Dauan Island crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Dauan Island is a suburb in the Torres council area of Queensland (about 3,490 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 119th 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 (93rd percentile), sexual offences (68th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 81.

In 2024-25: violent 3,295 per 100,000 (+77% vs five years earlier); property 5,903 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,977 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); theft 1,748 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 25th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Torres council area is 4.2% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 37.1% of occupied homes (316 public and 36 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 80 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 227.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.3% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 33.7% of homes; about 224.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.4% 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 Dauan Island are those of the Torres council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Boigu Island · Iama Island · Mabuiag Island · Moa Island · Poruma Island · Prince of Wales · Saibai Island · Thursday Island · Warraber Islet

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