Wollogorang crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Wollogorang is a suburb in the Upper Lachlan council area of New South Wales (about 9,005 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 28 out of 100 (low), 299th 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 homicide (92nd percentile), sexual offences (41st percentile), weapons (70th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 17.

In 2024-25: violent 644 per 100,000 (+54% vs five years earlier); property 1,355 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 155 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); theft 500 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 115th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Upper Lachlan council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.7% of occupied homes (12 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 13 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.4% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 0.6% of homes; about 14.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.6% 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 Wollogorang are those of the Upper Lachlan council area.

OffencesPer 100,000Count5-yr change
Violent64458+54%
Property1,355122+12%
Break-ins15514+9%
Theft50045+13%

Upper Lachlan council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/nsw/wollogorang/ · Australian Crime Map