Wilcannia crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Wilcannia is a suburb in the Central Darling council area of New South Wales (about 1,773 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 82 out of 100 (very high), 20th 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 (94th percentile), sexual offences (97th percentile), break-ins (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 73.

In 2024-25: violent 8,799 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); property 10,491 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); break-ins 3,328 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); theft 2,820 per 100,000 (+39% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 2nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Central Darling council area is 6.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 21.8% of occupied homes (76 public and 53 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 113.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, Germany, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7.2% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 19.7% of homes; about 111.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.1% 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 Wilcannia are those of the Central Darling council area.

Central Darling council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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