Flinders Ranges crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area

Flinders Ranges is a council area in South Australia with about 1,662 residents. It has a Crime Score 29 out of 100 (low), 298th 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 (47th percentile), break-ins (54th percentile), robbery (32nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 41.

In 2024-25: violent 1,023 per 100,000 (+71% vs five years earlier); property 2,708 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier); break-ins 722 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier); theft 903 per 100,000 (+116% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 25th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Flinders Ranges council area is 4.1% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.5% of occupied homes (27 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.5% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 5% of homes; about 35 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.6% 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 Flinders Ranges council area

ARKABA · Barndioota · BOOLCUNDA · CRADOCK · CUDLAMUDLA · Hawker · Kanyaka · MOOCKRA · PICHI RICHI · Quorn · Saltia · Stephenston · Willochra · WIRREANDA · WONOKA · YEDNALUE

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