List of gangs in Australia
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This article contains a list of street gangs, organize crime syndicates, and criminal enterprises in Australia.
Multiracial[edit]
- Black Power - mixed ethnic makeup but predominantly Māori and Polynesian.
- Brothers for Life – composed of Arab and Middle Eastern Males.[1]
- Mongrel Mob - mixed but predominantly Māori and Polynesian.
- Alameddine crime network - predominantly Lebanese. The gang operates out of Merrylands, New South Wales.
Aboriginal-based[edit]
- Naala Moort[2]
Asian, Triads & Tongs[edit]
Anglo/European[edit]
- Albanian mafia
- Australian Defence League
- Barbaro 'ndrina
- Bulgarian mafia
- The Carlton Crew
- Greek mafia
- Honoured Society
- Irish Mob
- 'Ndrangheta
- Pettingill family
- National Socialist Network
- Romanian mafia
- Russian mafia
- Satudarah
- Serbian mafia
- Siderno Group
- Soldiers of Odin.
- R.T.B Raymond Terrace boys
Hispanic/Latino[edit]
Outlaw motorcycle clubs[edit]
- Bandidos Motorcycle Club
- Diablos Motorcycle Club
- Fat Mexican Support Club[3]
- Black Uhlans Motorcycle Club[4][5][6]
- Bros Motorcycle Club[7][8][9]
- Club Deroes Motorcycle Club
- Coffin Cheaters Motorcycle Club
- Comanchero Motorcycle Club
- Derelicts Motorcycle Club[10]
- Descendants Motorcycle Club[11][12]
- Devils Henchmen Motorcycle Club[13][14]
- Finks Motorcycle Club
- Foolish Few Motorcycle Club[15]
- Fourth Reich Motorcycle Club[16][17]
- Gladiators Motorcycle Club[18][19]
- God's Garbage Motorcycle Club[20][21][22]
- Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club
- Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
- Highway 61 Motorcycle Club
- Lone Wolf Motorcycle Club[23][24][25]
- Loners Motorcycle Club
- Mobshitters Motorcycle Club
- Mongols Motorcycle Club
- Muslim Brotherhood Movement Motorcycle Club[26][27][28]
- No Surrender Motorcycle Club
- Nomads Motorcycle Club
- Notorious Motorcycle Club
- Odin's Warriors Motorcycle Club[29][30]
- Outcasts Motorcycle Club[31]
- Outlaws Motorcycle Club
- Rebels Motorcycle Club
- Rock Machine Motorcycle Club
- Renegades Motorcycle Club[32]
- Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club
- Satan's Riders Motorcycle Club[33][34][35]
- Satan's Soldiers Motorcycle Club[36][37][38][39]
Other/unknown ethnic makeup[edit]
Postcode gangs[edit]
New South Wales[edit]
Sydney[edit]
Gang | Postcode(s) | Notes and references |
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21 District | 2161 (Guildford) | 21 District is a drill rap group and postcode gang that has a major rivalry with Onefour, both the drill group Onefour and the gang NF14. The gang is an alliance of the three subgangs: the IWB, the KVT and Proper 60. The alliance was formed due to a mutual rivalry with Onefour.[44] |
67 Boys | 2767 (Doonside) | 67's main rivals are NF14, with violence between the two "opps" (opposing groups) frequently occurring across Sydney.[44] |
Cabra Boys | 2166 (Cabramatta) | The Cabra Boys' main rivals are the Claymore Boys. When Alex Ioane, an innocent 18-year-old Sydneysider, was wrongly accused as being part of the Claymore Boys, the Cabra Boys bashed him to death as a result.[44] This led to several members of both groups being arrested and charged with murder.[45] |
Claymore Boys | 2559 (Claymore) | The Claymore Boys are known to have connections with the drill rap group Claymore 046. The gang's main rivals are the Cabra Boys.[44] |
IWB | 2142 (Granville) 2144 (Auburn) 2150 (Parramatta) |
"IWB" is an acronym of "Inner West Brotherhood", despite the fact that none of the gang's territory is located within the Inner West region. The IWB is a combination of gangs hailing from several suburbs that lie within postcodes that begin with "21".[44] |
KVT | 2160 (Merrylands, Merrylands West) | "KVT" is an abbreviation of "Kaiviti Family" (Kaiviti is a Fijian term that refers to Indigenous Fijians, officially known in Fiji as "iTaukei"). The KVT are a predominantly Fijian gang regionally known for allegedly being used as a "muscle" by the Alameddine crime network and the Comanchero Motorcycle Club.[44] |
MOB | 2200 (Bankstown) | The MOB have been linked to several crimes in Sydney, including the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old in Bankstown in October 2021.[44] |
NF14 | 2770 (Mount Druitt) | Better known as Onefour,[44] the gang is one of the largest youth gangs in Sydney. The gang has been linked to many crimes across Sydney, many of which have been fatal.[46][47][48][49] It is reported that the controversial all-Pasifika drill group Onefour, also from Mount Druitt, is named after the gang.[50] It has been reported that more than 10 young men have been stabbed to death by members of the group in 2021, 2022 and 2023 alone.[51][52] |
Proper 60 | 2160 (Merrylands) | Proper 60 is known to have links with drill rapper Ali Younes, better known by his stage name Ay Huncho. The gang also reportedly has links to R4W (Ready 4 War), the drug-dealing arm of the Alameddine crime clan.[44] |
Queensland[edit]
Brisbane[edit]
Gang | Postcode(s) | Notes and references |
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Northside Swish | Various suburbs (northern Brisbane) | The Northside Gang, also known as the Swish, has a major rivalry with the Southside Gang, also known as the Drillas.[53] |
Southside Drillas | Various suburbs (southern Brisbane) | The Southside Gang, also known as the Drillas, has a major rivalry with the Northside Gang, also known as the Swish. The gang is primarily based in the 4114 postcode, which includes Logan Central, but is also present in various other postcodes in southern Brisbane.[53] |
Sunshine Coast[edit]
Gang | Postcode(s) | Notes and references |
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AntiFC | 4557 (Mooloolaba) | The Anti-Fashion Crew of Mooloolaba, better known as the AntiFC, is a minor gang in the suburb of Mooloolaba. The gang reportedly lacks any formal identity and members are alleged to hang around the back streets of Mooloolaba and at the local McDonald's.[54] |
Caloundra Boys | 4551 (Caloundra) | The Caloundra Boys are one of two major gangs on the Sunshine Coast, the other being the rival Kawana Boys. Members of the gang have been known to have tattoos referencing Caloundra's postcode, 4551. The gang rivalry between Caloundra and Kawana reportedly started around 30 years ago.[54] |
Footy Boys | 4557 (Mountain Creek) | The Footy Boys are a minor gang supposedly composed of junior rugby league players. The gang reportedly lacks any formal identity.[54] |
Kawana Boys | 4575 (Kawana Waters) | The Kawana Boys are one of two major gangs on the Sunshine Coast, the other being the rival Caloundra Boys. Members of the gang have been known to have tattoos referencing Kawana Waters' postcode, 4575. The gang rivalry between Caloundra and Kawana reportedly started around 30 years ago.[54] |
Maroochydore Boys | 4558 (Maroochydore) | The Maroochydore Boys are a minor gang that reportedly lacks any formal identity.[54] |
Capital Bonner Killas (CBK) | 2914 (Bonner) | CBK is a youth advised gang that has been included in many fatals in the Bonner/Amaroo area. Also the ‘youngers’ of another gang “ABK” (Terrel Nhkis Gordon supposed leader)[54] |
Defunct criminal groups[edit]
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