Bute crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Bute is a suburb in the Barunga West council area of South Australia (about 2,688 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 31 out of 100 (low), 289th 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 (94th percentile), break-ins (34th percentile), assault (21st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 20.

In 2024-25: violent 521 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); property 2,530 per 100,000 (+71% vs five years earlier); break-ins 670 per 100,000 (+194% vs five years earlier); theft 1,004 per 100,000 (+89% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 49th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Barunga West council area is 5.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (9 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.4% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 0.7% of homes; about 14.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.8% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

South Australia publishes suburb-level counts: 17 offences were recorded in Bute in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Barunga West council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Alford · Clements Gap · Fisherman Bay · Kulpara · Melton · Mundoora · Ninnes · Port Broughton · South Hummocks · Thomas Plain · Tickera · Ward Hill · WILTUNGA · Wokurna

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/bute/ · Australian Crime Map