Central Goldfields crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Central Goldfields is a council area in Victoria with about 13,753 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 109th 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 (63rd percentile), sexual offences (91st percentile), break-ins (68th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 65.
In 2024-25: violent 1,869 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); property 4,734 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier); break-ins 763 per 100,000 (+49% vs five years earlier); theft 2,116 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Central Goldfields council area is 5.9% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (163 public and 52 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 25 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.5 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.1% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.6% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 18.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.2% 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 | 1,869 | 257 | +36% |
| Property | 4,734 | 651 | +37% |
| Break-ins | 763 | 105 | +49% |
| Theft | 2,116 | 291 | +37% |
Questions
Is Central Goldfields safe?
Central Goldfields recorded 1,870 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 77% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 53% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 62.4 out of 100 (high), 109th 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 Central Goldfields?
105 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 763 per 100,000 residents, about 8% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Central Goldfields council area
Amherst · Bet Bet · Betley · Bowenvale · Bromley · Burnbank · Caralulup · Carisbrook · Daisy Hill · Dunach · Dunluce · Dunolly · Eddington · Evansford · Flagstaff · Golden Point · Goldsborough · Inkerman · Lillicur · Maryborough · McIntyre · Moolort · Moonlight Flat · Mount Glasgow · Mount Hooghly · Natte Yallock · Red Lion · Simson · Stony Creek · Talbot · Timor
Postcodes in the Central Goldfields council area
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