Crime & Disadvantage Dows Creek Qld 4754

Crime & Safety in Dows Creek QLD 4754: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Dows Creek

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 Mackay	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	46.8%	Bottom 16%	Data for Dec 2014
Total violent crime	0	Top 15%	Data for Nov 2022
Theft (excl. unlawful entry)	1 incident per 16.2 residents	Bottom 49%	66% to Nov 2022
Month Year (LGA)	1 incident per 40,500 residents	Bottom 4%	to Mar 2023

Disadvantage in Dows Creek

Dows Creek 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

Dows Creek

11.3%

Mackay

14.2%

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Mackay	Trend
Alienation level	3.9	Bottom 13%	Data for Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	0.4%	Bottom 36%	13% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$5,790	Bottom 14%	5% to Dec 2019
Public housing	0.0%	Bottom 38%	Data for Jan 2021
Unemployed	2.3%	Top 22%	75% to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	59	Bottom 37%	30% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Dows Creek

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

Dows Creek

60.0

Mackay

61.2

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Mackay	Trend
Alcoholics - people (LGA)	17.0%	Top 40%	Data for Dec 2018
Poker machines (LGA)	1550	Top 15%	9% to Sep 2022
Drug offences	1 incident per 16.2 residents	Bottom 45%	to Nov 2022