Woorabinda crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Woorabinda is a council area in Queensland with about 1,087 residents. It has a Crime Score 84 out of 100 (very high), 16th 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), break-ins (96th percentile), sexual offences (96th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 85.
In 2025-26: violent 17,847 per 100,000 (+132% vs five years earlier); property 13,707 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,668 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); theft 3,588 per 100,000 (+87% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 6th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Woorabinda council area is 22.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 88.6% of occupied homes (228 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 8 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 75.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 1% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%). Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 19.6% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 80.6% of homes; about 74.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 1% 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 | 17,847 | 194 | +132% |
| Property | 13,707 | 149 | +24% |
| Break-ins | 2,668 | 29 | +11% |
| Theft | 3,588 | 39 | +87% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 33 offences in 1 street block of Woorabinda from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were drugs (8), liquor (excl. drunkenness) (6) and assault (5). 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 Woorabinda safe?
Woorabinda recorded 17,800 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 13 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 13.9 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 84.4 out of 100 (very high), 16th 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 Woorabinda?
29 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,670 per 100,000 residents, 3.9 times the Queensland rate (686).
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