Murweh crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Murweh is a council area in Queensland with about 4,004 residents. It has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 98th 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 (87th percentile), sexual offences (67th percentile), break-ins (63rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.
In 2025-26: violent 3,097 per 100,000 (+134% vs five years earlier); property 3,571 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 425 per 100,000 (-66% vs five years earlier); theft 1,274 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 25th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murweh council area is 3.1% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (50 public and 15 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 19 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 48 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.6% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Vietnam, New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 47.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.7% 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 | 3,097 | 124 | +134% |
| Property | 3,571 | 143 | -19% |
| Break-ins | 425 | 17 | -66% |
| Theft | 1,274 | 51 | -5% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 22 offences in 13 street blocks of Murweh from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were public order (7), assault (4) and miscellaneous offences (4). 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 Murweh safe?
Murweh recorded 3,100 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.2 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 2.4 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 64.5 out of 100 (high), 98th 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 Murweh?
17 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 425 per 100,000 residents, about 38% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Murweh council area
Augathella · Bakers Bend · Charleville · Clara Creek · Cooladdi · Gowrie Station · Langlo · Morven · Murweh · Riversleigh · Upper Warrego
Postcodes in the Murweh council area
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