Gladstone Central crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Gladstone Central is a suburb in the Gladstone council area of Queensland (about 69,046 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 63 out of 100 (high), 114th 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 (68th percentile), break-ins (70th percentile), sexual offences (56th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 50.
In 2024-25: violent 1,706 per 100,000 (+136% vs five years earlier); property 4,601 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier); break-ins 766 per 100,000 (+39% vs five years earlier); theft 2,323 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 45th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Gladstone council area is 7.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.6% of occupied homes (660 public and 185 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 301 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 46.1 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.3% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.8% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 3.3% of homes; about 45.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14.5% 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 Gladstone Central are those of the Gladstone council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,706 | 1,178 | +136% |
| Property | 4,601 | 3,177 | +22% |
| Break-ins | 766 | 529 | +39% |
| Theft | 2,323 | 1,604 | +22% |
Gladstone council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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