Balonne

Local Government Area, QLD

4,320
Population
40
Median Age
$40,560
Median Income (Annual)
31,104.085 kmยฒ
Area

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Council

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Balonne Shire Council
Shire ยท QLD
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
4,320
Males
2,168 (50.2%)
Females
2,149 (49.7%)
Indigenous
884 (20.5%)
Born in Australia
93.0%
English Only at Home
96.0%
Australian Citizens
3,771
Other Languages
4.0%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
6.9%
5-14 years
13.1%
15-19 years
5.8%
20-24 years
6.1%
25-34 years
12.8%
35-44 years
10.8%
45-54 years
13.8%
55-64 years
14.0%
65-74 years
10.1%
75-84 years
5.0%
85+ years
1.7%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$780/week
Annual Personal Income
$40,560
Median Household Income
$1,358/week
Annual Household Income
$70,616
Median Family Income
$1,704/week
Annual Family Income
$88,608

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$200
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,169
Average Household Size
2.4 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
3,597 (93.0%)
Born Overseas
270 (7.0%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
1,432 (46.5%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
242 (7.9%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
935 (30.4%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
208 (6.8%)
Year 8 or Below
236 (7.7%)
Did Not Go to School
24 (0.8%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
1,413
Employed Part-time
545
Total Employed
2,099
Unemployed
101
Unemployment Rate
4.5%
Participation Rate
63.7%
Labour Force
2,197
Not in Labour Force
907

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family Composition

Total Families
1,098
Couple - No Children
463 (42.2%)
Couple with Children
436 (39.7%)
One Parent Family
178 (16.2%)
Other Family
21 (1.9%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
1,386 (87.3%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
136 (8.6%)
Flat/Apartment
20 (1.3%)
Other Dwelling
33 (2.1%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
1,588
Unoccupied Dwellings
362

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
72 (4.7%)
1 Vehicle
502 (32.4%)
2 Vehicles
553 (35.7%)
3 Vehicles
231 (14.9%)
4+ Vehicles
186 (12.0%)
Total Dwellings
1,548

๐Ÿš” Crime Statistics (Calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents from the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Rates are per 100,000 residents (annual rate = sum of monthly rates within 2025). Trends compare the 2025 annual rate to 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences
Break & enter (dwelling)
870 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
412.1 / 100k
Non-FV assault
1,694.1 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
22.9 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
663.9 / 100k
Show all 58 QPS offence categories
Offence Incidents Rate / 100k
Other Offences 628 14,377.2
Offences Against Property 217 4,967.9
Traffic and Related Offences 199 4,555.8
Good Order Offences 160 3,663
Drink Driving 159 3,640.1
Drug Offences 119 2,724.3
Public Nuisance 115 2,632.8
Offences Against the Person 102 2,335.1
Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order 90 2,060.4
Assault 74 1,694.1
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 71 1,625.4
Other Property Damage 69 1,579.7
Other Drug Offences 69 1,579.7
Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police 45 1,030.2
Possess Drugs 39 892.9
Serious Assault 36 824.2
Disqualified Driving 36 824.2
Unlawful Entry 35 801.3
Common Assault' 33 755.5
Weapons Act Offences 32 732.6
Other Stealing 29 663.9
Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent) 29 663.9
Trespassing and Vagrancy 21 480.8
Other Offences Against the Person 20 457.9
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling 19 435
Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items 19 435
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 18 412.1
Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling 18 412.1
Life Endangering Acts 17 389.2
Fraud 14 320.5
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other 11 251.8
Shop Stealing 11 251.8
Weapons Act Offences - Other 10 228.9
Fraud by Credit Card 9 206
Sell Supply Drugs 9 206
Arson 7 160.3
Sexual Offences 6 137.4
Other Fraud 5 114.5
Serious Assault (Other) 5 114.5
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop 5 114.5
Rape and Attempted Rape 4 91.6
Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle 4 91.6
Miscellaneous Offences 4 91.6
Stalking 3 68.7
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 3 68.7
Handling Stolen Goods 3 68.7
Other Sexual Offences 2 45.8
Stealing from Dwellings 2 45.8
Possess Property Suspected Stolen 2 45.8
Unlawful Possess Concealable Firearm 2 45.8
Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling 1 22.9
Robbery 1 22.9
Unarmed Robbery 1 22.9
Unlawful Possess Firearm - Other 1 22.9
Possess etc. Tainted Property 1 22.9
Trafficking Drugs 1 22.9
Produce Drugs 1 22.9
Homicide (Murder) 1 22.9

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