Goondiwindi crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Goondiwindi is a council area in Queensland with about 10,438 residents. It has a Crime Score 68 out of 100 (high), 82nd 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 (76th percentile), break-ins (89th percentile), robbery (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 54.
In 2025-26: violent 1,600 per 100,000 (+98% vs five years earlier); property 5,748 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,715 per 100,000 (+70% vs five years earlier); theft 2,529 per 100,000 (+63% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 45th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Goondiwindi council area is 3.6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (89 public and 15 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 27 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 26 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, Philippines, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.3% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 25.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.9% 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 | 1,600 | 167 | +98% |
| Property | 5,748 | 600 | +40% |
| Break-ins | 1,715 | 179 | +70% |
| Theft | 2,529 | 264 | +63% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 65 offences in 32 street blocks of Goondiwindi from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (14), break-in (unlawful entry) (13) and drugs (9). 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 Goondiwindi safe?
Goondiwindi recorded 1,600 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 16% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 25% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 67.6 out of 100 (high), 82nd 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 Goondiwindi?
179 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,710 per 100,000 residents, 2.5 times the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Goondiwindi council area
Billa Billa · Brush Creek · Bungunya · Bybera · Calingunee · Callandoon · Coolmunda · Goodar · Goondiwindi · Greenup · Inglewood · Kindon · Kioma · Kurumbul · Limevale · Lundavra · Mosquito Creek · North Bungunya · North Talwood · South Talwood · Tarawera · Terrica · Toobeah · Warroo · Whetstone · Wondalli · Wyaga · Yagaburne · Yelarbon
Postcodes in the Goondiwindi council area
4384 · 4387 · 4388 · 4390 · 4494 · 4496 · 4498
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