Crime Dashboard - West 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-ins | 96 | 1,479 | 90 |
| motor vehicle | 34 | 1,960 | 89 |
| violent | 84 | 5,644 | 91 |
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-ins | 1,479 | 1,617 | -8.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,960 | 1,965 | -0.2% |
| violent | 5,644 | 5,027 | 12.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 8.6% to 1,479 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.2% to 1,960 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 12.3% to 5,644 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 | West Mackay1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,479 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,960 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,644 | 3,419 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in West Mackay was 52.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 100.2% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Mackay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Mackay was 68.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 89.2% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Mackay.
- the rate of violent crime in West Mackay was 65.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 99.5% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Mackay.