Elliston crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Elliston is a council area in South Australia with about 1,057 residents. It has a Crime Score 16 out of 100 (very low), 347th 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 break-ins (37th percentile), assault (14th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 18.
In 2025-26: violent 662 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); property 1,987 per 100,000 (+106% vs five years earlier); break-ins 189 per 100,000 (+96% vs five years earlier); theft 378 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 42nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Elliston council area is 3.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0% of occupied homes (0 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 7 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 67.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.3% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 0% of homes; about 66.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.7% 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 | 662 | 7 | -2% |
| Property | 1,987 | 21 | +106% |
| Break-ins | 189 | 2 | +96% |
| Theft | 378 | 4 | -2% |
Questions
Is Elliston safe?
Elliston recorded 662 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 49% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 48% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 16.3 out of 100 (very low), 347th 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 Elliston?
2 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 189 per 100,000 residents, about 72% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Elliston council area
Barwell · Blesing · Bramfield · Colton · Coolillie · Cowan · DC of Elliston · Downer · Elliston · Haig · Hudd · Kappawanta · Lock · McIntosh · McLachlan · Mount Joy · Mount Wedge · Murdinga · Palkagee · Palkagee · Peachna · Pearce · Polda · Port Kenny · Sheringa · Squire · Talia · Talia · Tinline · Tooligie · Tooligie · Ulyerra · Venus Bay · Wallis · Ward · Way · Wright
Postcodes in the Elliston council area
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