Halfway Creek Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4208
Postcode for Halfway Creek, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 39 km from Brisbane · Pop. 246
246
Population
48
Median Age
$1,208
Household Income/wk
$325
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
83.2
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 Halfway Creek ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Halfway Creek Compares

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

MetricHalfway CreekQLD avgAU avgGreater Brisbane
Household income/wk $1,208 -QLD $1,770 $1,836 $1,945
Rent/wk $325 -QLD $380 $390 $402
Mortgage/month $1,083 -QLD $1,774 $1,958 $1,919
Median age 48 44.0 45.0 38.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 5.0% -QLD 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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.

Halfway Creek is a locality 39 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4208. It falls within the Gold Coast region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Halfway Creek has a population of 246 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $1,208, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 14 (5.7% of residents).

Housing in Halfway Creek includes a median weekly rent of $325, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 88 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.8% of housing.

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

Halfway Creek is part of the Ormeau - Oxenford statistical area in Queensland.

Halfway Creek Details

Postcode4208
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)246
Median Age48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,208/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$567/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$325
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area83.2 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings88
Australian Citizens87.0%
Indigenous Population14 (5.7%)
Unemployment Rate5.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-27.7633
Longitude153.239
Distance from Brisbane39 km
Region (SA4)Gold Coast
Area (SA3)Ormeau - Oxenford
Local GovernmentClarence Valley
Federal ElectorateFadden

Age Profile

0–14 (15.9%) 15–24 (11.4%) 25–44 (15.4%) 45–64 (35.4%) 65+ (21.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years39 (15.9%)
15–24 years28 (11.4%)
25–44 years38 (15.4%)
45–64 years87 (35.4%)
65+ years52 (21.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (37.8%) Rented (12.2%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis34 (13.8%)
Asthma25 (10.2%)
Heart Disease17 (6.9%)
Cancer17 (6.9%)
Lung Condition13 (5.3%)
Diabetes11 (4.5%)
Dementia6 (2.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle29 (33.0%)
2 vehicles30 (34.1%)
3+ vehicles29 (33.0%)

Suburbs Near Halfway Creek

Same Postcode (4208)

More Halfway Creek 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.