Crime Dashboard - North Mackay

Queensland • Suburb • 2022-24

Crime summary

Crime rank by crime type

Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Crime statistics summary

Crime
Count
Rate1
Percentile2
break-ins861,36988
motor vehicle371,77786
violent1005,67191

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Surrounding areas

Crime trends

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Period comparisons

Crime
2022-241
2020-221
Change
break-ins1,3691,285 6.5%
motor vehicle1,7771,41126.0%
violent5,6714,94314.7%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 6.5% to 1,369 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 26.0% to 1,777 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 14.7% to 5,671 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Area comparisons

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Comparative statistics

Crime
North Mackay1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,369971739
motor vehicle1,7771,1661,036
violent5,6713,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in North Mackay was 41.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 85.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than North Mackay.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in North Mackay was 52.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 71.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than North Mackay.
  • the rate of violent crime in North Mackay was 65.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 100.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than North Mackay.