Cheeseborough Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote Above QLD income

4702

Postcode for Cheeseborough, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 477 km from Brisbane · Pop. 16

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

196.3

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 Cheeseborough ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD.

How Cheeseborough Compares

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

Metric	Cheeseborough	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$2,600 +QLD	$1,774	$1,958
Median age	41	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +QLD	4.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -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.

Cheeseborough is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4702. It lies roughly 477 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Central Highlands (Qld).

According to the 2021 Census, Cheeseborough has a population of 16 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the QLD average.

Housing in Cheeseborough includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,600, 8 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Cheeseborough scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Cheeseborough is part of the Biloela statistical area in Queensland.

Cheeseborough Details

Postcode	4702
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	16
Median Age	41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,100/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,600
Average Household Size	3.8 persons
Area	196.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-24.3135526
Longitude	149.8003012
Distance from Brisbane	477 km
Region (SA4)	Central Queensland
Area (SA3)	Biloela
Local Government	Central Highlands (Qld)
Federal Electorate	Flynn

Age Profile

31.2%

50.0%

0–14 (31.2%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (50.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	5 (31.2%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	8 (50.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

57.1%

42.9%

Owned outright (57.1%) Mortgaged (42.9%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	4 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Cheeseborough

Anakie Siding 0.0 km Rewan 0.0 km Humboldt 0.0 km Carnarvon Park 0.0 km Arcturus 0.0 km Sapphire Central 0.0 km Alberta 0.0 km Gordonstone 0.0 km Togara 0.0 km Dundula Creek 0.0 km Baralaba 14.7 km Mimosa 20.0 km

Same Postcode (4702)

Alberta Alsace Alton Downs Anakie Anakie Siding Arcturus Argoon Balcomba Banana Baralaba Barnard Bingegang Blackdown Bluff Bogantungan Boolburra Bouldercombe Bushley Canal Creek Canoona Carnarvon Park Cawarral Comet Consuelo Coomoo Coorooman Coorumbene Coowonga Dalma Dingo Dixalea Dululu Dumpy Creek Dundula Creek Etna Creek Fernlees Gainsford Garnant Gemfields Gindie Glenroy Gogango Goomally Goovigen Goowarra Gordonstone Gracemere Humboldt Jambin Jardine Jellinbah Joskeleigh Kabra Kalapa Keppel Sands Kokotungo Kunwarara Lowesby Marmor Midgee Milman Mimosa Moonmera Morinish Morinish South Mount Chalmers Nine Mile Parkhurst Pheasant Creek Pink Lily Plum Tree Rannes Rewan Ridgelands Rolleston Rossmoya Rubyvale Sapphire Sapphire Central Shoalwater Smoky Creek South Yaamba Stanage Stanwell Stewarton Tarramba The Caves The Gemfields Thompson Point Togara Tungamull Ulogie Wallaroo Westwood Willows Willows Gemfields Withersfield Woolein Wooroona Wowan Wycarbah Yalleroi Yaraka

More Cheeseborough Data

Central Highlands (Qld) LGA 72 suburbs, 10 postcodes, 27,760 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Biloela (72.5 km)

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.