Baroota crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Baroota is a suburb in the Mount Remarkable council area of South Australia (about 2,861 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 16 out of 100 (very low), 346th 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 (39th percentile), break-ins (23rd percentile), assault (14th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 23.
In 2024-25: violent 454 per 100,000 (+341% vs five years earlier); property 1,328 per 100,000 (+10% vs five years earlier); break-ins 350 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); theft 454 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 57th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mount Remarkable council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (16 public and 9 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 11 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 37.7 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2% of homes; about 37.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.2% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
South Australia publishes suburb-level counts: 0 offences were recorded in Baroota in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 454 | 13 | +341% |
| Property | 1,328 | 38 | +10% |
| Break-ins | 350 | 10 | +13% |
| Theft | 454 | 13 | -17% |
Mount Remarkable council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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