Burrapine crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Burrapine is a suburb in the Nambucca Valley council area of New South Wales (about 21,237 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 54 out of 100 (moderate), 152nd 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 (67th percentile), sexual offences (79th percentile), break-ins (50th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 73.

In 2024-25: violent 1,540 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); property 3,202 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier); break-ins 480 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); theft 1,121 per 100,000 (-47% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 49th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Nambucca Valley council area is 6.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.1% of occupied homes (122 public and 215 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 70 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 33.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.7% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.7% of homes; about 33.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.2% 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 Burrapine are those of the Nambucca Valley council area.

Nambucca Valley council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Argents Hill · Bakers Creek · Bowraville · Buckra Bendinni · Congarinni · Congarinni North · Donnellyville · Girralong · Gumma · Hyland Park · Kennaicle Creek · Killiekrankie · Missabotti · Nambucca Heads · Scotts Head · South Arm · Tewinga · Utungun · Valla · Valla Beach · Warrell Creek · Yarranbella

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