Barcoo crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Barcoo is a council area in Queensland with about 321 residents. It has a Crime Score 18 out of 100 (very low), 344th 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 (18th percentile), vehicle theft (44th percentile), break-ins (23rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 27.
In 2025-26: violent 312 per 100,000 (-51% vs five years earlier); property 623 per 100,000 (-76% vs five years earlier); break-ins 0 per 100,000 (-100% vs five years earlier); theft 312 per 100,000 (-76% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 78th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Barcoo council area is 1.7% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.5% of occupied homes (4 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 95.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 3% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.1% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 3.2% of homes; about 94.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 3.1% 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 | 312 | 1 | -51% |
| Property | 623 | 2 | -76% |
| Break-ins | 0 | 0 | -100% |
| Theft | 312 | 1 | -76% |
Questions
Is Barcoo safe?
Barcoo recorded 312 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 77% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 76% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 18.1 out of 100 (very low), 344th 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 Barcoo?
0 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 0 per 100,000 residents, about 100% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Barcoo council area
Farrars Creek · Jundah · Tanbar · Windorah
Postcodes in the Barcoo council area
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