Gwabegar crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Gwabegar is a suburb in the Narrabri council area of New South Wales (about 12,797 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 70 out of 100 (high), 64th 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 (74th percentile), break-ins (75th percentile), sexual offences (71st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.

In 2024-25: violent 1,852 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); property 3,696 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 492 per 100,000 (-48% vs five years earlier); theft 1,274 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 35th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Narrabri council area is 4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.6% of occupied homes (174 public and 84 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 48 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5% 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 4% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 5.1% of homes; about 37 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.1% 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 Gwabegar are those of the Narrabri council area.

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

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