Paringi crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Paringi is a suburb in the Wentworth council area of New South Wales (about 7,982 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 58 out of 100 (moderate), 136th 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 (81st percentile), break-ins (74th percentile), sexual offences (50th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 77.

In 2024-25: violent 2,330 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier); property 4,197 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 802 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); theft 1,441 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 18th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Wentworth council area is 4.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (36 public and 44 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 24 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 31.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 30.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.3% 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 Paringi are those of the Wentworth council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Boeill Creek · Buronga · Coomealla · Dareton · Gol Gol · Mallee · Monak · Mourquong · Trentham Cliffs

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