West Wimmera crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area

West Wimmera is a council area in Victoria with about 3,915 residents. It has a Crime Score 31 out of 100 (low), 291st 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 (97th percentile), assault (27th percentile), sexual offences (27th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 29.

In 2024-25: violent 460 per 100,000 (-58% vs five years earlier); property 2,069 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 281 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier); theft 996 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 76th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the West Wimmera council area is 3% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (20 public and 4 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.3 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.5% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 15 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

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Suburbs in the West Wimmera council area

Apsley · Benayeo · Bringalbert · Charam · Connewirricoo · Edenhope · Goroke · Harrow · Kadnook · Kaniva · Langkoop · Lillimur · Minimay · Miram · Neuarpurr · Ozenkadnook · Patyah · Peronne · Serviceton · Telopea Downs · Ullswater

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