QLD · Napranum Council
Mission River, QLD, 4874
Current weather
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68% humidity · 12 km/h wind · 30.1° / 21.6° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#404 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mission River is a small locality in the Napranum area, home to around 974 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 363 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 372.7 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 974
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $833
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 38 of 237
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 19.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 8 / 32
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)
- 363
- Against the person
- 158
- Against property
- 109
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 372.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 6 residents
- State safety percentile
- 32.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault114
- Good Order Offences30
- Other Property Damage32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)44
- Traffic And Related Offences56
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
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- South of the Embley Project (Amrun)Bauxite mining operation, initially producing 22.5 million dry product tonnes per annum with the potential to increase to 50 mdpt/a.Completed EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 4.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #404 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
- South of the Embley Project (Amrun)planningBauxite mining operation, initially producing 22.5 million dry product tonnes per annum with the potential to increase to 50 mdpt/a.Completed EIS project
- Assaultcrime114
- Good Order Offencescrime30
- Other Property Damagecrime32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime44
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime56
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
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