Tara crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Tara is a suburb in the Coolamon council area of New South Wales (about 4,742 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 22 out of 100 (low), 323rd 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 sexual offences (58th percentile), robbery (35th percentile), assault (14th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.

In 2024-25: violent 844 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier); property 1,455 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier); break-ins 190 per 100,000 (-72% vs five years earlier); theft 485 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 101st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Coolamon council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1% of occupied homes (8 public and 9 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 8.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.8% 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 3.4% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 0.9% of homes; about 8.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 4.9% 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 Tara are those of the Coolamon council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Ardlethan · Ariah Park · Barellan · Beckom · Bectric · Berry Jerry · Binya · Coolamon · Ganmain · Kamarah · Methul · Mirrool · Moombooldool · Rannock

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