QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Hudson, QLD, 4860
Current weather
19.9°CPartly cloudy
91% humidity · 6 km/h wind · 25.4° / 17.4° today · 0.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#357 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hudson is a small locality in the Cassowary Coast area, home to around 238 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 893 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-48%), and roughly 3752.1 offences per 1,000 residents. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 238
- Median age
- 32
- Median household income / week
- $1,025
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 85
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 37.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 8 / 0
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)
- 893
- Against the person
- 208
- Against property
- 285
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,752.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 70.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -47.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault63
- Drug Offences206
- Good Order Offences137
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)138
- Traffic And Related Offences126
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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
- 6.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #357 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime63
- Drug Offencescrime206
- Good Order Offencescrime137
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime138
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime126
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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