Towradgi crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Towradgi is a suburb in the Wollongong council area of New South Wales (about 224,327 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 192nd 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 robbery (76th percentile), assault (37th percentile), sexual offences (55th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 50.

In 2024-25: violent 1,028 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); property 3,027 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 311 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); theft 1,496 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 82nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Wollongong council area is 4.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7% of occupied homes (5,120 public and 545 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 821 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 21.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, North Macedonia, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.8% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 6.4% of homes; about 37.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 22.3% 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 Towradgi are those of the Wollongong council area.

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

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