Coverty Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4613
Postcode for Coverty, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 203 km from Brisbane · Pop. 107
107
Population
54
Median Age
$703
Household Income/wk
$230
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
88.5
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 Coverty ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Coverty Compares

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

MetricCovertyQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $703 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $230 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $758 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 54 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 16.7% +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.

Coverty is a locality 203 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4613. It falls within the Wide Bay region. The local government area is South Burnett.

According to the 2021 Census, Coverty has a population of 107 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $703, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 16.7%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 8 (7.5% of residents).

Housing in Coverty includes a median weekly rent of $230, median monthly mortgage repayment of $758, with 41 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below 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, Coverty scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Coverty is part of the Burnett statistical area in Queensland.

Coverty Details

Postcode4613
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)107
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$703/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$365/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$230
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$758
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area88.5 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings41
Australian Citizens78.5%
Indigenous Population8 (7.5%)
Unemployment Rate16.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-26.2805412
Longitude151.4785718
Distance from Brisbane203 km
Region (SA4)Wide Bay
Area (SA3)Burnett
Local GovernmentSouth Burnett
Federal ElectorateFlynn

Age Profile

0–14 (13.1%) 15–24 (9.3%) 25–44 (5.6%) 45–64 (36.4%) 65+ (27.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years14 (13.1%)
15–24 years10 (9.3%)
25–44 years6 (5.6%)
45–64 years39 (36.4%)
65+ years29 (27.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (83.3%) Mortgaged (16.7%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis22 (20.6%)
Asthma19 (17.8%)
Lung Condition13 (12.1%)
Cancer11 (10.3%)
Diabetes5 (4.7%)
Heart Disease5 (4.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle22 (56.4%)
2 vehicles11 (28.2%)
3+ vehicles6 (15.4%)

Suburbs Near Coverty

Same Postcode (4613)

More Coverty 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.