Head out west to the Darling Downs & Maranoa if you‘re looking to live in Queensland’s safest region for property crime.
There is no longer a northside/southside debate. Brisbane’s western suburbs are the safest with 33% marked “lower than average risk” extending from north-west suburbs such as The Gap to Moggill in the south-west, via Indooroopilly and the Centenary Suburbs.
The Sunshine Coast has a higher proportion of “lower than average risk” suburbs (27%) compared to the Gold Coast which does not have any.
Cairns has a higher proportion of “lower than average risk” suburbs (38%) compared to Townsville (13%).
Mackay has a higher proportion of “lower than average risk” suburbs (20%) compared to Rockhampton (17%).
Brisbane
Top 5 regions – Brisbane (% of suburbs that are lower than average risk):
- Moreton Bay – 36%
- Brisbane – West – 33%
- Redlands – 22%
- Brisbane – East – 21%
- Logan – 10%
Top 5 postcodes:
- 4055 – Ferny Hills, Bunya – State rank #25
- 4514 – Woodford, D’Aguilar, Delaneys Creek – State rank #30
- 4520 – Samford Valley, Samford Village, Armstrong Creek – State rank #32
- 4070 – Anstead, Bellbowrie, Moggill – State rank #34
- 4021 – Dayboro, Ocean View, Mount Mee – State rank #36
Regional QLD
Top 5 regions (% of suburbs that are lower than average risk):
- Darling Downs & Maranoa (including Southern Downs, St George, Roma) – 48%
- Fitzroy (Central Queensland including parts of Gladstone, Central Highlands) – 36%
- Cairns Region – 38%
- Queensland – Outback (including Barcaldine, Blackall, Cloncurry) – 33%
- Wide Bay (including Gympie, Fraser Coast and Bundaberg) – 32%
Top 5 postcodes:
- 4876 – Bamaga, Seisia, New Mapoon – State rank #1
- 4382 – Ballandean and Wyberba – State rank #2
- 4480 – Quilpie, Eromanga – State rank #3
- 4454 – Injune, Beilba, Baffle West – State rank #4
- 4716 – Thangool, Lawgi Dawes – State rank #5
