Northern Areas crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Northern Areas is a council area in South Australia with about 4,688 residents. It has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 351st 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 (26th percentile), assault (15th percentile), robbery (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 13.
In 2024-25: violent 448 per 100,000 (+59% vs five years earlier); property 960 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); break-ins 107 per 100,000 (-67% vs five years earlier); theft 341 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 58th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Northern Areas council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (38 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 6.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.1% 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 | 448 | 21 | +59% |
| Property | 960 | 45 | +1% |
| Break-ins | 107 | 5 | -67% |
| Theft | 341 | 16 | +5% |
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Suburbs in the Northern Areas council area
Andrews · Beetaloo Valley · BELALIE · Belalie East · Belalie North · BOOYOOLIE · Broughton River Valley · BUNDALEER · Bundaleer Gardens · Bundaleer North · Caltowie · Caltowie North · Caltowie West · Euromina · Georgetown · Gladstone · Gulnare · Hacklins Corner · Hornsdale · HOWE · Huddleston · Jamestown · Laura · MANNANARIE · Mayfield · Narridy · REYNOLDS · Spalding · Stone Hut · TARCOWIE · Washpool · West Bundaleer · Yacka · YACKAMOORUNDIE · YANGYA · YATINA
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