Hebel crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Hebel is a suburb in the Balonne council area of Queensland (about 4,350 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 77 out of 100 (high), 33rd 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 (84th percentile), homicide (88th percentile), break-ins (87th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 1,609 per 100,000 (+44% vs five years earlier); property 5,310 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,034 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); theft 2,023 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 44th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Balonne council area is 4.5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.6% of occupied homes (95 public and 25 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 41 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 94.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 6.9% of homes; about 92.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.1% 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 Hebel are those of the Balonne council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,609 | 70 | +44% |
| Property | 5,310 | 231 | +30% |
| Break-ins | 1,034 | 45 | +16% |
| Theft | 2,023 | 88 | +12% |
Balonne council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 4486: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Hebel safe?
Queensland publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Hebel is in the Balonne council area, which recorded 1,610 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 17% higher than the Queensland rate (1,380) and about 26% higher than the national rate (1,280). These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
Nearby suburbs
Begonia · Bollon · Daymar · Dirranbandi · Nebine · Saint George · Thallon · Weengallon
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