Gunnawarra Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
4872
Postcode for Gunnawarra, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1341 km from Brisbane · Pop. 27
27
Population
42
Median Age
$1,875
Household Income/wk
$350
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
920.3
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 Gunnawarra ranks: SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Gunnawarra Compares

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

MetricGunnawarraQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,875 ≈QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $350 ≈QLD $380 $390
Median age 42 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 50.0% +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.

Gunnawarra is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4872. It lies roughly 1341 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Tablelands.

According to the 2021 Census, Gunnawarra has a population of 27 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $1,875, close to the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 50.0%, higher than the QLD average.

Housing in Gunnawarra includes a median weekly rent of $350, 4 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Gunnawarra scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Gunnawarra is part of the Far North statistical area in Queensland.

Gunnawarra Details

Postcode4872
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)27
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,875/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$274/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$350
Average Household Size5.5 persons
Area920.3 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings4
Australian Citizens77.8%
Unemployment Rate50.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-17.8954347
Longitude145.0570617
Distance from Brisbane1341 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Far North
Local GovernmentTablelands
Federal ElectorateKennedy

Age Profile

0–14 (37.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (25.9%) 45–64 (18.5%) 65+ (11.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years10 (37.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years7 (25.9%)
45–64 years5 (18.5%)
65+ years3 (11.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles3 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Gunnawarra

Same Postcode (4872)

More Gunnawarra Data

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.