Fork Lagoons Postcode

Queensland

Remote

4723

Postcode for Fork Lagoons, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 692 km from Brisbane · Pop. 33

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$175

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

584.2

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 Fork Lagoons ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs.

How Fork Lagoons Compares

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

Metric	Fork Lagoons	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Rent/wk	$175 -QLD	$380	$390
Median age	28	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 +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.

Fork Lagoons is a remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4723. It lies roughly 692 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Central Highlands (Qld).

According to the 2021 Census, Fork Lagoons has a population of 33 with a median age of 28. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the QLD average.

Housing in Fork Lagoons includes a median weekly rent of $175, 13 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Rental properties account for 50.0% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Fork Lagoons scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Fork Lagoons is part of the Central Highlands (Qld) statistical area in Queensland.

Fork Lagoons Details

Postcode	4723
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	33
Median Age	28 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,075/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$175
Average Household Size	2.1 persons
Area	584.2 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	13
Australian Citizens	66.7%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-23.0299189
Longitude	148.2010114
Distance from Brisbane	692 km
Region (SA4)	Central Queensland
Area (SA3)	Central Highlands (Qld)
Local Government	Central Highlands (Qld)
Federal Electorate	Flynn

Age Profile

30.3%

12.1%

30.3%

9.1%

0–14 (30.3%) 15–24 (12.1%) 25–44 (30.3%) 45–64 (30.3%) 65+ (9.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	10 (30.3%)
15–24 years	4 (12.1%)
25–44 years	10 (30.3%)
45–64 years	10 (30.3%)
65+ years	3 (9.1%)

Housing Tenure

50.0%

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (50.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	3 (30.0%)
2 vehicles	4 (40.0%)
3+ vehicles	3 (30.0%)

Suburbs Near Fork Lagoons

Bundoora 0.0 km Cotherstone 0.0 km Wyuna 0.0 km Belcong 0.0 km Chirnside 13.3 km Tieri 14.6 km Mount Macarthur 15.3 km Capella 18.9 km Lowestoff 23.9 km Crinum 28.2 km Khosh Bulduk 30.5 km Hibernia 33.1 km

Same Postcode (4723)

Belcong Bundoora Capella Carbine Creek Chirnside Cotherstone Crinum Hibernia Khosh Bulduk Lowestoff Mount Macarthur Retro Wyuna

More Fork Lagoons Data

Central Highlands (Qld) LGA 72 suburbs, 10 postcodes, 27,760 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Emerald (55.8 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.