Buloke crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Buloke is a council area in Victoria with about 5,887 residents. It has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 273rd 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 homicide (97th percentile), break-ins (34th percentile), assault (21st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.
In 2024-25: violent 493 per 100,000 (-42% vs five years earlier); property 2,565 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 459 per 100,000 (-29% vs five years earlier); theft 1,274 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 72nd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Buloke council area is 3.4% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (44 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.6 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 6.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Figures are for 2024-25, the latest year Victoria has published; some other states have released 2025-26.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 493 | 29 | -42% |
| Property | 2,565 | 151 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 459 | 27 | -29% |
| Theft | 1,274 | 75 | -15% |
Questions
Is Buloke safe?
Buloke recorded 493 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 53% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 60% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 35.1 out of 100 (low), 273rd 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 Buloke?
27 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 459 per 100,000 residents, about 35% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Buloke council area
Areegra · Ballapur · Banyan · Barrakee · Berriwillock · Birchip · Birchip West · Boigbeat · Bunguluke · Carron · Charlton · Corack · Corack East · Culgoa · Curyo · Donald · Glenloth · Glenloth East · Granite Flat · Jeffcott · Jeruk · Jil Jil · Kalpienung · Karyrie · Kinnabulla · Laen East · Lake Marmal · Lake Tyrrell · Litchfield · Marlbed · Massey · Morton Plains · Myall · Nandaly · Nareewillock · Narraport · Ninda · Nullawil · Nyarrin · Pier Milan · Rich Avon · Rich Avon West · Sea Lake · Straten · Sutton · Teddywaddy · Terrappee · Thalia · Towaninny · Towaninny South · Tyenna · Tyrrell Downs · Wangie · Warmur · Warne · Watchem · Watchem West · Watchupga · Whirily · Willangie · Woomelang · Wooroonook · Wycheproof · Wycheproof South · Wychitella North · Yeungroon · Yeungroon East
Postcodes in the Buloke council area
3480 · 3482 · 3483 · 3485 · 3525 · 3527 · 3529 · 3530 · 3531 · 3533
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