What does Highest Crime Rate (LGA) rank?

Highest Crime Rate (LGA) ranks suburbs in QLD using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. LGAs with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for QLD. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.

← Highest Crime Rate (LGA)

Ranking · QLD · 50 LGAs

Highest Crime Rate (LGA) — QLD

LGAs with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population in QLD.

Leading LGA

MorningtonQLD

Leading value

65,070

Runner-up

KowanyamaQLD

Updated

18 May 2026

Ranking

Highest Crime Rate (LGA)

LGAs with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population — QLD

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use crime rankings as a risk screen at the LGA level, not as a suburb verdict.

BEST FOR

Getting a broad safety signal across large areas.

This is useful when you want a first-pass read on area-level crime intensity in QLD.

READ IT AS

These are LGA-wide numbers.

LGAs are large and uneven. A high or low crime rate here should not be read as applying equally to every suburb inside the same local government area.

NEXT STEP

Use suburb pages for the finer read.

Treat this ranking as a directional risk filter, then go deeper on the specific suburb before making any call on suitability.

VERIFY evidence

Area-level risk screen

Crime rankings use broader area data. Open suburb detail before applying the signal to a specific street-level decision.

VERIFY AREA SIGNAL

Use this as a risk screen, not a recommendation.

Save a candidate only if the suburb page can verify the broader area signal with market and local-context evidence.

#1MorningtonQLD
65,070
#2KowanyamaQLD
44,543
#3AurukunQLD
41,727
#4DoomadgeeQLD
35,829
#5WoorabindaQLD
29,314
#6CherbourgQLD
28,982
#7Palm IslandQLD
27,798
#8CarpentariaQLD
24,795
#9Lockhart RiverQLD
24,159
#10PormpuraawQLD
23,590
#11Mount IsaQLD
20,858
#12YarrabahQLD
19,781
#13Wujal WujalQLD
18,790
#14Hope ValeQLD
16,330
#15NapranumQLD
15,895
#16Northern Peninsula AreaQLD
12,367
#17ParooQLD
11,817
#18RockhamptonQLD
11,689
#19CookQLD
10,965
#20CairnsQLD
10,917
#21TownsvilleQLD
10,770
#22MareebaQLD
9,533
#23CloncurryQLD
9,361
#24BouliaQLD
8,747
#25MapoonQLD
8,613
#26BarcaldineQLD
7,892
#27LoganQLD
7,825
#28GoondiwindiQLD
7,257
#29DiamantinaQLD
6,994
#30MurwehQLD
6,991
#31BalonneQLD
6,983
#32Western DownsQLD
6,885
#33Charters TowersQLD
6,737
#34IpswichQLD
6,690
#35MackayQLD
6,509
#36TablelandsQLD
6,456
#37Central HighlandsQLD
6,392
#38BurkeQLD
6,271
#39BrisbaneQLD
6,244
#40WhitsundayQLD
6,205
#41GladstoneQLD
6,048
#42DouglasQLD
6,029
#43HinchinbrookQLD
5,954
#44South BurnettQLD
5,901
#45Gold CoastQLD
5,745
#46TorresQLD
5,725
#47ToowoombaQLD
5,673
#48Cassowary CoastQLD
5,615
#49Lockyer ValleyQLD
5,611
#50Fraser CoastQLD
5,445

# ▲	LGA	STATE	RATE	TOTAL
1	Mornington	QLD	65,070	65,070
2	Kowanyama	QLD	44,543	44,543
3	Aurukun	QLD	41,727	41,727
4	Doomadgee	QLD	35,829	35,829
5	Woorabinda	QLD	29,314	29,314
6	Cherbourg	QLD	28,982	28,982
7	Palm Island	QLD	27,798	27,798
8	Carpentaria	QLD	24,795	24,795
9	Lockhart River	QLD	24,159	24,159
10	Pormpuraaw	QLD	23,590	23,590
11	Mount Isa	QLD	20,858	20,858
12	Yarrabah	QLD	19,781	19,781
13	Wujal Wujal	QLD	18,790	18,790
14	Hope Vale	QLD	16,330	16,330
15	Napranum	QLD	15,895	15,895
16	Northern Peninsula Area	QLD	12,367	12,367
17	Paroo	QLD	11,817	11,817
18	Rockhampton	QLD	11,689	11,689
19	Cook	QLD	10,965	10,965
20	Cairns	QLD	10,917	10,917
21	Townsville	QLD	10,770	10,770
22	Mareeba	QLD	9,533	9,533
23	Cloncurry	QLD	9,361	9,361
24	Boulia	QLD	8,747	8,747
25	Mapoon	QLD	8,613	8,613
26	Barcaldine	QLD	7,892	7,892
27	Logan	QLD	7,825	7,825
28	Goondiwindi	QLD	7,257	7,257
29	Diamantina	QLD	6,994	6,994
30	Murweh	QLD	6,991	6,991
31	Balonne	QLD	6,983	6,983
32	Western Downs	QLD	6,885	6,885
33	Charters Towers	QLD	6,737	6,737
34	Ipswich	QLD	6,690	6,690
35	Mackay	QLD	6,509	6,509
36	Tablelands	QLD	6,456	6,456
37	Central Highlands	QLD	6,392	6,392
38	Burke	QLD	6,271	6,271
39	Brisbane	QLD	6,244	6,244
40	Whitsunday	QLD	6,205	6,205
41	Gladstone	QLD	6,048	6,048
42	Douglas	QLD	6,029	6,029
43	Hinchinbrook	QLD	5,954	5,954
44	South Burnett	QLD	5,901	5,901
45	Gold Coast	QLD	5,745	5,745
46	Torres	QLD	5,725	5,725
47	Toowoomba	QLD	5,673	5,673
48	Cassowary Coast	QLD	5,615	5,615
49	Lockyer Valley	QLD	5,611	5,611
50	Fraser Coast	QLD	5,445	5,445

FAQ

Australian highest crime rate (lga) FAQ

What does Highest Crime Rate (LGA) rank?

Highest Crime Rate (LGA) ranks suburbs in QLD using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. LGAs with highest crime incidents per 100,000 population
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for QLD. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.