Queensland · Postcode 4702

Dumpy Creek postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 489 km from Brisbane

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA Above QLD income
16
Population (2021)
$1,958
Household income/wk
43
Median age
1/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Dumpy Creek at a glance vs QLD

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

4702 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
16 People Resident population, Census 2021
Banana Council area 47 suburbs, 7 postcodes
43 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,958/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 1/10 SEIFA advantage Very low SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against QLD

Household income
$1,958/wk
11% above QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
1/10
3.0 deciles below QLD average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
43 years
1.0 years younger than QLD average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below QLD average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Dumpy Creek ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Dumpy Creek vs the QLD average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricDumpy CreekQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,958 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Median age 43 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -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.

Dumpy Creek is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4702. It lies roughly 489 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Banana.

According to the 2021 Census, Dumpy Creek has a population of 16 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,958, above the QLD average.

Housing in Dumpy Creek includes a 7 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, Dumpy Creek scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Dumpy Creek is part of the Biloela statistical area in Queensland.

Dumpy Creek details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode4702
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)16
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,958/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$933/week
Average Household Size1.9 persons
Area306.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings7
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-23.9915222
Longitude150.029432
Distance from Brisbane489 km
Region (SA4)Central Queensland
Area (SA3)Biloela
Local GovernmentBanana
Federal ElectorateFlynn
State ElectorateRockhampton
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (25.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (31.2%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years4 (25.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years5 (31.2%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Dumpy Creek is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

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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.