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), 195th 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 (57th percentile), robbery (62nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.

In 2024-25: violent 1,085 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); property 3,504 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 416 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier); theft 1,705 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 22nd 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 4.9% (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.

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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

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