Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3483

Postcode 3483 covers Ballapur, Birchip, Birchip West, Curyo, Jil Jil, Karyrie, Kinnabulla, Marlbed, Narraport and Whirily in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Buloke.

Suburbs in 3483

Recorded crime in the council area

35/100

Buloke

Low273 of 362 nationally · 65 of 79 in VIC · 5,887 residents

Violent 493 per 100k

▼ -42% vs five years earlier

Property 2,565 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 459 per 100k

▼ -29% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Ballapur, Birchip, Birchip West, Curyo, Jil Jil, Karyrie, Kinnabulla, Marlbed, Narraport, Whirily in postcode 3483.

Open Buloke on the map

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 3483

What is the crime rate in postcode 3483?

Recorded crime is published for the Buloke council area, which covers postcode 3483. In 2024-25 it recorded 493 violent offences, 2,565 property offences and 459 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3483 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Buloke council area's violent crime rate is 60% below the national rate and 53% below the Victoria rate (493 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 35 ranks 273 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3483?

Ballapur, Birchip, Birchip West, Curyo, Jil Jil, Karyrie, Kinnabulla, Marlbed, Narraport and Whirily.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from Victoria'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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