Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4823

Postcode 4823 covers Carpentaria, Julia Creek, Kynuna, Mckinlay, Selwyn, Stokes, Taldora and Warburton in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: McKinlay.

Suburbs in 4823

Recorded crime in the council area

42/100

McKinlay

Moderate237 of 362 nationally · 67 of 78 in QLD · 850 residents

Violent 2,118 per 100k

▲ +492% vs five years earlier

Property 3,412 per 100k

▲ +120% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 471 per 100k

▲ +97% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Carpentaria, Julia Creek, Kynuna, Mckinlay, Selwyn, Stokes, Taldora, Warburton in postcode 4823.

Open McKinlay 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 4823

What is the crime rate in postcode 4823?

Recorded crime is published for the McKinlay council area, which covers postcode 4823. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,118 violent offences, 3,412 property offences and 471 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4823 compare with the rest of Australia?

The McKinlay council area's violent crime rate is 65% above the national rate and 54% above the Queensland rate (2,118 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 42 ranks 237 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4823?

Carpentaria, Julia Creek, Kynuna, Mckinlay, Selwyn, Stokes, Taldora and Warburton.

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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