Small town police stations close, usually you can find the officers home by spotting the car in the driveway. Most rural towns only have one or two officers and they can't man in 24/7.

Small town police stations in Australia close at night all the time. There's not enough reason or resources or officers to keep it open. If you need emergency help, you ring 000 (Aus version of 911) and you can still get the police out. It's just that in most towns, especially small ones, there isn't really any reason to stay open. Rarely anyone needs arresting overnight, the crime level is fairly low, gun violence is practically nil outside cities. If you need the police, either there would be an officer on call or police from another nearby town would come out.

they are like 5 bucks if you have money for a phone you have money for those.

You're an idiot. One, this is in Australia, not the USA. And two, you can still get emergency services, they just aren't at the station. You ring 000, and then they will send someone out, either a local police officer on call, or someone from further away in a larger town where the station isn't shut. But the vast majority of police stations close overnight in Australia, especially everywhere that isn't a major city.