Pormpuraaw crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Pormpuraaw is a council area in Queensland with about 650 residents. It has a Crime Score 78 out of 100 (high), 32nd 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 (98th percentile), sexual offences (94th percentile), break-ins (88th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 79.
In 2025-26: violent 16,615 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier); property 6,462 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 615 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); theft 1,692 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 8th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Pormpuraaw council area is 43.2% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 69.9% of occupied homes (76 public and 31 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 50 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 787.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 3.3% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, South Africa, Papua New Guinea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 41% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 63.6% of homes; about 774.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 3.4% 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 | 16,615 | 108 | +46% |
| Property | 6,462 | 42 | -20% |
| Break-ins | 615 | 4 | -22% |
| Theft | 1,692 | 11 | +53% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 32 offences in 1 street block of Pormpuraaw from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (16), public order (10) and property damage (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 Pormpuraaw safe?
Pormpuraaw recorded 16,600 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 12.1 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 13 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 77.6 out of 100 (high), 32nd 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 Pormpuraaw?
4 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 615 per 100,000 residents, about 10% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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