Queensland · Postcode 4849

Hinchinbrook postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1234 km from Brisbane

Very Remote

Population (2021)

Median age

Suburb snapshot

Hinchinbrook 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

4849 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

5 People Resident population, Census 2021

Cassowary Coast Council area 124 suburbs, 12 postcodes

50 Median age Years, Census 2021

Benchmarks against QLD

Median age

50 years

6.0 years older than QLD average

Resident median age

Search postcode 4849 Compare with another suburb Cassowary Coast LGA map Nearest weather: Mission Beach NDIS providers in Cassowary Coast

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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Hinchinbrook vs the QLD average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

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

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

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
State Electorate	Hinchinbrook
Time Zone	AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

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

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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.