Byfield crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Byfield is a suburb in the Livingstone council area of Queensland (about 43,668 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 218th 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 (42nd percentile), break-ins (58th percentile), homicide (52nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.

In 2024-25: violent 1,063 per 100,000 (+160% vs five years earlier); property 2,819 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 465 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,466 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 67th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Livingstone council area is 4.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.8% of occupied homes (166 public and 86 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 75 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 18.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.2% 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 Byfield are those of the Livingstone council area.

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

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