Barcaldine crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Barcaldine is a council area in Queensland with about 2,937 residents. It has a Crime Score 43 out of 100 (moderate), 225th 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 (63rd percentile), theft (81st percentile), sexual offences (45th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 21.
In 2025-26: violent 1,021 per 100,000 (+83% vs five years earlier); property 7,354 per 100,000 (+219% vs five years earlier); break-ins 409 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); theft 5,686 per 100,000 (+551% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 66th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Barcaldine council area is 2.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (40 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 10 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 4.4% of homes; about 34.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.9% 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 | 1,021 | 30 | +83% |
| Property | 7,354 | 216 | +219% |
| Break-ins | 409 | 12 | +30% |
| Theft | 5,686 | 167 | +551% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 16 offences in 6 street blocks of Barcaldine from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were public order (4), theft (4) and assault (2). 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 Barcaldine safe?
Barcaldine recorded 1,020 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 26% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 20% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 43.4 out of 100 (moderate), 225th 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 Barcaldine?
12 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 409 per 100,000 residents, about 40% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Barcaldine council area
Alpha · Aramac · Barcaldine · Barcaldine Downs · Beaufort · Drummondslope · Dunrobin · Galilee · Garfield · Hobartville · Jericho · Mexico · Muttaburra · Patrick · Pelican Creek · Pine Hill · Port Wine · Sedgeford · Surbiton · Tablederry · Tara Station
Postcodes in the Barcaldine council area
4724 · 4725 · 4726 · 4728 · 4732
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