Kalunga Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4887
Postcode for Kalunga, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1363 km from Brisbane · Pop. 103
103
Population
43
Median Age
$1,100
Household Income/wk
$200
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
57.8
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 Kalunga ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Kalunga Compares

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

MetricKalungaQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,100 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,142 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 43 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -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.

Kalunga is a locality 1363 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4887. It falls within the Queensland - Outback region. The local government area is Tablelands.

According to the 2021 Census, Kalunga has a population of 103 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,100, below the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 10 (9.7% of residents).

Housing in Kalunga includes a median weekly rent of $200, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,142, with 31 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 79.4% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Kalunga scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Kalunga is part of the Far North statistical area in Queensland.

Kalunga Details

Postcode4887
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)103
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,100/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$615/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,142
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area57.8 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings31
Australian Citizens83.5%
Indigenous Population10 (9.7%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-17.4408938
Longitude145.3852261
Distance from Brisbane1363 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Far North
Local GovernmentTablelands
Federal ElectorateKennedy

Age Profile

0–14 (16.5%) 15–24 (17.5%) 25–44 (15.5%) 45–64 (27.2%) 65+ (22.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years17 (16.5%)
15–24 years18 (17.5%)
25–44 years16 (15.5%)
45–64 years28 (27.2%)
65+ years23 (22.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (29.4%) Rented (20.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma8 (7.8%)
Arthritis7 (6.8%)
Heart Disease4 (3.9%)

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 vehicle8 (22.9%)
2 vehicles13 (37.1%)
3+ vehicles14 (40.0%)

Suburbs Near Kalunga

Wondecla 5.7 km Herberton 6.4 km Moomin 8.7 km Kaban 9.0 km Watsonville 11.3 km Evelyn 14.6 km Wongabel 15.4 km Irvinebank 17.5 km Tumoulin 17.6 km Upper Barron 19.3 km Minbun 19.3 km Ravenshoe 21.4 km

Same Postcode (4887)

Herberton Irvinebank Moomin Watsonville Wondecla

More Kalunga Data

Tablelands LGA 54 suburbs, 10 postcodes, 26,245 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Atherton (21.5 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Tablelands 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.