Mount Remarkable crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Mount Remarkable is a council area in South Australia with about 2,861 residents. It has a Crime Score 18 out of 100 (very low), 342nd 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 robbery (42nd percentile), assault (20th percentile), break-ins (21st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 15.
In 2025-26: violent 804 per 100,000 (+81% vs five years earlier); property 1,503 per 100,000 (+63% vs five years earlier); break-ins 280 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); theft 315 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 34th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mount Remarkable council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (16 public and 9 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 11 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.1% 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 4.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2% of homes; about 37.1 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 | 804 | 23 | +81% |
| Property | 1,503 | 43 | +63% |
| Break-ins | 280 | 8 | -9% |
| Theft | 315 | 9 | -16% |
Questions
Is Mount Remarkable safe?
Mount Remarkable recorded 804 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 38% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 37% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 18.4 out of 100 (very low), 342nd 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 Mount Remarkable?
8 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 280 per 100,000 residents, about 58% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Police news near Mount Remarkable
- Fatal crash at Port Germein · Port Germein, 28 Sept 2026 · 28 km away
Suburbs in the Mount Remarkable council area
Amyton · Appila · Arkaroola Village · Bangor · Baroota · Booleroo · Booleroo Centre · Bruce · Cook · Coonatto · Darling · Gregory · Hammond · Mambray Creek · Melrose · Murray Town · Nectar Brook · Pinda · Port Germein · Tarcoola · Telowie · Weeroona Island · Willowie · Wilmington · Wirrabara · Wongyarra · Woolundunga
Postcodes in the Mount Remarkable council area
5433 · 5480 · 5481 · 5482 · 5483 · 5485 · 5495 · 5701
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