Macedon crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria

Macedon is a suburb in the Macedon Ranges council area of Victoria (about 54,464 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 31 out of 100 (low), 288th 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 (80th percentile), sexual offences (40th percentile), vehicle theft (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 34.

In 2024-25: violent 490 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); property 2,593 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 375 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 1,298 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 73rd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Macedon Ranges council area is 3.2% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.4% of occupied homes (165 public and 88 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 85 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.3 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 13.8% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 16 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14% 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 Macedon are those of the Macedon Ranges council area.

Macedon Ranges council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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