Crime & Disadvantage Cairns City Qld 4870

Crime & Safety in Cairns City QLD 4870: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Cairns City

The higher the score, the more free the area is from crime.
Sources: TORREN, QLD POLICE, WA CRIME and Microburbs, 1997 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Cairns	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	35.7%	Bottom 1%	Data for Dec 2014
Total violent crime	1 incident per 3.24 residents	Top 32%	37% to Nov 2022
Theft (excl. unlawful entry)	1 incident per 0.694 residents	Top 21%	17% to Nov 2022
Month Year (LGA)	1 incident per 18,500 residents	Bottom 19%	to Mar 2023

Disadvantage in Cairns City

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The proportion of residents under 65 who rely on government support, live in high stress environments or are otherwise alienated from mainstream society.
Sources: ABS, ATO, DSS, TORREN and Microburbs, 2001 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Cairns	Trend
Alienation level	6.2	Top 5%	8% to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	17.6%	Top 1%	28% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$6,830	Top 34%	83% to Dec 2019
Public housing	1.8%	Top 14%	59% to Jan 2021
Unemployed	0.2%	Bottom 48%	34% to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	2,320	Top 1%	20% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Cairns City

The proportion of residents who have at least one addiction including alcoholism, gambling and illicit drugs.
Sources: TORREN, QLD POLICE, WA CRIME and Microburbs, 2001 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Cairns	Trend
Alcoholics - people (LGA)	17.0%	Top 37%	Data for Dec 2018
Poker machines (LGA)	1770	Top 11%	7% to Sep 2022
Drug offences	1 incident per 1.57 residents	Top 30%	9% to Nov 2022

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