Wellington Point crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland

Wellington Point is a suburb in the Redland council area of Queensland (about 172,831 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 36 out of 100 (low), 266th 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 robbery (54th percentile), assault (30th percentile), homicide (38th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 31.

In 2024-25: violent 882 per 100,000 (+194% vs five years earlier); property 2,638 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 317 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); theft 1,506 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 72nd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Redland council area is 4.4% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (1,355 public and 305 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 235 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.9% 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 4.1% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.6% of homes; about 14.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.3% 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 Wellington Point are those of the Redland council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Alexandra Hills · Amity Point · Birkdale · Capalaba · Cleveland · Coochiemudlo Island · Dunwich · Karragarra Island · Lamb Island · MacLeay Island · Mount Cotton · North Stradbroke Island · Ormiston · Peel Island · Point Lookout · Redland Bay · Russell Island · Sheldon · Thorneside · Thornlands · Victoria Point

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