Isaac crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Isaac is a council area in Queensland with about 23,186 residents. It has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 198th 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 (56th percentile), break-ins (51st percentile), homicide (48th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.
In 2025-26: violent 1,199 per 100,000 (+76% vs five years earlier); property 3,895 per 100,000 (+96% vs five years earlier); break-ins 574 per 100,000 (+74% vs five years earlier); theft 1,928 per 100,000 (+122% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 62nd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Isaac council area is 2.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (133 public and 31 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 26.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, Philippines, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.2% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 26 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.4% 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 | 1,199 | 278 | +76% |
| Property | 3,895 | 903 | +96% |
| Break-ins | 574 | 133 | +74% |
| Theft | 1,928 | 447 | +122% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 93 offences in 49 street blocks of Isaac from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (24), drugs (21) and assault (12). 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 Isaac safe?
Isaac recorded 1,200 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 13% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 6% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 46.9 out of 100 (moderate), 198th 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 Isaac?
133 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 574 per 100,000 residents, about 16% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Police news near Isaac
- Fatal traffic crash, Dysart · Dysart, 27 Sept 2026 · 28 km away
Suburbs in the Isaac council area
Argyll · Burton · Carmila · Clarke Creek · Clermont · Collaroy · Dysart · Eaglefield · Elgin · Elphinstone · Frankfield · Gemini Mountains · Glenden · Hail Creek · Kemmis · Kilcummin · Laglan · Lotus Creek · MacKenzie River · Marlborough · May Downs · Middlemount · Moranbah · Mount Britton · Mount Gardiner · Nebo · Pasha · Saint Lawrence · Strathfield · Suttor · The Percy Group · Turrawulla · Valkyrie · Winchester · Wolfang
Postcodes in the Isaac council area
4705 · 4707 · 4721 · 4739 · 4742 · 4743 · 4744 · 4745 · 4746
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