Paroo crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Paroo is a council area in Queensland with about 1,724 residents. It has a Crime Score 79 out of 100 (high), 26th 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 (90th percentile), sexual offences (100th percentile), break-ins (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 78.
In 2025-26: violent 4,582 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier); property 7,309 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,320 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); theft 2,262 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 19th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Paroo council area is 7% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 12.8% of occupied homes (72 public and 17 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 19 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 111.1 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.5% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.6% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 11.7% of homes; about 109.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.6% 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 | 4,582 | 79 | +33% |
| Property | 7,309 | 126 | +1% |
| Break-ins | 2,320 | 40 | +4% |
| Theft | 2,262 | 39 | -18% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 8 offences in 6 street blocks of Paroo from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (2), property damage (2) and public order (2). 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 Paroo safe?
Paroo recorded 4,580 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 3.3 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 3.6 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 79 out of 100 (high), 26th 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 Paroo?
40 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,320 per 100,000 residents, 3.4 times the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Paroo council area
Barringun · Cunnamulla · Cuttaburra · Eulo · Humeburn · Jobs Gate · Linden · Noorama · Paroo · Tuen · Widgeegoara · Wyandra · Yowah
Postcodes in the Paroo council area
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