Tellebang crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Tellebang is a suburb in the North Burnett council area of Queensland (about 10,562 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 187th 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 homicide (84th percentile), assault (49th percentile), break-ins (60th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 24.

In 2024-25: violent 1,117 per 100,000 (+97% vs five years earlier); property 2,376 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); break-ins 426 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 871 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 65th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the North Burnett council area is 5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.7% of occupied homes (70 public and 34 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 58.9 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.6% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Nepal. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 57.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.8% 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 Tellebang are those of the North Burnett council area.

OffencesPer 100,000Count5-yr change
Violent1,117118+97%
Property2,376251+7%
Break-ins42645-30%
Theft87192-10%

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

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