Amaroo crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Amaroo is a suburb in the Boulia council area of Queensland (about 489 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 137th of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (93rd percentile), sexual offences (100th percentile), break-ins (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 49.

In 2024-25: violent 4,908 per 100,000 (+649% vs five years earlier); property 4,499 per 100,000 (+158% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,227 per 100,000 (+87% vs five years earlier); theft 613 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 18th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Boulia council area is 4.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 20.8% of occupied homes (24 public and 6 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 84.2 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.1% (confidence 65 of 100); social housing about 18.9% of homes; about 82.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.9% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

Queensland publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Amaroo are those of the Boulia council area.

Boulia council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Bedourie · Boulia · Min Min · Sturt · Toko · Warenda · Wills

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