Northern Grampians crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Northern Grampians is a council area in Victoria with about 11,804 residents. It has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 82nd 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 (69th percentile), homicide (93rd percentile), sexual offences (86th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 61.
In 2024-25: violent 2,262 per 100,000 (+60% vs five years earlier); property 4,820 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); break-ins 661 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); theft 2,008 per 100,000 (+54% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 3rd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Northern Grampians council area is 3.8% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (115 public and 45 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 33 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 27.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, Philippines, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 27.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,262 | 267 | +60% |
| Property | 4,820 | 569 | +36% |
| Break-ins | 661 | 78 | +7% |
| Theft | 2,008 | 237 | +54% |
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Suburbs in the Northern Grampians council area
Bolangum · Callawadda · Campbells Bridge · Coonooer Bridge · Coonooer West · Dadswells Bridge · Deep Lead · Germania · Glenorchy · Gooroc · Gre Gre South · Great Western · Kanya · Ledcourt · Lubeck · Marnoo · Marnoo West · Moolerr · Morrl Morrl · Riachella · Roses Gap · Saint Arnaud North · Stawell · Stawell West · Stuart Mill · Tottington · Wal Wal · Wallaloo · Wallaloo East · Winjallok · York Plains
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