Ingham crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Ingham is a suburb in the Hinchinbrook council area of Queensland (about 11,194 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 54 out of 100 (moderate), 153rd 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 (86th percentile), break-ins (65th percentile), sexual offences (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 55.

In 2024-25: violent 2,537 per 100,000 (+99% vs five years earlier); property 4,038 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 840 per 100,000 (+61% vs five years earlier); theft 1,831 per 100,000 (+42% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 33rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Hinchinbrook council area is 4.2% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.3% of occupied homes (84 public and 60 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 59 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 53.3 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in Italy, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 52.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.1% 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 Ingham are those of the Hinchinbrook council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Lannercost · Lucinda · Macknade · Mount Fox · Orient · Upper Stone · Valley of Lagoons · Wallaman · Wharps

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/qld/ingham/ · Australian Crime Map