Gatum crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Gatum is a suburb in the Southern Grampians council area of Victoria (about 16,483 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 194th 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 (76th percentile), assault (48th percentile), sexual offences (68th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2024-25: violent 1,256 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); property 3,149 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 285 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); theft 1,474 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 27th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Southern Grampians council area is 3% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.2% of occupied homes (172 public and 45 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 44 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 26.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.3% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.2% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 26.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.4% 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 Gatum are those of the Southern Grampians council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,256 | 207 | +26% |
| Property | 3,149 | 519 | +9% |
| Break-ins | 285 | 47 | -32% |
| Theft | 1,474 | 243 | +3% |
Southern Grampians council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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