Glenelg crime statistics

About Glenelg

Glenelg is a rural locality situated in the central-west region of New South Wales, within the Weddin Shire local government area (postcode 2810). The geography of the area is characterized by undulating agricultural land, typical of the inland slopes region of the state. Due to its rural nature, the population is very small and dispersed, primarily consisting of residents engaged in local agricultural pursuits, livestock grazing, and broadacre farming.

Local life in Glenelg is closely tied to the surrounding rural community and nearby regional service hubs such as Grenfell, the administrative centre of the Weddin Shire. Amenities directly within the locality are minimal, with residents relying on neighboring towns for education, health services, retail, and commercial infrastructure. The area experiences an Australian temperate climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters, supporting its primary agrarian land use.

The history of Glenelg, like much of the Weddin Shire, is rooted in the nineteenth-century expansion of European settlement and the establishment of pastoral leases and agricultural holdings. The region's development was historically influenced by the broader economic shifts of the Lachlan and Weddin districts, transitioning from early squatting runs to more established farming communities following the Crown Lands Acts of the 1860s.

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 11666
• NSW Spatial Services
• Methodology, updates and corrections