CAMERON crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
CAMERON is a suburb in the Wakefield council area of South Australia (about 6,993 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 231st 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 (90th percentile), assault (45th percentile), theft (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.
In 2024-25: violent 1,087 per 100,000 (+199% vs five years earlier); property 3,032 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); break-ins 372 per 100,000 (-64% vs five years earlier); theft 1,788 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 21st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wakefield council area is 4.9% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.8% of occupied homes (19 public and 30 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 11 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.1% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 15.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.3% 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 CAMERON are those of the Wakefield council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,087 | 76 | +199% |
| Property | 3,032 | 212 | -10% |
| Break-ins | 372 | 26 | -64% |
| Theft | 1,788 | 125 | +22% |
Wakefield council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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