Cootra crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
Cootra is a suburb in the Kimba council area of South Australia (about 1,064 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 19 out of 100 (very low), 338th 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 (54th percentile), break-ins (34th percentile), theft (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 7.
In 2024-25: violent 188 per 100,000 (+99% vs five years earlier); property 1,410 per 100,000 (+113% vs five years earlier); break-ins 470 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); theft 752 per 100,000 (+694% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 67th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Kimba council area is 1.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.8% of occupied homes (0 public and 7 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 1 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 9.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.8% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Germany, Nepal. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.9% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 9.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 4.9% 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 Cootra 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 | 188 | 2 | +99% |
| Property | 1,410 | 15 | +113% |
| Break-ins | 470 | 5 | -1% |
| Theft | 752 | 8 | +694% |
Kimba council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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