Koorawatha crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Koorawatha is a suburb in the Cowra council area of New South Wales (about 12,721 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 63 out of 100 (high), 113th 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 (65th percentile), break-ins (80th percentile), sexual offences (72nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 61.

In 2024-25: violent 1,494 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); property 3,844 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 692 per 100,000 (-42% vs five years earlier); theft 1,384 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 50th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Cowra council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.1% of occupied homes (169 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 28 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.7% 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 5% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.7% of homes; about 21.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.9% 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 Koorawatha are those of the Cowra council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Bumbaldry · Cowra · Darbys Falls · Gooloogong · Hovells Creek · Mount Collins · Roseberg · Wattamondara · Woodstock

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