Yoogali crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Yoogali is a suburb in the Griffith council area of New South Wales (about 27,458 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 120th 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 (70th percentile), robbery (89th percentile), sexual offences (62nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 66.

In 2024-25: violent 1,737 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); property 3,806 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); break-ins 499 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); theft 1,366 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 39th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Griffith council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.1% of occupied homes (288 public and 90 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 221 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 81.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.4% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Italy, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 3.7% of homes; about 80.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.8% 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 Yoogali are those of the Griffith council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Beelbangera · Bilbul · Griffith · Hanwood · Lake Wyangan · Nericon · Warburn · Widgelli · Willbriggie

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