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QLD · Winton Council

Opalton, QLD, 4735

Current weather

21.1°CPartly cloudy

74% humidity · 8 km/h wind · 26.6° / 16.2° today · 0 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Opalton is a small locality in the Winton area, home to around 59 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 50 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-35%), and roughly 847.5 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.

Population

Population
59
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$687
Dwelling vacancy
28.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 35
Median monthly mortgage
$3,950
Employment rate
47.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 0 / 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)
50
Against the person
6
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
847.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 10 residents
State safety percentile
44.7th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-35.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault4
  • Drug Offences21
  • Other Property Damage3
  • Traffic And Related Offences10
  • Weapons Act Offences2

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Blue Bush Channels Nature RefugeNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

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

Recent changes

  • Blue Bush Channels Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Assaultcrime4
  • Drug Offencescrime21
  • Other Property Damagecrime3
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime10
  • Weapons Act Offencescrime2

Data sources & freshness