Myall Lake crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Myall Lake is a suburb in the Mid-Coast council area of New South Wales (about 99,448 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 54 out of 100 (moderate), 154th 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), sexual offences (70th percentile), break-ins (49th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.
In 2024-25: violent 1,551 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 2,742 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 412 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); theft 1,021 per 100,000 (-39% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mid-Coast council area is 6.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (602 public and 489 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 309 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 31.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11% 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 6% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 31.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.1% 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 Myall Lake are those of the Mid-Coast council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,551 | 1,542 | +25% |
| Property | 2,742 | 2,727 | -28% |
| Break-ins | 412 | 410 | -28% |
| Theft | 1,021 | 1,015 | -39% |
Mid-Coast council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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