Witheren crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Witheren is a suburb in the Scenic Rim council area of Queensland (about 46,947 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 262nd 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 (69th percentile), assault (31st percentile), break-ins (39th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.
In 2024-25: violent 844 per 100,000 (+111% vs five years earlier); property 2,479 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 373 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier); theft 1,244 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 73rd of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Scenic Rim council area is 4.3% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.1% of occupied homes (125 public and 43 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 85 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.2 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 16.1% 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% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 1% of homes; about 18.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 16.4% 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 Witheren are those of the Scenic Rim council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 844 | 396 | +111% |
| Property | 2,479 | 1,164 | -6% |
| Break-ins | 373 | 175 | -14% |
| Theft | 1,244 | 584 | -8% |
Scenic Rim council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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