Westcourt crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Westcourt is a suburb in the Cairns council area of Queensland (about 179,334 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 81 out of 100 (very high), 21st 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 (85th percentile), break-ins (93rd percentile), robbery (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 75.
In 2024-25: violent 2,712 per 100,000 (+120% vs five years earlier); property 8,837 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,098 per 100,000 (+39% vs five years earlier); theft 4,047 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 30th of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cairns council area is 5.7% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4% of occupied homes (1,985 public and 434 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 1,201 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 70 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.4% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in England, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 3.6% of homes; about 68.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.8% 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 Westcourt are those of the Cairns council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,712 | 4,863 | +120% |
| Property | 8,837 | 15,847 | +19% |
| Break-ins | 2,098 | 3,763 | +39% |
| Theft | 4,047 | 7,258 | +16% |
Cairns council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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