Melrose crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Melrose is a suburb in the South Burnett council area of Queensland (about 35,111 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 70 out of 100 (high), 60th 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 (66th percentile), break-ins (79th percentile), robbery (89th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 69.

In 2024-25: violent 1,558 per 100,000 (+67% vs five years earlier); property 4,551 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 948 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier); theft 1,977 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 51st of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the South Burnett council area is 5.6% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (185 public and 69 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 155 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 45.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.7% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.2% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 1.8% of homes; about 45.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.9% 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 Melrose are those of the South Burnett council area.

South Burnett council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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