McKinlay crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
McKinlay is a council area in Queensland with about 850 residents. It has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 237th 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 (64th percentile), sexual offences (79th percentile), vehicle theft (83rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 18.
In 2025-26: violent 2,118 per 100,000 (+492% vs five years earlier); property 3,412 per 100,000 (+120% vs five years earlier); break-ins 471 per 100,000 (+97% vs five years earlier); theft 1,647 per 100,000 (+97% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 33rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the McKinlay council area is 0.9% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.4% of occupied homes (0 public and 8 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.6 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Samoa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 0.8% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 3.1% of homes; about 35 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 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 | 2,118 | 18 | +492% |
| Property | 3,412 | 29 | +120% |
| Break-ins | 471 | 4 | +97% |
| Theft | 1,647 | 14 | +97% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 3 offences in 3 street blocks of McKinlay from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (2) and assault (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 McKinlay safe?
McKinlay recorded 2,120 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 54% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 65% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 41.5 out of 100 (moderate), 237th 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 McKinlay?
4 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 471 per 100,000 residents, about 31% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the McKinlay council area
Carpentaria · Julia Creek · Kynuna · Mckinlay · Selwyn · Stokes · Taldora · Warburton
Postcodes in the McKinlay council area
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