Burroway crime statistics

About Burroway

Burroway is a rural locality situated in the Orana region of New South Wales, within the Narromine Shire local government area and the 2821 postcode. Geographically, the area is characterized by flat, expansive plains associated with the Murray-Darling basin, supporting an agricultural landscape dominated by dryland and irrigated cropping, as well as livestock grazing. Due to its rural nature, the population is very small and dispersed across large agricultural landholdings, contributing to a low-density demographic profile typical of the central western wheatbelt.

Local life in Burroway is centered around primary agricultural production, with residents relying primarily on nearby service centers such as Narromine and Dubbo for commercial retail, healthcare, secondary education, and community infrastructure. The locality features limited local amenities, functioning primarily as a farming community connected by a network of regional rural roads.

Historically, the area was traditional land for Aboriginal Australian peoples before European settlement in the 19th century. The locality's development was historically tied to the expansion of pastoralism and agriculture along the Macquarie River system, which shaped the region's rural economy and land-use patterns that persist today.

Sources and interpretation

These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.

• NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
• ABS 2021 Census · SAL 10712
• NSW Spatial Services
• Methodology, updates and corrections