Crime & Disadvantage The Gums Qld 4406

Crime & Safety in The Gums QLD 4406: Is it safe?

Safety Score in The Gums

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 Darling Downs	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	61.4%	Top 43%	Data for Dec 2014
Total violent crime	1 incident per 82.5 residents	Bottom 32%	50% to Nov 2022
Theft (excl. unlawful entry)	1 incident per 13.8 residents	Top 46%	150% to Nov 2022
Month Year (LGA)	1 incident per 6,760 residents	Bottom 34%	to Mar 2023

Disadvantage in The Gums

The Gums 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

The Gums

18.4%

Darling Downs

19.5%

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Darling Downs	Trend
Alienation level	4.3	Bottom 29%	0% to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	0.1%	Bottom 3%	53% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$6,320	Bottom 40%	60% to Dec 2019
Public housing	0.0%	Bottom 38%	Data for Jan 2021
Unemployed	2.1%	Top 24%	24% to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	36	Bottom 29%	2% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in The Gums

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

The Gums

61.0

Darling Downs

56.9

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Darling Downs	Trend
Alcoholics - people (LGA)	17.0%	Top 32%	Data for Dec 2018
Poker machines (LGA)	327	Top 40%	0 to Sep 2022
Drug offences	1 incident per 27.5 residents	Bottom 33%	to Nov 2022