Hurricane Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
4871
Postcode for Hurricane, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1492 km from Brisbane · Pop. 4
4
Population
62
Median Age
$1,125
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
1062.0
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 Hurricane ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Hurricane Compares

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

MetricHurricaneQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Median age 62 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -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.

Hurricane is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1492 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Mareeba.

According to the 2021 Census, Hurricane has a population of 4 with a median age of 62. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the QLD average.

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

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

Hurricane Details

Postcode4871
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)4
Median Age62 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Average Household Size1.3 persons
Area1062.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-16.5313464
Longitude144.625512
Distance from Brisbane1492 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North
Local GovernmentMareeba
Federal ElectorateKennedy

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 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle5 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Hurricane

Desailly 29.0 km Nychum 29.5 km Groganville 31.7 km Bellevue 40.4 km Mount Mulligan 44.5 km Spurgeon 58.4 km Mount Carbine 60.9 km Dedin 66.5 km Rookwood 67.4 km Chillagoe 70.0 km Wrotham 73.0 km Mount Mulgrave 73.5 km

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More Hurricane Data

Mareeba LGA 51 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 22,866 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Douglas (89.1 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.