Temora crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Temora is a council area in New South Wales with about 6,050 residents. It has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 224th 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 homicide (82nd percentile), sexual offences (68th percentile), assault (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 41.
In 2025-26: violent 810 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); property 2,512 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); break-ins 380 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); theft 1,025 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 102nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Temora council area is 2.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.7% of occupied homes (42 public and 23 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.8% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 6.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.7% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 810 | 49 | -21% |
| Property | 2,512 | 152 | -1% |
| Break-ins | 380 | 23 | -18% |
| Theft | 1,025 | 62 | +28% |
Questions
Is Temora safe?
Temora recorded 810 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 30% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 37% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 43.6 out of 100 (moderate), 224th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Temora?
23 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 380 per 100,000 residents, about 26% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Temora council area
Ariah Park · Bectric · Combaning · Gidginbung · Grogan · Mimosa · Narraburra · Pucawan · Quandary · Reefton · Sebastopol · Springdale · Tara · Temora · Trungley Hall
Postcodes in the Temora council area
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