Nowendoc crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Nowendoc is a suburb in the Walcha council area of New South Wales (about 2,989 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 208th 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 (68th percentile), sexual offences (92nd percentile), break-ins (38th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 46.
In 2024-25: violent 1,472 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); property 1,572 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 100 per 100,000 (-49% vs five years earlier); theft 435 per 100,000 (-34% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 51st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Walcha council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (16 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 0 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 0 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 0 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.3% 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 Nowendoc are those of the Walcha council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,472 | 44 | +5% |
| Property | 1,572 | 47 | -13% |
| Break-ins | 100 | 3 | -49% |
| Theft | 435 | 13 | -34% |
Walcha council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
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