Cotherstone Postcode

Queensland

Remote

4723

Postcode for Cotherstone, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 692 km from Brisbane · Pop. 5

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

173.6

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 Cotherstone ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of QLD suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD.

How Cotherstone Compares

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

Metric	Cotherstone	QLD avg	AU avg
Median age	55	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +QLD	4.0/10	6.0/10

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.

Cotherstone is a remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4723. It lies roughly 692 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Central Highlands (Qld).

According to the 2021 Census, Cotherstone has a population of 5 with a median age of 55.

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

Cotherstone is part of the Central Highlands (Qld) statistical area in Queensland.

Cotherstone Details

Postcode	4723
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	5
Median Age	55 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$949/week
Average Household Size	1 persons
Area	173.6 km²
Population Density	0/km²
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-23.0299189
Longitude	148.2010114
Distance from Brisbane	692 km
Region (SA4)	Central Queensland
Area (SA3)	Central Highlands (Qld)
Local Government	Central Highlands (Qld)
Federal Electorate	Flynn

Age Profile

140.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (140.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	7 (140.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Cotherstone

Fork Lagoons 0.0 km Wyuna 0.0 km Bundoora 0.0 km Belcong 0.0 km Chirnside 13.3 km Tieri 14.6 km Mount Macarthur 15.3 km Capella 18.9 km Lowestoff 23.9 km Crinum 28.2 km Khosh Bulduk 30.5 km Hibernia 33.1 km

Same Postcode (4723)

Belcong Bundoora Capella Carbine Creek Chirnside Crinum Fork Lagoons Hibernia Khosh Bulduk Lowestoff Mount Macarthur Retro Wyuna

More Cotherstone Data

Central Highlands (Qld) LGA 72 suburbs, 10 postcodes, 27,760 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Emerald (55.8 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.