Atholwood crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Atholwood is a suburb in the Inverell council area of New South Wales (about 18,152 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 70 out of 100 (high), 72nd 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 assault (84th percentile), sexual offences (86th percentile), break-ins (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 65.

In 2024-25: violent 2,314 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 3,757 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); break-ins 639 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier); theft 1,284 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 21st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Inverell council area is 6.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (134 public and 124 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 33.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.1% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 32.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

New South Wales publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Atholwood are those of the Inverell council area.

Inverell council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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