Toowoomba crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area

Toowoomba is a council area in Queensland with about 186,276 residents. It has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 80th 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 break-ins (82nd percentile), assault (54th percentile), homicide (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.

In 2024-25: violent 1,276 per 100,000 (+102% vs five years earlier); property 4,406 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 857 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); theft 1,983 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 58th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Toowoomba council area is 5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (1,337 public and 284 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 870 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 48.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.7% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Iraq. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.6% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 48 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14.9% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

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Suburbs in the Toowoomba council area

Acland · Ascot · Bergen · Biddeston · Boodua · Bowenville · Bringalily · Brookstead · Broxburn · Brymaroo · Budgee · Cambooya · Cattle Creek · Cecil Plains · Cement Mills · Charlton · Clifton · Clontarf · Coalbank · Condamine Plains · Cooyar · Cressbrook Creek · Crows Nest · Devon Park · Djuan · Douglas · Dunmore · East Cooyar · East Greenmount · Ellangowan · Elphinstone · Emu Creek · Evanslea · Felton · Felton South · Finnie · Forest Ridge · Formartin · Glenaven · Goombungee · Greenmount · Greenwood · Haden · Hampton · Highland Plains · Hirstglen · Irvingdale · Jondaryan · Jones Gully · Kearneys Spring · Kelvinhaugh · Kilbirnie · Kincora · Kings Creek · Kings Siding · Kingsthorpe · Kooralgin · Kurrowah · Lavelle · Linthorpe · Maclagan · Malling · Malu · Manapouri · Millmerran Woods · Missen Flat · Mount Emlyn · Mount Kynoch · Mount Moriah · Muldu · Nangwee · Neumgna · Nevilton · Newtown · Nobby · Oakey · Pierces Creek · Pinelands · Pittsworth · Plainby · Purrawunda · Quinalow · Ramsay · Rangemore · Redwood · Rockville · Rocky Creek · Rosalie Plains · Saint Helens · Sandy Camp · Scrubby Mountain · South Toowoomba · Southbrook · Spring Creek · Springside · The Bluff · The Pines · Top Camp · Turallin · Upper Cooyar Creek · Upper Pinelands · Upper Yarraman · Victoria Hill · Wainui · West Haldon · West Prairie · Westbrook · Western Creek · Woodleigh · Yarraman · Yarranlea

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