Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4741

Postcode 4741 covers Epsom, Eton, Eungella Hinterland, Farleigh, Gargett, Hampden, Hazledean, Kinchant Dam, Mount Charlton and Mount Ossa in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mackay.

Suburbs in 4741

Recorded crime in the council area

68/100

Mackay

High75 of 362 nationally · 22 of 78 in QLD · 129,253 residents

Violent 1,666 per 100k

▲ +102% vs five years earlier

Property 4,918 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 710 per 100k

▼ -19% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Epsom, Eton, Eungella Hinterland, Farleigh, Gargett, Hampden, Hazledean, Kinchant Dam, Mount Charlton, Mount Ossa in postcode 4741.

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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 4741

What is the crime rate in postcode 4741?

Recorded crime is published for the Mackay council area, which covers postcode 4741. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,666 violent offences, 4,918 property offences and 710 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4741 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mackay council area's violent crime rate is 30% above the national rate and 21% above the Queensland rate (1,666 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 68 ranks 75 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4741?

Epsom, Eton, Eungella Hinterland, Farleigh, Gargett, Hampden, Hazledean, Kinchant Dam, Mount Charlton and Mount Ossa.

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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