Southern Grampians crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Southern Grampians is a council area in Victoria with about 16,483 residents. It has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 170th 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 (84th percentile), assault (50th percentile), sexual offences (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2024-25: violent 1,256 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); property 3,149 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 285 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); theft 1,474 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 27th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Southern Grampians council area is 3% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.2% of occupied homes (172 public and 45 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 44 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 26.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.3% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.3% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 26.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.4% 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 | 1,256 | 207 | +26% |
| Property | 3,149 | 519 | +9% |
| Break-ins | 285 | 47 | -32% |
| Theft | 1,474 | 243 | +3% |
Questions
Is Southern Grampians safe?
Southern Grampians recorded 1,260 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 19% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and close to the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 50.9 out of 100 (moderate), 170th 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 Southern Grampians?
47 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 285 per 100,000 residents, about 60% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Southern Grampians council area
Balmoral · Bochara · Branxholme · Buckley Swamp · Bulart · Byaduk · Byaduk North · Cavendish · Clover Flat · Coojar · Culla · Dunkeld · Englefield · Gatum · Gazette · Gerrigerrup · Glenisla · Glenthompson · Grampians · Grassdale · Hamilton · Hilgay · Karabeal · Konongwootong · Mirranatwa · Mooralla · Morgiana · Mount Napier · Moutajup · Muntham · Nareeb · Nareen · Narrapumelap South · Paschendale · Penshurst · Pigeon Ponds · Purdeet · Strathkellar · Tabor · Tahara · Tarrayoukyan · Vasey · Victoria Point · Victoria Valley · Warrayure · Woodhouse · Wootong Vale · Yatchaw · Yulecart
Postcodes in the Southern Grampians council area
3289 · 3293 · 3294 · 3300 · 3301 · 3302 · 3314 · 3315 · 3407
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