IT seems Queensland residents are happy to do the crime but not so happy to pay the fine — racking up more than $900 million in SPER debt.

As of November 2015, the State Penalty Enforcement Registry (SPER), which is responsible for collecting unpaid fines and court ordered penalties, had an outstanding balance of $934 million.

This includes fines for driving on a suspended license, drink driving, speeding, drug driving and unpaid road tolls.

The suburb of Logan owes $20.6 million from 7680 debtors, while Ipswich residents’ bill is more than $20 million.

More than 29,000 people living in the Moreton Bay region owed money to the debt collection agency, worth $57 million.

75,000 Gold Coast residents owe a $118.6 million SPER debt. Further north, Sunshine Coast residents have a $34.27 million debt.

On the bayside, 3024 residents living in Wynnum owe $7.6 million.

A spokesman for Treasurer Curtis Pitt said the government was working hard to collect the debt.

“Efforts from SPER’s continuous improvement program has seen monthly collections increase by more than 10 per cent since the beginning of the 2015/16 financial year,” the spokesman said.

QUEENSLAND DEBT

Gold Coast: $118.64 million (74, 695 debtors)

Sunshine Coast: $34.27 million (22,622 debtors)

Toowoomba: $17.9 million (11, 034 debtors)

Warwick and surrounds: $5.29 million (3445 debtors)

Wynnum: $7.67 million (3024 debtors)

Chermside: $3.21 million (1922 debtors)

Logan: $20.68 million (7680 debtors)

Caboolture and Burpengary: $18.52 million (9721 debtors)

Redcliffe Peninsula: $15.91 million (7270 debtors)

Deception Bay: $8.1 million (3506 debtors)