Hinchinbrook Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote

4849

Postcode for Hinchinbrook, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1234 km from Brisbane · Pop. 5

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

N/A/10

SEIFA Advantage

414.1

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

How Hinchinbrook Compares

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

Metric	Hinchinbrook	QLD avg	AU avg
Median age	50	44.0	45.0

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.

Hinchinbrook is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4849. It lies roughly 1234 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Cassowary Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Hinchinbrook has a population of 5 with a median age of 50.

Hinchinbrook is part of the Innisfail - Cassowary Coast statistical area in Queensland.

Hinchinbrook Details

Postcode	4849
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	5
Median Age	50 years
Area	414.1 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Latitude	-18.2921606
Longitude	146.2440175
Distance from Brisbane	1234 km
Region (SA4)	Cairns
Area (SA3)	Innisfail - Cassowary Coast
Local Government	Cassowary Coast
Federal Electorate	Kennedy

Age Profile

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

Show counts

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

Suburbs Near Hinchinbrook

Damper Creek 20.9 km Cardwell 23.2 km Rungoo 25.6 km Ellerbeck 27.8 km Lucinda 28.2 km Bemerside 30.4 km Macknade 31.5 km Halifax 32.5 km Kennedy 32.6 km Carruchan 33.1 km Cordelia 33.8 km Gairloch 34.2 km

Same Postcode (4849)

Cardwell Damper Creek Lumholtz Rungoo

More Hinchinbrook Data

Cassowary Coast LGA 124 suburbs, 12 postcodes, 28,854 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mission Beach (49.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Cassowary Coast LGA

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.