Crime & Disadvantage Cooktown Qld 4895

Crime & Safety in Cooktown QLD 4895: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Cooktown

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 Queensland	Trend
Total violent crime	1 incident per 23.9 residents	Top 41%	41% to Nov 2022
Theft (excl. unlawful entry)	1 incident per 24.3 residents	Bottom 38%	16% to Nov 2022
Month Year (LGA)	1 incident per 4,490 residents	Bottom 38%	to Mar 2023

Disadvantage in Cooktown

Cooktown Hyperlocal Public Housing Map

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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 Queensland	Trend
Alienation level	5.3	Top 24%	1% to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	2.9%	Top 11%	9% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$8,120	Top 7%	0% to Dec 2019
Public housing	6.8%	Top 5%	22% to Jan 2021
Unemployed	0.2%	Bottom 47%	9% to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	189	Top 40%	25% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Cooktown

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 Queensland	Trend
	Poker machines (LGA)	48	Bottom 12%	33% to Sep 2022
	Drug offences	1 incident per 11.6 residents	Top 46%	7% to Nov 2022

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