Esmeralda Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

4871

Postcode for Esmeralda, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1429 km from Brisbane · Pop. 10

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

5233.9

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 Esmeralda ranks: household income sits in the bottom 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 Esmeralda Compares

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

Metric	Esmeralda	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Median age	28	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.

Esmeralda is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1429 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Croydon.

According to the 2021 Census, Esmeralda has a population of 10 with a median age of 28. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the QLD average.

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

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

Esmeralda Details

Postcode	4871
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	10
Median Age	28 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,062/week
Average Household Size	5.5 persons
Area	5233.9 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	80.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-18.8526226
Longitude	142.6398315
Distance from Brisbane	1429 km
Region (SA4)	Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - North
Local Government	Croydon
Federal Electorate	Kennedy

Age Profile

30.0%

60.0%

0–14 (30.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (60.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	3 (30.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	6 (60.0%)
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 Esmeralda

Northhead 57.9 km Victoria Vale 62.7 km Gilbert River 65.6 km Gununa 70.3 km Bellfield 78.7 km Croydon 83.2 km East Creek 97.6 km Savannah 98.2 km Claraville 101.4 km Georgetown 108.7 km Saxby 112.1 km Coralie 113.2 km

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Climate & Weather Closest station: Cloncurry (303.8 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.