Crime & Disadvantage Port Augusta SA 5700

Crime & Safety in Port Augusta SA 5700: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Port Augusta

The higher the score, the more free the area is from crime.
Sources: TORREN, SA POLICE and Microburbs, 1997 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Regional SA	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	45.2%	Bottom 13%	Data for Dec 2014
Total violent crime	1 incident per 2.65 residents	Bottom 26%	22% to Dec 2020
Theft	1 incident per 5.41 residents	Bottom 15%	19% to Dec 2020

Disadvantage in Port Augusta

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The proportion of residents under 65 who rely on government support, live in high stress environments or are otherwise alienated from mainstream society.
Sources: ABS, ATO, DSS, TORREN, SA POLICE and Microburbs, 2001 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Regional SA	Trend
Alienation level	4.3	Bottom 29%	1% to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	5.9%	Top 3%	12% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$6,970	Top 29%	26% to Dec 2019
Public housing	12.1%	Top 2%	2% to Jan 2021
Unemployed	0.1%	Bottom 41%	30% to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	436	Top 20%	41% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Port Augusta

The proportion of residents who have at least one addiction including alcoholism, gambling and illicit drugs.
Sources: TORREN and Microburbs, 2023

	Field	Value	VS Regional SA	Trend
	Alcoholics - people (LGA)	15.0%	Bottom 37%	Data for Dec 2018

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