Booyoolie crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Booyoolie is a suburb in the Northern Areas council area of South Australia (about 4,688 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 11 out of 100 (very low), 359th 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 (14th percentile), homicide (18th percentile), break-ins (13th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 10.
In 2025-26: violent 405 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); property 853 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); break-ins 149 per 100,000 (-61% vs five years earlier); theft 277 per 100,000 (-52% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 61st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Northern Areas council area is 3.2% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (38 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 6.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
South Australia publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Booyoolie are those of the Northern Areas council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 405 | 19 | -1% |
| Property | 853 | 40 | -38% |
| Break-ins | 149 | 7 | -61% |
| Theft | 277 | 13 | -52% |
Northern Areas council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Booyoolie safe?
South Australia publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Booyoolie is in the Northern Areas council area, which recorded 405 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 69% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 68% lower than the national rate (1,280). These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
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