Tewantin crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Tewantin is a suburb in the Noosa council area of Queensland (about 59,551 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 33 out of 100 (low), 282nd 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 (67th percentile), theft (52nd percentile), robbery (37th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.
In 2024-25: violent 616 per 100,000 (+102% vs five years earlier); property 2,709 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 279 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,610 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 78th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Noosa council area is 4.5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.6% of occupied homes (324 public and 22 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 170 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.8 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.5% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 1.4% of homes; about 29.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.9% 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 Tewantin are those of the Noosa council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 616 | 367 | +102% |
| Property | 2,709 | 1,613 | -9% |
| Break-ins | 279 | 166 | -15% |
| Theft | 1,610 | 959 | -9% |
Noosa council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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