Whyalla crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Whyalla is a council area in South Australia with about 21,720 residents. It has a Crime Score 72 out of 100 (high), 52nd 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 (90th percentile), break-ins (89th percentile), robbery (90th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 71.
In 2024-25: violent 3,186 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier); property 8,200 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,358 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier); theft 3,145 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 7th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Whyalla council area is 7.6% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 17.1% of occupied homes (1,495 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 83 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 19.2% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Scotland, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.7% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 15.6% of homes; about 37.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 19.5% 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 | 3,186 | 692 | +52% |
| Property | 8,200 | 1,781 | -20% |
| Break-ins | 1,358 | 295 | -37% |
| Theft | 3,145 | 683 | -18% |
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Suburbs in the Whyalla council area
Backy Point · Cowleds Landing · DOUGLAS POINT · Douglas Point South · FITZGERALD BAY · Middleback Range · Mullaquana · Murninnie Beach · POINT LOWLY · Point Lowly North · Port Bonython · POYNTON · RANDELL · Whyalla Barson · Whyalla Jenkins · Whyalla Norrie · Whyalla Norrie East · Whyalla Norrie North · Whyalla Stuart
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