Queensland · Postcode 4871

Fossilbrook postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1394 km from Brisbane

Very Remote
$575
Household income/wk
34
Median age

Suburb snapshot

Fossilbrook 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

4871 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Mareeba Council area 51 suburbs, 6 postcodes
34 Median age Years, Census 2021
$575/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars

Benchmarks against QLD

Household income
$575/wk
68% below QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Median age
34 years
10.0 years younger than QLD average
Resident median age

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

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Fossilbrook is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1394 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Mareeba.

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

Fossilbrook details

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

Postcode4871
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Median Age34 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Average Household Size1 persons
Area473.2 km²
Latitude-17.873495
Longitude144.268178
Distance from Brisbane1394 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North
Local GovernmentMareeba
Federal ElectorateKennedy
State ElectorateTraeger
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Suburbs Near Fossilbrook

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More Fossilbrook Data

Mareeba LGA 51 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 22,866 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Atherton (144.9 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Mareeba LGA

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.