Farrars Creek Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote

4481

Postcode for Farrars Creek, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1184 km from Brisbane · Pop. 16

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

4/10

SEIFA Advantage

13429.0

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

How Farrars Creek Compares

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

Metric	Farrars Creek	QLD avg	AU avg
Median age	19	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	4/10 ≈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.

Farrars Creek is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4481. It lies roughly 1184 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Barcoo.

According to the 2021 Census, Farrars Creek has a population of 16 with a median age of 19.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Farrars Creek scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Farrars Creek is part of the Outback - South statistical area in Queensland.

Farrars Creek Details

Postcode	4481
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	16
Median Age	19 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$850/week
Area	13429.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	25.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	4/10 (below average)
Latitude	-25.1371873
Longitude	141.4275408
Distance from Brisbane	1184 km
Region (SA4)	Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - South
Local Government	Barcoo
Federal Electorate	Maranoa

Age Profile

31.2%

25.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (31.2%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	5 (31.2%)
25–44 years	4 (25.0%)
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 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Farrars Creek

Tanbar 92.9 km Windorah 127.3 km Diamantina Lakes 136.7 km Jundah 180.3 km Bedourie 217.8 km Birdsville 226.6 km Brixton 233.2 km Eromanga 250.7 km Vergemont 253.4 km Opalton 259.4 km Tocal 262.3 km Min Min 266.3 km

Same Postcode (4481)

Tanbar Windorah

More Farrars Creek Data

Climate & Weather Closest station: Birdsville (225.1 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.