Charleville crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Charleville is a suburb in the Murweh council area of Queensland (about 4,004 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 66 out of 100 (high), 88th 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 (86th percentile), sexual offences (69th percentile), break-ins (69th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 54.

In 2024-25: violent 2,922 per 100,000 (+145% vs five years earlier); property 4,421 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 699 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); theft 1,673 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 28th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Murweh council area is 3.1% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (50 public and 15 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 19 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 48 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.6% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Vietnam, New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 47.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.7% 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 Charleville are those of the Murweh council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Augathella · Bakers Bend · Clara Creek · Cooladdi · Gowrie Station · Langlo · Morven · Murweh · Riversleigh · Upper Warrego

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