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What it costs to live in Hope Vale, QLD
Hope Vale council area, Queensland. About 1,073 people lived here in 2025. Here's what rent, power, fuel, the pokies and crime look like, and how each one sits against the rest of Queensland.
Rent
We don't have a recent rent figure for this council area yet.
Pokies losses
There are no poker machine figures for this council area.
Electricity
$2,031
A year on the regulated price in the Ergon Energy network area, for 4,748 kWh. That's the price the state's regulator sets for the standing offer. A typical plan here costs $2,031.
See electricity pricesUnleaded petrol
207c
A litre, on average, at 1 station here over the year to August 2026. That's 17c more than the QLD average.
See when fuel is cheapestCrime police recorded
Offences against the person, 2025–26
Police recorded 106 of these in Hope Vale. Fewer than 3,000 people live here, so a rate per 100,000 would jump around too much to mean anything. We leave it out.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 106 | – | 1,512 |
| 2024–25 | 83 | – | 1,562 |
| 2023–24 | 112 | – | 1,550 |
| 2022–23 | 143 | – | 1,467 |
| 2021–22 | 95 | – | 1,273 |
| 2020–21 | 57 | – | 883 |
| 2019–20 | 49 | – | 738 |
| 2018–19 | 51 | – | 739 |
| 2017–18 | 36 | – | 737 |
| 2016–17 | 49 | – | 706 |
Offences against property, 2025–26
Police recorded 108 of these in Hope Vale. Fewer than 3,000 people live here, so a rate per 100,000 would jump around too much to mean anything. We leave it out.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 108 | – | 4,928 |
| 2024–25 | 64 | – | 4,868 |
| 2023–24 | 67 | – | 5,204 |
| 2022–23 | 106 | – | 5,290 |
| 2021–22 | 55 | – | 4,610 |
| 2020–21 | 56 | – | 4,154 |
| 2019–20 | 65 | – | 5,118 |
| 2018–19 | 69 | – | 5,075 |
| 2017–18 | 61 | – | 4,887 |
| 2016–17 | 71 | – | 4,694 |
This is crime that police recorded in the area over a year, July to June. Lots of crime is never reported, and a rise can mean police are looking harder, not just that more crime happened. Each state counts crime its own way, so only compare a council with its own state.
Suburbs in Hope Vale
Who lives in each one, their homes and how they get around.
Look further
- Rents across Australia: what tenants really pay by suburb and postcode.
- Pokies losses by council: where the most is lost, in four states.
- Fuel prices: the price cycle and the cheapest day to fill up.
- Compare Hope Vale with another area, side by side.
- Look up another area.
Sources: recorded crime, © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), Reported offences by LGA, CC BY 4.0; Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Population: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, CC BY 4.0. Electricity: Regional Queensland notified prices 2026–27: Queensland Competition Authority; retailers' plans under the Consumer Data Right. Fuel: Queensland Government, Fuel Price Reporting, CC BY 4.0.