Blackall Tambo crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Blackall Tambo is a council area in Queensland with about 1,975 residents. It has a Crime Score 27 out of 100 (low), 300th 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 (45th percentile), sexual offences (54th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 26.
In 2025-26: violent 1,266 per 100,000 (+203% vs five years earlier); property 1,924 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); break-ins 405 per 100,000 (+55% vs five years earlier); theft 456 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 57th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Blackall Tambo council area is 2.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.5% of occupied homes (22 public and 27 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 31.1 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.1% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 5.9% of homes; about 30.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.2% 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 | 1,266 | 25 | +203% |
| Property | 1,924 | 38 | +23% |
| Break-ins | 405 | 8 | +55% |
| Theft | 456 | 9 | -13% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 1 offence in 1 street block of Blackall Tambo from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were weapons (1). 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 Blackall Tambo safe?
Blackall Tambo recorded 1,270 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 8% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 26.8 out of 100 (low), 300th 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 Blackall Tambo?
8 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 405 per 100,000 residents, about 41% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Blackall Tambo council area
Bayrick · Blackall · Caldervale · Lansdowne · Lumeah · MacFarlane · Minnie Downs · Mount Enniskillen · Tambo · Windeyer · Yandarlo
Postcodes in the Blackall Tambo council area
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