Porter Lagoon crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Porter Lagoon is a suburb in the Goyder council area of South Australia (about 4,141 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 38 out of 100 (low), 253rd 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 (88th percentile), assault (42nd percentile), break-ins (44th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 29.

In 2024-25: violent 821 per 100,000 (+54% vs five years earlier); property 2,342 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 652 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); theft 652 per 100,000 (-40% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 31st of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Goyder council area is 5.3% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (15 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 19 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 45.8 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.6% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 1.6% of homes; about 45 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.2% 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 Porter Lagoon in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

Goyder council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Apoinga · AYERS · BALDINA · BOOBOROWIE · Brady Creek · Bright · BURRA · Emu Downs · ENGLISH · Farrell Flat · Geranium Plains · GUM CREEK · Hallelujah Hills · HAMPDEN · HANSON · Julia · JULIA CREEK · KINGSTON · KOONOONA · KOORINGA · LEIGHTON · MONGOLATA · Mount Bryan · Ngapala · NORTH BOOBOROWIE · Point Pass · Robertstown · Rocky Plain · Willalo · Worlds End

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/sa/porter-lagoon/ · Australian Crime Map