Livingstone crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Livingstone is a council area in Queensland with about 43,668 residents. It has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 219th 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 (48th percentile), homicide (70th percentile), break-ins (44th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2025-26: violent 1,237 per 100,000 (+90% vs five years earlier); property 2,917 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); break-ins 371 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); theft 1,482 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 60th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Livingstone council area is 4.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.8% of occupied homes (166 public and 86 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 75 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 18.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.2% 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 | 1,237 | 540 | +90% |
| Property | 2,917 | 1,274 | +40% |
| Break-ins | 371 | 162 | -6% |
| Theft | 1,482 | 647 | +57% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 147 offences in 68 street blocks of Livingstone from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (25), drugs (22) and public order (22). 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 Livingstone safe?
Livingstone recorded 1,240 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 10% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 43.9 out of 100 (moderate), 219th 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 Livingstone?
162 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 371 per 100,000 residents, about 46% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Livingstone council area
Barmoya · Byfield · Cobraball · Emu Park · Glendale · Glenlee · Kinka Beach · Meikleville Hill · Mulambin · Ogmore · Rosslyn · Taranganba · Wattlebank · Weerriba · Yaamba · Yeppoon · Zilzie
Postcodes in the Livingstone council area
4703 · 4704 · 4706 · 4710 · 4711
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