Sedgeford crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Sedgeford is a suburb in the Barcaldine council area of Queensland (about 2,937 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 40 out of 100 (moderate), 237th 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 (58th percentile), sexual offences (48th percentile), break-ins (32nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 23.

In 2024-25: violent 1,634 per 100,000 (+260% vs five years earlier); property 2,894 per 100,000 (+167% vs five years earlier); break-ins 443 per 100,000 (+153% vs five years earlier); theft 817 per 100,000 (+56% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 50th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Barcaldine council area is 2.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (40 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 10 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.8% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 4.4% of homes; about 34.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.9% 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 Sedgeford are those of the Barcaldine council area.

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

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