Etheridge crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Etheridge is a council area in Queensland with about 727 residents. It has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 222nd 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 sexual offences (69th percentile), assault (42nd percentile), theft (80th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 19.
In 2025-26: violent 825 per 100,000 (+498% vs five years earlier); property 4,127 per 100,000 (+130% vs five years earlier); break-ins 550 per 100,000 (+98% vs five years earlier); theft 2,201 per 100,000 (+77% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 73rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Etheridge council area is 3.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.2% of occupied homes (3 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 7 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 97.5 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 1% of homes; about 95.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.1% 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 | 825 | 6 | +498% |
| Property | 4,127 | 30 | +130% |
| Break-ins | 550 | 4 | +98% |
| Theft | 2,201 | 16 | +77% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 2 offences in 2 street blocks of Etheridge from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (1) and trespass (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 Etheridge safe?
Etheridge recorded 825 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 40% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 36% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 43.6 out of 100 (moderate), 222nd 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 Etheridge?
4 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 550 per 100,000 residents, about 20% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Etheridge council area
Conjuboy · Coralie · Croydon · Crystal Brook · Einasleigh · Esmeralda · Forsayth · Georgetown · Lakeland · Lyndhurst
Postcodes in the Etheridge council area
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