Wujal Wujal crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland council area
Wujal Wujal is a council area in Queensland with about 301 residents. It has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 139th 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 (95th percentile), sexual offences (95th percentile), break-ins (93rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 10,963 per 100,000 (+48% vs five years earlier); property 4,319 per 100,000 (-62% vs five years earlier); break-ins 0 per 100,000 (-100% vs five years earlier); theft 997 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 13th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wujal Wujal council area is 25.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 84.8% of occupied homes (13 public and 54 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 8 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 280.7 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 0.4% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 27.5% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 77.1% of homes; about 276.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 0.4% 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 | 10,963 | 33 | +48% |
| Property | 4,319 | 13 | -62% |
| Break-ins | 0 | 0 | -100% |
| Theft | 997 | 3 | -6% |
Street by street: the last 30 days
Queensland Police recorded 12 offences in 1 street block of Wujal Wujal from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The most common were assault (8) and liquor (excl. drunkenness) (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 Wujal Wujal safe?
Wujal Wujal recorded 11,000 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 8 times the Queensland rate (1,380) and 8.6 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 56.8 out of 100 (moderate), 139th 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 Wujal Wujal?
0 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 0 per 100,000 residents, about 100% lower than the Queensland rate (686).
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Suburbs in the Wujal Wujal council area
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Postcodes in the Wujal Wujal council area
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