Longreach crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Longreach is a council area in Queensland with about 3,741 residents. It has a Crime Score 48 out of 100 (moderate), 190th 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 (73rd percentile), break-ins (56th percentile), sexual offences (41st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 38.
In 2025-26: violent 1,443 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); property 2,673 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 454 per 100,000 (+68% vs five years earlier); theft 1,203 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 52nd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Longreach council area is 1.7% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.6% of occupied homes (64 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 29 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 78 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.7% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 5.1% of homes; about 76.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.9% 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 | 1,443 | 54 | -8% |
| Property | 2,673 | 100 | +2% |
| Break-ins | 454 | 17 | +68% |
| Theft | 1,203 | 45 | +11% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 16 offences in 6 street blocks of Longreach from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (9), theft (3) and break-in (unlawful entry) (1). 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 Longreach safe?
Longreach recorded 1,440 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, close to the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 13% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 47.6 out of 100 (moderate), 190th 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 Longreach?
17 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 454 per 100,000 residents, about 34% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Longreach council area
Camoola · Chorregon · Ernestina · Ilfracombe · Isisford · Longreach · Maneroo · Morella · Stonehenge · Tocal · Vergemont
Postcodes in the Longreach council area
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