Southern Mallee crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Southern Mallee is a council area in South Australia with about 2,013 residents. It has a Crime Score 22 out of 100 (low), 325th 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 (32nd percentile), assault (19th percentile), robbery (28th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 18.
In 2025-26: violent 596 per 100,000 (+101% vs five years earlier); property 1,788 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 397 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); theft 845 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 45th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Southern Mallee council area is 2.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.4% of occupied homes (14 public and 5 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 0 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 0 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.7% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in South Africa, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.5% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 2.2% of homes; about 0 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15% 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 | 596 | 12 | +101% |
| Property | 1,788 | 36 | -18% |
| Break-ins | 397 | 8 | -33% |
| Theft | 845 | 17 | +32% |
Questions
Is Southern Mallee safe?
Southern Mallee recorded 596 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 54% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 53% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 22 out of 100 (low), 325th 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 Southern Mallee?
8 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 397 per 100,000 residents, about 40% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Southern Mallee council area
Allenby · Bews · Carcuma · Cotton · Day · Fisk · Geranium · Karte · Lameroo · Ngarkat · Parilla · Parrakie · Pinnaroo · Quirke
Postcodes in the Southern Mallee council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/sa-southern-mallee/ · Australian Crime Map