Moulamein crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Moulamein is a suburb in the Edward River council area of New South Wales (about 8,501 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 68 out of 100 (high), 78th 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 (79th percentile), sexual offences (76th percentile), robbery (88th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 59.

In 2024-25: violent 2,200 per 100,000 (+68% vs five years earlier); property 4,799 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 918 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier); theft 1,953 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 24th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Edward River council area is 3.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.2% of occupied homes (71 public and 34 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 28 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 32.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.4% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 32.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.5% 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 Moulamein are those of the Edward River council area.

Edward River council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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