Diamantina crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Diamantina is a council area in Queensland with about 265 residents. It has a Crime Score 46 out of 100 (moderate), 204th 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 (78th percentile), sexual offences (94th percentile), break-ins (31st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 18.
In 2025-26: violent 4,528 per 100,000 (+505% vs five years earlier); property 3,774 per 100,000 (+104% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,132 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier); theft 2,264 per 100,000 (+511% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 20th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Diamantina council area is 4.8% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 15.9% of occupied homes (13 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 112.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, India, Pakistan. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 14.4% of homes; about 110.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.4% 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 | 4,528 | 12 | +505% |
| Property | 3,774 | 10 | +104% |
| Break-ins | 1,132 | 3 | +53% |
| Theft | 2,264 | 6 | +511% |
Questions
Is Diamantina safe?
Diamantina recorded 4,530 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 3.3 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 3.5 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 46 out of 100 (moderate), 204th 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 Diamantina?
3 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,130 per 100,000 residents, about 65% higher than the Queensland rate (686).
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