstown · Green Hills · Kunama · Laurel Hill · Little River · Lower Bago · Mannus · Maragle · Mount Horeb · Mundarlo · Mundongo · Nurenmerenmong · Paddys River · Stirling · Taradale · Tumbarumba · Tumblong · Uriarra · Uriarra Village · Waramanga · Wereboldera · Wermatong · Westdale · Weston · Westwood · Willigobung · Wondalga · Wright · Wyangle · Yaven Creek

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