Loxton Waikerie crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Loxton Waikerie is a council area in South Australia with about 11,971 residents. It has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 257th 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 (88th percentile), assault (39th percentile), break-ins (44th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2024-25: violent 743 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); property 2,656 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier); break-ins 560 per 100,000 (+48% vs five years earlier); theft 1,069 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 36th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Loxton Waikerie council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4% of occupied homes (132 public and 53 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.6% of homes; about 16.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.2% 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 | 743 | 89 | +30% |
| Property | 2,656 | 318 | +32% |
| Break-ins | 560 | 67 | +48% |
| Theft | 1,069 | 128 | +7% |
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Suburbs in the Loxton Waikerie council area
Alawoona · ALLEN · Bakara Well · Billiatt · Bookpurnong · BOOLGUN · Bugle Hut · Caliph · DEVLINS POUND · Golden Heights · GOOD HOPE LANDING · GORDON · HOLDER · HOLDER SIDING · KANNI · KEKWICK · Kingston on Murray · Kringin · LOWBANK · Loxton · Loxton North · Maggea · Malpas · MARKARANKA · MCGORRERY · Meribah · Moorook · Moorook South · Murbko · Naidia · New Residence · New Well · Notts Well · Paisley · Paruna · Pata · Peebinga · POOGINOOK · Pyap · Pyap West · Qualco · Ramco · Ramco Heights · Schell Well · STOCKYARD PLAIN · Sunlands · Taldra · Taplan · TAYLORVILLE · VEITCH · WAIKERIE · Wappilka · WIGLEY FLAT · WOODLEIGH · WOOLPUNDA · WUNKAR · Yinkanie
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