Gannawarra crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Gannawarra is a council area in Victoria with about 10,311 residents. It has a Crime Score 58 out of 100 (moderate), 137th 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 (91st percentile), sexual offences (65th percentile), assault (39th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 55.
In 2024-25: violent 1,135 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 3,317 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 524 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); theft 1,484 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 33rd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Gannawarra council area is 3.5% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (83 public and 6 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.1 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.1% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 18.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.2% 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 | 1,135 | 117 | +3% |
| Property | 3,317 | 342 | +15% |
| Break-ins | 524 | 54 | +9% |
| Theft | 1,484 | 153 | +35% |
Questions
Is Gannawarra safe?
Gannawarra recorded 1,130 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 7% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 7% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 57.5 out of 100 (moderate), 137th 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 Gannawarra?
54 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 524 per 100,000 residents, about 26% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Gannawarra council area
Beauchamp · Benjeroop · Cannie · Cohuna · Cokum · Cullen · Daltons Bridge · Gannawarra · Horfield · Keely · Koondrook · Koroop · Lake Charm · Lalbert · Leitchville · Macorna North · McMillans · Mead · Meering West · Mincha West · Murrabit West · Myall · Mystic Park · Oakvale · Quambatook · Tittybong · Tragowel · Wandella · Wee Wee Rup · Westby
Postcodes in the Gannawarra council area
3540 · 3542 · 3567 · 3568 · 3579 · 3580 · 3581
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