Is Australia Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Australia
Safety rating
Women living in Australia consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Australia consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.1 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 6.8% percentage of women in Australia have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 296 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.1/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Australia?
Kaitlyn
Adelaide
I personally feel no danger, I have once had my phone stolen but there was no danger involved. I had left my phone unattended at the beach. I have taken public transport and did not worry. Night time as a woman I always stay alert but I’ve never felt like I needed to watch over my shoulder.
Posted: June 24, 2025
Toni
Ipswich City
Relatively safe, as long as you are aware of your personal safety and don't put yourself in unsafe situations. People are pleasant, and there are a lot of surveillance cameras in Ipswich.
Posted: June 21, 2025Thirroul
I walk around late at night as a girl but it’s really safe and I’m not as worried as I probably should be haha. But it’s a small community so everyone knows each other and is friendly so I recommend the location for sunbathing at the beach or going for a hike/walk. Not many people walking around late at night tho
Posted: June 15, 2025
Vicki
Perth
Perth is generally a very safe city. I am comfortable to go out at night on my own and use public transport. I feel there is less crime here than in other major cities in other countries. Just take the sensible precautions.
Posted: June 14, 2025
Alis
Blue Mountains National Park
The blue mountains is one of the safest, if not the safest, places I have lived. The people are generally friendly and calm on the surface. However, there do tend to be more concerning behaviours towards Katoomba. But, there aren't enough of them to be worried. And, if you are hiking alone in the bush, in a non touristy area, I would just try to avoid coming across another lone person in general. I've always had good experiences with other lone hikers... Well I've had weird ones actually 😂 which is fine. But, just in case. People do at times go into the bush to do illegal stuff because there's nearly zero chance of getting caught.
Posted: June 9, 2025
Steph
Melbourne
Melbourne is a great place to live, work and travel. In terms of risk to safety it's relatively low. Crime does happen but it's not unsafe to be here, travel alone or be anywhere after dark. Police are extremely approachable should anything happen.
Posted: June 4, 2025Is Australia worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 96 experiences from female travelers
Melbourne, Couple travel
Pretty boring. We drove the great ocean road up here in may. That was amazing If you expect european grandure you will not find it in Melbourne, or anywhere in Australia, really. Definitely cool place, the thrift stores are cool but insanely overpriced, the alternative scene is insanely pretentious and there is nothing really grand or wow! To do. The restaurants and cafe’s however are great
Posted: June 22, 2025Australia, Family travel
We rented a camper and travelled from Darwin to Sydney. We were there for three weeks, but I must admit, we had a long distance to cover and there was a part when we were driving for three straight days without any particular activity. But it was all worth it to be able to go to Heron Island and do diving and snorkeling in a Great Barier Reaf - unforgettable experience!! I can't really say a lot about food cause we brought freeze dry food with us (which I recommend doing if you like me don't like toast bread, and beside, finding a grocery store wasn't an easy task)- the same goes for accomodations, but finding a campsite was not ever a problem.
Posted: June 17, 2025Safety in Australia
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