QLD · Cherbourg Council
Cherbourg, QLD, 4605
Current weather
14.2°CClear sky
91% humidity · 8.6 km/h wind · 20° / 9.8° today · 0.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#341 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Cherbourg is a small locality in the Cherbourg area, home to around 1,194 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 754 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-32%), roughly 631.5 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,194
- Median age
- 23
- Median household income / week
- $793
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 319
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 23.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 8 / 26
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 754
- Against the person
- 244
- Against property
- 299
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 631.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 39.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -32.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault116
- Drug Offences91
- Good Order Offences109
- Other Property Damage111
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)81
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 626
- Cherbourg State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Park or reserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Cherbourg Hospitalhospital
- Clinicclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 19.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #341 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cherbourg Hospitalhealthhospital
- Clinichealthclinic
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Cherbourg State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime116
- Drug Offencescrime91
- Good Order Offencescrime109
- Other Property Damagecrime111
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime81
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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