Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4563

Postcode 4563 covers Black Mountain, Carters Ridge, Cooroy, Cooroy Mountain, Lake MacDonald, Ridgewood and Tinbeerwah in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Noosa.

Suburbs in 4563

Recorded crime in the council area

31/100

Noosa

Low287 of 362 nationally · 75 of 78 in QLD · 59,551 residents

Violent 534 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 2,583 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 280 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Black Mountain, Carters Ridge, Cooroy, Cooroy Mountain, Lake MacDonald, Ridgewood, Tinbeerwah in postcode 4563.

Open Noosa 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 4563

What is the crime rate in postcode 4563?

Recorded crime is published for the Noosa council area, which covers postcode 4563. In 2025-26 it recorded 534 violent offences, 2,583 property offences and 280 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4563 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Noosa council area's violent crime rate is 58% below the national rate and 61% below the Queensland rate (534 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 31 ranks 287 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4563?

Black Mountain, Carters Ridge, Cooroy, Cooroy Mountain, Lake MacDonald, Ridgewood and Tinbeerwah.

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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