Mulwala crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Mulwala is a suburb in the Federation council area of New South Wales (about 13,247 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 33 out of 100 (low), 281st 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 (37th percentile), sexual offences (51st percentile), robbery (33rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.

In 2024-25: violent 951 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier); property 2,401 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); break-ins 415 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 974 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 89th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Federation council area is 3.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.9% of occupied homes (33 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 15 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.9% 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 3.3% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 0.8% of homes; about 11.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8% 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 Mulwala are those of the Federation council area.

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

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