Strathbogie crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Strathbogie is a council area in Victoria with about 11,839 residents. It has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 248th 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 (99th percentile), break-ins (56th percentile), theft (55th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 45.
In 2024-25: violent 557 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); property 3,463 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 591 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); theft 1,791 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 66th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Strathbogie council area is 3.4% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.9% of occupied homes (61 public and 28 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 31 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 27 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.9% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 26.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.1% 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 | 557 | 66 | +4% |
| Property | 3,463 | 410 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 591 | 70 | +8% |
| Theft | 1,791 | 212 | +32% |
Questions
Is Strathbogie safe?
Strathbogie recorded 557 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 47% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 54% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 39.1 out of 100 (low), 248th 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 Strathbogie?
70 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 591 per 100,000 residents, about 16% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Strathbogie council area
Avenel · Bailieston · Boho · Boho South · Creek Junction · Creightons Creek · Earlston · Gooram · Goulburn Weir · Gowangardie · Graytown · Kelvin View · Kirwans Bridge · Kithbrook · Koonda · Locksley · Longwood · Mangalore · Marraweeney · Miepoll · Mitchellstown · Molka · Nagambie · Riggs Creek · Ruffy · Sheans Creek · Tabilk · Tamleugh North · Tarcombe · Upotipotpon · Upton Hill · Violet Town · Wahring · Wirrate
Postcodes in the Strathbogie council area
3607 · 3608 · 3663 · 3664 · 3665 · 3666 · 3669
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