Birriwa crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Birriwa is a suburb in the Warrumbungle council area of New South Wales (about 9,246 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 69 out of 100 (high), 74th 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 (78th percentile), sexual offences (87th percentile), homicide (86th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 64.

In 2024-25: violent 2,185 per 100,000 (+70% vs five years earlier); property 4,478 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 703 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); theft 1,720 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 25th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Warrumbungle council area is 6.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (64 public and 24 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 33 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 35.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7% 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 Birriwa are those of the Warrumbungle council area.

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

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