Howitt crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Howitt is a suburb in the Carpentaria council area of Queensland (about 2,247 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 76 out of 100 (high), 42nd 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 (97th percentile), sexual offences (94th percentile), break-ins (91st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 88.

In 2024-25: violent 12,817 per 100,000 (+311% vs five years earlier); property 7,610 per 100,000 (-46% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,157 per 100,000 (-43% vs five years earlier); theft 2,626 per 100,000 (-67% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 10th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Carpentaria council area is 6.9% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 25.4% of occupied homes (103 public and 68 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 187 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 863.7 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.2% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 23.1% of homes; about 849.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.3% 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 Howitt are those of the Carpentaria council area.

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

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