Queensland · Postcode 4871

East Creek postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1481 km from Brisbane

Very Remote

Suburb snapshot

East Creek at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for East Creek.

Quick facts

4871 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Croydon Council area Local Government Area

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

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

East Creek is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1481 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Croydon.

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

East Creek details

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

Postcode4871
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Area377.2 km²
Latitude-19.0807147
Longitude141.7435641
Distance from Brisbane1481 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North
Local GovernmentCroydon
Federal ElectorateKennedy
State ElectorateTraeger
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Suburbs Near East Creek

Savannah 29.6 km Fielding 55.1 km Claraville 57.5 km Taldora 93.0 km Esmeralda 97.6 km Coralie 97.6 km Malpas-Trenton 103.0 km Victoria Vale 108.3 km Croydon 110.6 km Saxby 128.6 km Four Ways 134.5 km Blackbull 134.8 km

Same Postcode (4871)

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More East Creek Data

Climate & Weather Closest station: Cloncurry (222.4 km)

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.