Maralinga Tjarutja crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Maralinga Tjarutja is a council area in South Australia with about 102 residents. It has a Crime Score 40 out of 100 (low), 245th 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 (90th percentile), break-ins (88th percentile), property damage (85th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 41.
In 2025-26: violent 980 per 100,000 (-50% vs five years earlier); property 6,863 per 100,000 (+133% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,961 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); theft 980 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 26th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Maralinga Tjarutja council area is 0% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 57.1% of occupied homes (0 public and 16 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 10 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 980.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%). Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 0% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 52% of homes; about 963.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.3% 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 | 980 | 1 | -50% |
| Property | 6,863 | 7 | +133% |
| Break-ins | 1,961 | 2 | 0% |
| Theft | 980 | 1 | 0% |
Questions
Is Maralinga Tjarutja safe?
Maralinga Tjarutja recorded 980 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 24% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 23% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 39.9 out of 100 (low), 245th 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 Maralinga Tjarutja?
2 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,960 per 100,000 residents, 2.9 times the South Australia rate (667).
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