Carpentaria crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Carpentaria is a council area in Queensland with about 2,247 residents. It has a Crime Score 79 out of 100 (high), 31st 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 (97th percentile), sexual offences (95th percentile), break-ins (89th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 90.
In 2025-26: violent 14,998 per 100,000 (+205% vs five years earlier); property 8,055 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,047 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 2,448 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 10th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Carpentaria council area is 6.9% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 25.4% of occupied homes (103 public and 68 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 187 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 863.7 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.3% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 23.1% of homes; about 849.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.3% 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 | 14,998 | 337 | +205% |
| Property | 8,055 | 181 | -13% |
| Break-ins | 2,047 | 46 | -15% |
| Theft | 2,448 | 55 | -20% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 39 offences in 8 street blocks of Carpentaria from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (17), drugs (5) and break-in (unlawful entry) (4). 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 Carpentaria safe?
Carpentaria recorded 15,000 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 10.9 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 11.7 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 78.6 out of 100 (high), 31st 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 Carpentaria?
46 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,050 per 100,000 residents, 3 times the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Carpentaria council area
Postcodes in the Carpentaria council area
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