North Burnett crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
North Burnett is a council area in Queensland with about 10,562 residents. It has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 251st 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 (44th percentile), break-ins (53rd percentile), sexual offences (52nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 32.
In 2025-26: violent 1,041 per 100,000 (+103% vs five years earlier); property 2,537 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 615 per 100,000 (+69% vs five years earlier); theft 1,060 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 65th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the North Burnett council area is 5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.7% of occupied homes (70 public and 34 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 58.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.6% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Nepal. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 57.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.8% 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 | 1,041 | 110 | +103% |
| Property | 2,537 | 268 | +19% |
| Break-ins | 615 | 65 | +69% |
| Theft | 1,060 | 112 | +6% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 40 offences in 27 street blocks of North Burnett from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were theft (10), property damage (8) and assault (7). 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 North Burnett safe?
North Burnett recorded 1,040 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 24% lower than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 19% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 38.9 out of 100 (low), 251st 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 North Burnett?
65 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 615 per 100,000 residents, about 10% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the North Burnett council area
Abercorn · Bancroft · Biggenden · Binjour · Blairmore · Boompa · Branch Creek · Bukali · Campbell Creek · Cania · Cannindah · Ceratodus · Cheltenham · Coalstoun Lakes · Coominglah · Coominglah Forest · Coringa · Cynthia · Dalga · Dallarnil · Degilbo · Didcot · Dundarrah · Eidsvold · Eidsvold East · Eidsvold West · Gayndah · Ginoondan · Glenrae · Golden Fleece · Grosvenor · Gurgeena · Hawkwood · Malmoe · Monogorilby · Mount Steadman · Mundowran · Mundubbera · O'Bil Bil · Old Cooranga · Philpott · Riverleigh · Splinter Creek · Tellebang · Toondahra · Wahoon · Wateranga · Woowoonga · Wuruma Dam · Yarrol
Postcodes in the North Burnett council area
4621 · 4625 · 4626 · 4627 · 4630
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