Chewko crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Chewko is a suburb in the Mareeba council area of Queensland (about 24,205 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 71 out of 100 (high), 57th 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 (89th percentile), break-ins (90th percentile), vehicle theft (87th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.

In 2024-25: violent 3,231 per 100,000 (+166% vs five years earlier); property 6,466 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,607 per 100,000 (+51% vs five years earlier); theft 2,566 per 100,000 (+45% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 26th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Mareeba council area is 6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.4% of occupied homes (243 public and 101 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 303 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 129.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 19% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, Italy, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.5% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 4% of homes; about 127.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 19.3% 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 Chewko are those of the Mareeba council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Arriga · Biboohra · Glen Russell · Herberton · Irvinebank · Kalunga · Koah · Kuranda · Mareeba · Mona Mona · Moomin · Paddys Green · Speewah · Watsonville · Wondecla

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