Weipa crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Weipa is a council area in Queensland with about 4,297 residents. It has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 171st 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 (72nd percentile), break-ins (73rd percentile), vehicle theft (86th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 41.
In 2025-26: violent 1,559 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); property 2,979 per 100,000 (+78% vs five years earlier); break-ins 512 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier); theft 1,489 per 100,000 (+115% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 49th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Weipa council area is 2.1% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (26 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 12 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28.5 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.9% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 28.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.4% 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 | 1,559 | 67 | +28% |
| Property | 2,979 | 128 | +78% |
| Break-ins | 512 | 22 | +43% |
| Theft | 1,489 | 64 | +115% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 17 offences in 8 street blocks of Weipa from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (6), drugs (5) and public order (3). 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 Weipa safe?
Weipa recorded 1,560 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 13% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 22% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 50.5 out of 100 (moderate), 171st 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 Weipa?
22 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 512 per 100,000 residents, about 25% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Weipa council area
Evans Landing · Jardine River · Mapoon · Mission River · Nanum · Rocky Point · Shelburne · Trunding · Weipa Airport · Wenlock
Postcodes in the Weipa council area
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