Kolonga crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Kolonga is a suburb in the Bundaberg council area of Queensland (about 107,297 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 56 out of 100 (moderate), 148th 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 (48th percentile), homicide (71st percentile), break-ins (60th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 46.
In 2024-25: violent 1,004 per 100,000 (+61% vs five years earlier); property 4,264 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); break-ins 599 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); theft 2,336 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 69th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Bundaberg council area is 6.8% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.2% of occupied homes (998 public and 249 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 655 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 64.3 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.3% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 63.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14.2% 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 Kolonga are those of the Bundaberg council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,004 | 1,077 | +61% |
| Property | 4,264 | 4,575 | +14% |
| Break-ins | 599 | 643 | +40% |
| Theft | 2,336 | 2,506 | +27% |
Bundaberg council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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