Onkaparinga crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Onkaparinga is a council area in South Australia with about 184,827 residents. It has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 193rd 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 (59th percentile), homicide (62nd percentile), robbery (63rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2025-26: violent 1,148 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); property 3,213 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 380 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); theft 1,378 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 20th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Onkaparinga council area is 5.5% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.5% of occupied homes (2,437 public and 639 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 672 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.6 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 22.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.8% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 4.1% of homes; about 36.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 22.4% 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 | 1,148 | 2,121 | +8% |
| Property | 3,213 | 5,938 | -15% |
| Break-ins | 380 | 702 | -33% |
| Theft | 1,378 | 2,546 | -18% |
Questions
Is Onkaparinga safe?
Onkaparinga recorded 1,150 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 12% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 10% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 47.2 out of 100 (moderate), 193rd 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 Onkaparinga?
702 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 380 per 100,000 residents, about 43% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Onkaparinga council area
Aberfoyle Park · Aldinga · Aldinga Beach · Blewitt Springs · Chandlers Hill · Cherry Gardens · Christie Downs · Christies Beach · Clarendon · Coromandel East · Coromandel Valley · Flagstaff Hill · Hackham · Hackham West · Happy Valley · Huntfield Heights · Kangarilla · Lonsdale · Lonsdale DC · Maslin Beach · McLaren Flat · McLaren Vale · Moana · Morphett Vale · Noarlunga · Noarlunga Centre · Noarlunga Downs · O'Sullivan Beach · Old Noarlunga · Old Reynella · Onkaparinga Hills · Port Noarlunga · Port Noarlunga South · Port Willunga · Reynella · Reynella East · Seaford · Seaford Heights · Seaford Meadows · Seaford Rise · Sellicks Beach · Sellicks Hill · Tatachilla · The Range · Whites Valley · Willunga · Willunga South · Woodcroft
Postcodes in the Onkaparinga council area
5051 · 5157 · 5159 · 5160 · 5161 · 5162 · 5163 · 5164 · 5165 · 5166 · 5167 · 5168 · 5169 · 5170 · 5171 · 5172 · 5173 · 5174
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