Mission River crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Mission River is a suburb in the Weipa council area of Queensland (about 4,297 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 138th 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 (72nd percentile), homicide (87th percentile), break-ins (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 42.

In 2024-25: violent 1,722 per 100,000 (+296% vs five years earlier); property 2,676 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 698 per 100,000 (+21% vs five years earlier); theft 884 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 44th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Weipa council area is 2.1% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (26 public and 0 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 12 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28.5 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.2% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 1.9% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 28.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.4% 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 Mission River are those of the Weipa council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Evans Landing · Jardine River · Mapoon · Nanum · Rocky Point · Shelburne · Trunding · Weipa Airport · Wenlock

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