Balonne crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Balonne is a council area in Queensland with about 4,350 residents. It has a Crime Score 77 out of 100 (high), 33rd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (84th percentile), homicide (88th percentile), break-ins (87th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 1,609 per 100,000 (+44% vs five years earlier); property 5,310 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,034 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); theft 2,023 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 44th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Balonne council area is 4.5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.6% of occupied homes (95 public and 25 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 41 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 94.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 6.9% of homes; about 92.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,609 | 70 | +44% |
| Property | 5,310 | 231 | +30% |
| Break-ins | 1,034 | 45 | +16% |
| Theft | 2,023 | 88 | +12% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 37 offences in 18 street blocks of Balonne from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (9), property damage (6) and break-in (unlawful entry) (5). Each offence is placed in a street block of roughly 30 to 60 homes, not at an address; sexual and traffic offences are not included.
See every street block on the map (source: Queensland Police Service, CC BY).
Questions
Is Balonne safe?
Balonne recorded 1,610 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 17% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 26% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 77.4 out of 100 (high), 33rd of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Balonne?
45 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,030 per 100,000 residents, about 51% higher than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Balonne council area
Begonia · Bollon · Daymar · Dirranbandi · Hebel · Nebine · Saint George · Thallon · Weengallon
Postcodes in the Balonne council area
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