Doomadgee crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Doomadgee is a council area in Queensland with about 1,484 residents. It has a Crime Score 93 out of 100 (very high), 4th 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 (99th percentile), homicide (100th percentile), sexual offences (99th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 85.
In 2025-26: violent 27,156 per 100,000 (+115% vs five years earlier); property 13,612 per 100,000 (-45% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,628 per 100,000 (-70% vs five years earlier); theft 1,954 per 100,000 (-63% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 4th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Doomadgee council area is 17.5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 82.1% of occupied homes (155 public and 79 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 124 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 861.1 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 2.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in India, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 16.5% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 74.6% of homes; about 847.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 2.8% 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 | 27,156 | 403 | +115% |
| Property | 13,612 | 202 | -45% |
| Break-ins | 2,628 | 39 | -70% |
| Theft | 1,954 | 29 | -63% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 74 offences in 2 street blocks of Doomadgee from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (40), property damage (6) and theft (6). 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 Doomadgee safe?
Doomadgee recorded 27,200 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 19.7 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 21.2 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 92.8 out of 100 (very high), 4th 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 Doomadgee?
39 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,630 per 100,000 residents, 3.8 times the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Doomadgee council area
Burketown · Doomadgee · Gregory · Nicholson
Postcodes in the Doomadgee council area
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