Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2711

Postcode 2711 covers Booligal, Carrathool, Clare, Corrong, Gunbar, Hay, Hay South, Oxley, Waugorah and Yanga in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Balranald and Hay.

Suburbs in 2711

Recorded crime in the council areas

46/100

Balranald

Moderate205 of 362 nationally · 66 of 129 in NSW · 2,244 residents

Violent 1,337 per 100k

▲ +97% vs five years earlier

Property 3,119 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 267 per 100k

▼ -63% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Carrathool, Clare, Corrong, Gunbar, Hay, Hay South, Oxley, Waugorah, Yanga in postcode 2711.

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45/100

Hay

Moderate209 of 362 nationally · 69 of 129 in NSW · 2,899 residents

Violent 1,138 per 100k

▼ -43% vs five years earlier

Property 3,139 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 621 per 100k

▲ +28% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Booligal in postcode 2711.

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The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 2711

What is the crime rate in postcode 2711?

Recorded crime is published for the Balranald council area, which covers most of postcode 2711. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,337 violent offences, 3,119 property offences and 267 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2711 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Balranald council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 16% above the New South Wales rate (1,337 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 46 ranks 205 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2711?

Booligal, Carrathool, Clare, Corrong, Gunbar, Hay, Hay South, Oxley, Waugorah and Yanga.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from New South Wales's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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