Burpengary East crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Burpengary East is a suburb in the Moreton Bay council area of Queensland (about 532,445 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 173rd 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 (46th percentile), robbery (73rd percentile), homicide (59th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2024-25: violent 1,006 per 100,000 (+80% vs five years earlier); property 3,586 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 402 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); theft 2,148 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 68th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Moreton Bay council area is 5.6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (4,013 public and 724 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 1,441 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.1 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 21.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.2% (confidence 86 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 28.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 22.3% 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 Burpengary East are those of the Moreton Bay council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,006 | 5,357 | +80% |
| Property | 3,586 | 19,096 | -26% |
| Break-ins | 402 | 2,141 | -38% |
| Theft | 2,148 | 11,436 | -18% |
Moreton Bay council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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