Wiagdon crime statistics

About Wiagdon

Wiagdon is a rural locality situated in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, falling within the Bathurst Regional Council area and sharing the 2795 postcode. The landscape is defined by undulating terrain typical of the Great Dividing Range, characterized by pastoral land and scattered woodland. As a sparsely populated agricultural area, its demographics are primarily composed of farming families and rural residents who maintain a low population density consistent with the broader region surrounding the city of Bathurst.

The locality functions as an agricultural corridor, with local land use focused on grazing and broadacre farming rather than commercial or industrial development. Residents rely on the nearby city of Bathurst for essential services, education, healthcare, and retail amenities. Historically, the area reflects the wider development of the Bathurst region, which was opened for European settlement in the early 19th century. Wiagdon’s heritage is rooted in early colonial pastoral expansion, and the landscape retains historical markers of this era, including remnants of early agricultural infrastructure and homesteads that document the district's long-standing connection to the livestock industry.

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 14299
• NSW Spatial Services
• Methodology, updates and corrections