Burton crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Burton is a suburb in the Isaac council area of Queensland (about 23,186 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 209th 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 (55th percentile), homicide (69th percentile), break-ins (42nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 24.
In 2024-25: violent 1,333 per 100,000 (+184% vs five years earlier); property 3,403 per 100,000 (+69% vs five years earlier); break-ins 556 per 100,000 (+109% vs five years earlier); theft 1,798 per 100,000 (+101% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 55th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Isaac council area is 2.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (133 public and 31 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 26.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, Philippines, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.2% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 26 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.4% 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 Burton are those of the Isaac council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,333 | 309 | +184% |
| Property | 3,403 | 789 | +69% |
| Break-ins | 556 | 129 | +109% |
| Theft | 1,798 | 417 | +101% |
Isaac council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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