MURPUTJA crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia
MURPUTJA is a suburb in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara council area of South Australia (about 2,668 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 66 out of 100 (high), 95th 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 (96th percentile), break-ins (99th percentile), homicide (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 53.
In 2024-25: violent 10,607 per 100,000 (+64% vs five years earlier); property 12,631 per 100,000 (+69% vs five years earlier); break-ins 4,723 per 100,000 (+80% vs five years earlier); theft 1,687 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 2nd of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara council area is 29.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 66.5% of occupied homes (290 public and 52 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 298 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 1,147.9 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 2.6% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 25.7% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 60.6% of homes; about 1,128.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 2.6% 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 MURPUTJA are those of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 10,607 | 283 | +64% |
| Property | 12,631 | 337 | +69% |
| Break-ins | 4,723 | 126 | +80% |
| Theft | 1,687 | 45 | +6% |
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
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