Murrindindi crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Murrindindi is a council area in Victoria with about 15,648 residents. It has a Crime Score 38 out of 100 (low), 255th 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 (94th percentile), sexual offences (43rd percentile), break-ins (40th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 48.
In 2024-25: violent 799 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 2,039 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 428 per 100,000 (-29% vs five years earlier); theft 831 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 51st of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murrindindi council area is 3.6% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1% of occupied homes (45 public and 13 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 39 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 25.5 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.4% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 0.9% of homes; about 25 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.6% 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 | 799 | 125 | +1% |
| Property | 2,039 | 319 | -26% |
| Break-ins | 428 | 67 | -29% |
| Theft | 831 | 130 | -25% |
Questions
Is Murrindindi safe?
Murrindindi recorded 799 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 24% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 34% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 38.4 out of 100 (low), 255th 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 Murrindindi?
67 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 428 per 100,000 residents, about 39% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Murrindindi council area
Acheron · Alexandra · Buxton · Cathkin · Devils River · Eildon · Fawcett · Fernshaw · Flowerdale · Ghin Ghin · Glenburn · Gobur · Homewood · Kanumbra · Killingworth · Kinglake · Koriella · Lake Eildon · Limestone · Maintongoon · Molesworth · Murrindindi · Narbethong · Rubicon · Taggerty · Taylor Bay · Terip Terip · Thornton · Whanregarwen · Yarck · Yea
Postcodes in the Murrindindi council area
3711 · 3712 · 3713 · 3714 · 3717 · 3718 · 3719 · 3763 · 3778
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