Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4490

Postcode 4490 covers Barringun, Cunnamulla, Cuttaburra, Humeburn, Jobs Gate, Linden, Noorama, Tuen, Widgeegoara and Yowah in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Paroo.

Suburbs in 4490

Recorded crime in the council area

79/100

Paroo

High26 of 362 nationally · 12 of 78 in QLD · 1,724 residents

Violent 4,582 per 100k

▲ +33% vs five years earlier

Property 7,309 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,320 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Barringun, Cunnamulla, Cuttaburra, Humeburn, Jobs Gate, Linden, Noorama, Tuen, Widgeegoara, Yowah in postcode 4490.

Open Paroo on the map

The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 4490

What is the crime rate in postcode 4490?

Recorded crime is published for the Paroo council area, which covers postcode 4490. In 2025-26 it recorded 4,582 violent offences, 7,309 property offences and 2,320 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4490 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Paroo council area's violent crime rate is 3.6 times the national rate and 3.3 times the Queensland rate (4,582 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 79 ranks 26 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4490?

Barringun, Cunnamulla, Cuttaburra, Humeburn, Jobs Gate, Linden, Noorama, Tuen, Widgeegoara and Yowah.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from Queensland's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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