Fraser Coast crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Fraser Coast is a council area in Queensland with about 122,924 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 115th 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 homicide (79th percentile), assault (52nd percentile), robbery (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.
In 2025-26: violent 1,254 per 100,000 (+41% vs five years earlier); property 4,366 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 561 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); theft 2,303 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 59th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Fraser Coast council area is 8.5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (924 public and 237 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 610 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 53.2 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 16.1% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 8% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 52.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 16.4% 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 | 1,254 | 1,541 | +41% |
| Property | 4,366 | 5,367 | +19% |
| Break-ins | 561 | 690 | -5% |
| Theft | 2,303 | 2,831 | +31% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 639 offences in 295 street blocks of Fraser Coast from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (162), drugs (135) and public order (72). 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 Fraser Coast safe?
Fraser Coast recorded 1,250 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 9% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 61.5 out of 100 (high), 115th 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 Fraser Coast?
690 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 561 per 100,000 residents, about 18% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Fraser Coast
- Suspected sudden death in floodwaters, Boompa (Fraser Coast) · Fraser Coast, 26 Oct 2026
- Murder charge, Maryborough West · Maryborough, 21 Oct 2026 · 13 km away
- Wounding charges, Torquay · Torquay, 18 Sept 2026 · 22 km away
Suburbs in the Fraser Coast council area
Aramara · Beelbi Creek · Boonooroo Plains · Brooweena · Bunya Creek · Burgowan · Burrum Heads · Burrum River · Burrum Town · Doongul · Dundowran Beach · Eurong · Ferney · Fraser Island · Gigoomgan · Glenbar · Grahams Creek · Gungaloon · Howard · Inskip · Malarga · Maryborough · Nikenbah · North Aramara · Pacific Haven · Pilerwa · Point Vernon · Poona · Rainbow Beach · River Heads · Saint Mary · Takura · Teebar · Tiaro · Tinnanbar · Torbanlea · Torquay · Urraween · Walliebum · Wondunna · Woocoo · Yerra
Postcodes in the Fraser Coast council area
4581 · 4620 · 4650 · 4655 · 4659 · 4662
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