Pan Ban crime statistics

About Pan Ban

Pan Ban is a rural locality situated in the far west region of New South Wales, within the Wentworth Shire local government area and bearing the postcode 2648. Geographically, the area is characterised by an arid to semi-arid landscape typical of the Australian outback, featuring vast pastoral lands, sparse native vegetation, and proximity to the Darling River system. Due to the remote nature of the region, Pan Ban has a very small, dispersed population primarily engaged in extensive primary industries such as sheep and cattle grazing.

In terms of local life and amenities, Pan Ban functions almost entirely as a remote agricultural district rather than a populated townsite. There are no commercial hubs, schools, or public facilities located directly within the locality; residents rely on nearby regional service centres—such as Wentworth, Broken Hill, or Mildura across the Victorian border—for healthcare, education, retail, and community services. Access is maintained via unsealed and lightly trafficked regional roads connecting the surrounding pastoral properties.

Historically, the area's development is tied to the traditional custodianship of Indigenous Australian peoples, followed by European exploration and the expansion of the nineteenth-century pastoral industry. The establishment of large sheep stations along the river corridors shaped the economic and geographic layout of the district. Today, Pan Ban retains its historic outback character, marked by long-standing pastoral leases and the continuing legacy of early European settlement in the lower Darling region.

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 13154
• NSW Spatial Services
• Methodology, updates and corrections