Crystalbrook Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA Above QLD income

4871

Postcode for Crystalbrook, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1423 km from Brisbane · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

1191.2

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 Crystalbrook ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Crystalbrook Compares

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

Metric	Crystalbrook	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Median age	14	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -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.

Crystalbrook is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1423 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Mareeba.

According to the 2021 Census, Crystalbrook has a population of 4 with a median age of 14. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the QLD average.

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

Crystalbrook is part of the Outback - North statistical area in Queensland.

Crystalbrook Details

Postcode	4871
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	14 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,249/week
Average Household Size	5 persons
Area	1191.2 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-17.4604371
Longitude	144.3848002
Distance from Brisbane	1423 km
Region (SA4)	Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - North
Local Government	Mareeba
Federal Electorate	Kennedy

Age Profile

125.0%

100.0%

0–14 (125.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (100.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	5 (125.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	4 (100.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Crystalbrook

Amber 32.8 km Almaden 33.9 km Barwidgi 35.4 km Bolwarra 36.5 km Chillagoe 37.1 km Fossilbrook 47.6 km Rookwood 51.4 km Bulleringa 54.2 km Munderra 58.3 km Petford 59.3 km Arbouin 60.7 km Forty Mile 69.3 km

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More Crystalbrook Data

Mareeba LGA 51 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 22,866 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Atherton (118.1 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Mareeba LGA

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.