Wudinna crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia

Wudinna is a suburb in the Wudinna council area of South Australia (about 1,171 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 23 out of 100 (low), 318th 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 break-ins (61st percentile), robbery (50th percentile), theft (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 20.

In 2024-25: violent 171 per 100,000 (-60% vs five years earlier); property 1,623 per 100,000 (+75% vs five years earlier); break-ins 256 per 100,000 (+204% vs five years earlier); theft 1,110 per 100,000 (+163% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 68th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Wudinna council area is 2.4% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (16 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 7 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.2 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, Netherlands, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 59.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5% 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: 11 offences were recorded in Wudinna in 2024-25. Rates and the Crime Score use council population, which is not published for suburbs.

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

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