Googong crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 147 offences in Googong in 2025-26, including 29 violent offences and 9 break-ins. That is about 1,975 per 100,000 of its 7,444 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area.
Googong is a suburb in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area of New South Wales (about 67,633 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 31 out of 100 (low), 289th 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 (31st percentile), sexual offences (37th percentile), robbery (42nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.
In 2025-26: violent 800 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); property 1,989 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier); break-ins 220 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 815 per 100,000 (-36% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 103rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area is 3.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (583 public and 168 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 185 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 19.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 28.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 19.6% 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 suburb-level counts: 147 offences were recorded in Googong in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 800 | 541 | +6% |
| Property | 1,989 | 1,345 | -24% |
| Break-ins | 220 | 149 | -30% |
| Theft | 815 | 551 | -36% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Googong has the 5th lowest recorded crime rate: about 1,890 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Queanbeyan-Palerang council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Googong safe?
Googong recorded about 1,890 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 74% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 5th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 29 violent offences (390 per 100,000 residents) and 9 break-ins there. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
What is the crime rate in Googong?
In 2025-26 police recorded 147 offences in Googong, about 1,970 per 100,000 of its 7,444 residents (2021 Census), including 29 violent offences and 9 break-ins.
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