Kiels Mountain Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above QLD income
4559
Postcode for Kiels Mountain, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 90 km from Brisbane · Pop. 714
714
Population
43
Median Age
$2,163
Household Income/wk
$445
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
4.6
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 Kiels Mountain ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in QLD; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Kiels Mountain Compares

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

MetricKiels MountainQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,163 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $445 +QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 +QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 43 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.7% -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.

Kiels Mountain is a locality 90 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4559. It falls within the Sunshine Coast region. The local government area is Sunshine Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Kiels Mountain has a population of 714 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $2,163, above the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 2.7%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 14 (2.0% of residents).

Housing in Kiels Mountain includes a median weekly rent of $445, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 238 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Kiels Mountain scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Kiels Mountain is part of the Nambour statistical area in Queensland.

Kiels Mountain Details

Postcode4559
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)714
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,163/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$769/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$445
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size3 persons
Area4.6 km²
Population Density154/km²
Total Dwellings238
Australian Citizens91.9%
Indigenous Population14 (2.0%)
Unemployment Rate2.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-26.657222
Longitude153.006667
Distance from Brisbane90 km
Region (SA4)Sunshine Coast
Area (SA3)Nambour
Local GovernmentSunshine Coast
Federal ElectorateFairfax

Age Profile

0–14 (20.0%) 15–24 (8.8%) 25–44 (22.5%) 45–64 (26.8%) 65+ (21.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years143 (20.0%)
15–24 years63 (8.8%)
25–44 years161 (22.5%)
45–64 years191 (26.8%)
65+ years155 (21.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (42.0%) Mortgaged (48.2%) Rented (9.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma59 (8.3%)
Arthritis56 (7.8%)
Heart Disease29 (4.1%)
Cancer21 (2.9%)
Diabetes20 (2.8%)
Lung Condition14 (2.0%)
Dementia4 (0.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle3 (1.3%)
1 vehicle47 (20.3%)
2 vehicles87 (37.5%)
3+ vehicles95 (40.9%)

Suburbs Near Kiels Mountain

Same Postcode (4559)

More Kiels Mountain Data

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.