Weengallon crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Weengallon is a suburb in the Balonne council area of Queensland (about 4,350 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 71 out of 100 (high), 55th 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 (88th percentile), break-ins (89th percentile), theft (88th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 67.

In 2024-25: violent 2,138 per 100,000 (+77% vs five years earlier); property 6,184 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,310 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); theft 2,230 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 36th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Balonne council area is 4.5% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.6% of occupied homes (95 public and 25 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 41 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 94.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 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 4.3% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 6.9% of homes; about 92.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.1% 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 Weengallon are those of the Balonne council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Begonia · Bollon · Daymar · Dirranbandi · Hebel · Nebine · Saint George · Thallon

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