Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Queensland · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 4854

Postcode 4854 covers Birkalla, Cardstone, Dingo Pocket, Djarawong, Hull Heads, Merryburn, Murray Upper, Silky Oak, Tully and Walter Hill in Queensland. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Cassowary Coast.

Suburbs in 4854

Recorded crime in the council area

60/100

Cassowary Coast

High123 of 362 nationally · 38 of 78 in QLD · 30,666 residents

Violent 1,761 per 100k

▲ +52% vs five years earlier

Property 3,897 per 100k

▲ +32% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 571 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Birkalla, Cardstone, Dingo Pocket, Djarawong, Hull Heads, Merryburn, Murray Upper, Silky Oak, Tully, Walter Hill in postcode 4854.

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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 4854

What is the crime rate in postcode 4854?

Recorded crime is published for the Cassowary Coast council area, which covers postcode 4854. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,761 violent offences, 3,897 property offences and 571 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 4854 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cassowary Coast council area's violent crime rate is 38% above the national rate and 28% above the Queensland rate (1,761 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 60 ranks 123 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 4854?

Birkalla, Cardstone, Dingo Pocket, Djarawong, Hull Heads, Merryburn, Murray Upper, Silky Oak, Tully and Walter Hill.

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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