Creek Junction crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Creek Junction is a suburb in the Strathbogie council area of Victoria (about 11,839 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 38 out of 100 (low), 251st 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 (99th percentile), break-ins (48th percentile), vehicle theft (56th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 47.
In 2024-25: violent 557 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); property 3,463 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 591 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); theft 1,791 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 66th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Strathbogie council area is 3.4% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.9% of occupied homes (61 public and 28 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 31 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 27 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.9% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 26.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Victoria publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Creek Junction are those of the Strathbogie council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 557 | 66 | +4% |
| Property | 3,463 | 410 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 591 | 70 | +8% |
| Theft | 1,791 | 212 | +32% |
Strathbogie council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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