Iron Range Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote

4892

Postcode for Iron Range, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1467 km from Brisbane · Pop. 30

Population

Median Age

$1,062

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

628.6

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 Iron Range ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD.

How Iron Range Compares

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

Metric	Iron Range	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,062 -QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,000 -QLD	$1,774	$1,958
Median age	56	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 +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.

Iron Range is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4892. It lies roughly 1467 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Cook.

According to the 2021 Census, Iron Range has a population of 30 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $1,062, below the QLD average.

Housing in Iron Range includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,000, 18 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, Iron Range scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

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

Iron Range Details

Postcode	4892
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	30
Median Age	56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,062/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$966/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,000
Average Household Size	1.4 persons
Area	628.6 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	18
Australian Citizens	60.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-17.8611
Longitude	143.215
Distance from Brisbane	1467 km
Region (SA4)	Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - North
Local Government	Cook
Federal Electorate	Leichhardt

Age Profile

33.3%

56.7%

40.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (33.3%) 45–64 (56.7%) 65+ (40.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	10 (33.3%)
45–64 years	17 (56.7%)
65+ years	12 (40.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis

3 (10.0%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	4 (26.7%)
1 vehicle	7 (46.7%)
2 vehicles	4 (26.7%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Iron Range

Mamu 0.0 km Abingdon Downs 0.0 km Red River 48.5 km Georgetown 55.1 km Gilbert River 67.8 km Strathmore 72.8 km Talaroo 73.9 km Gununa 76.3 km Bulleringa 77.5 km Ravensworth 78.7 km Northhead 95.6 km Bolwarra 99.3 km

Same Postcode (4892)

More Iron Range Data

Cook LGA 19 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 5,365 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Atherton (248.9 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Cook 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.