Alloway Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4670
Postcode for Alloway, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 288 km from Brisbane · Pop. 488
488
Population
45
Median Age
$1,420
Household Income/wk
$253
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
72.8
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Alloway ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Alloway Compares

Alloway vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricAllowayQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,420 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $253 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,313 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 45 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 6.3% ≈QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Alloway is a locality 288 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4670. It falls within the Wide Bay region. The local government area is Bundaberg.

According to the 2021 Census, Alloway has a population of 488 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $1,420, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 6.3%. The Indigenous population is 22 (4.5% of residents).

Housing in Alloway includes a median weekly rent of $253, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,313, with 151 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 74.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Alloway scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Alloway is served by Alloway State School.

Alloway is part of the Bundaberg statistical area in Queensland.

Alloway Details

Postcode4670
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)488
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,420/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$754/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$253
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,313
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area72.8 km²
Population Density7/km²
Total Dwellings151
Australian Citizens82.0%
Indigenous Population22 (4.5%)
Unemployment Rate6.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-24.9466616
Longitude152.3682506
Distance from Brisbane288 km
Region (SA4)Wide Bay
Area (SA3)Bundaberg
Local GovernmentBundaberg
Federal ElectorateHinkler

Age Profile

0–14 (16.0%) 15–24 (13.5%) 25–44 (20.3%) 45–64 (35.5%) 65+ (16.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years78 (16.0%)
15–24 years66 (13.5%)
25–44 years99 (20.3%)
45–64 years173 (35.5%)
65+ years80 (16.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (43.3%) Mortgaged (31.2%) Rented (25.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma57 (11.7%)
Arthritis53 (10.9%)
Diabetes28 (5.7%)
Heart Disease20 (4.1%)
Cancer9 (1.8%)
Lung Condition5 (1.0%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (2.7%)
1 vehicle37 (25.2%)
2 vehicles45 (30.6%)
3+ vehicles61 (41.5%)

Schools in Alloway

Alloway State School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 938 · 63 students

Suburbs Near Alloway

Same Postcode (4670)

More Alloway Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.