Kowanyama crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Kowanyama is a council area in Queensland with about 1,155 residents. It has a Crime Score 80 out of 100 (high), 25th 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), break-ins (96th percentile), sexual offences (77th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 85.
In 2025-26: violent 35,931 per 100,000 (+438% vs five years earlier); property 16,710 per 100,000 (+67% vs five years earlier); break-ins 3,810 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); theft 1,472 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 3rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Kowanyama council area is 41% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 75.7% of occupied homes (117 public and 70 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 87 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 767.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 1.6% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 38% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 68.8% of homes; about 755.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 1.6% 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 | 35,931 | 415 | +438% |
| Property | 16,710 | 193 | +67% |
| Break-ins | 3,810 | 44 | +28% |
| Theft | 1,472 | 17 | -9% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 39 offences in 1 street block of Kowanyama from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (14), public order (11) and property damage (5). 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 Kowanyama safe?
Kowanyama recorded 35,900 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 26.1 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 28.1 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 79.7 out of 100 (high), 25th 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 Kowanyama?
44 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 3,810 per 100,000 residents, 5.6 times the Queensland rate (686).
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