Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4803

Postcode 4803 covers Whitsundays in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Whitsunday.

Suburbs in 4803

Recorded crime in the council area

64/100

Whitsunday

High104 of 362 nationally · 33 of 78 in QLD · 41,374 residents

Violent 1,798 per 100k

▲ +95% vs five years earlier

Property 4,551 per 100k

▲ +41% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 604 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Whitsundays in postcode 4803.

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 4803

What is the crime rate in postcode 4803?

Recorded crime is published for the Whitsunday council area, which covers postcode 4803. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,798 violent offences, 4,551 property offences and 604 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4803 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Whitsunday council area's violent crime rate is 40% above the national rate and 31% above the Queensland rate (1,798 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 64 ranks 104 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4803?

Whitsundays.

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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