Kinka Beach Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4703
Postcode for Kinka Beach, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 523 km from Brisbane · Pop. 674
674
Population
56
Median Age
$867
Household Income/wk
$298
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
7.4
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 Kinka Beach ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Kinka Beach Compares

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

MetricKinka BeachQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $867 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $298 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,410 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 56 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 9.1% +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.

Kinka Beach is a locality 523 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4703. It falls within the Central Queensland region. The local government area is Livingstone.

According to the 2021 Census, Kinka Beach has a population of 674 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $867, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 9.1%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 40 (5.9% of residents).

Housing in Kinka Beach includes a median weekly rent of $298, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,410, with 295 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 77.5% of housing.

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

Kinka Beach is part of the Rockhampton statistical area in Queensland.

Kinka Beach Details

Postcode4703
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)674
Median Age56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$867/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$552/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$298
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,410
Average Household Size2 persons
Area7.4 km²
Population Density91/km²
Total Dwellings295
Australian Citizens85.8%
Indigenous Population40 (5.9%)
Unemployment Rate9.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-23.2253249
Longitude150.7911443
Distance from Brisbane523 km
Region (SA4)Central Queensland
Area (SA3)Rockhampton
Local GovernmentLivingstone
Federal ElectorateCapricornia

Age Profile

0–14 (13.9%) 15–24 (6.5%) 25–44 (15.4%) 45–64 (29.8%) 65+ (33.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years94 (13.9%)
15–24 years44 (6.5%)
25–44 years104 (15.4%)
45–64 years201 (29.8%)
65+ years226 (33.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (54.0%) Mortgaged (23.5%) Rented (22.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis111 (16.5%)
Asthma71 (10.5%)
Heart Disease60 (8.9%)
Diabetes56 (8.3%)
Cancer43 (6.4%)
Lung Condition38 (5.6%)
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 vehicle11 (3.9%)
1 vehicle153 (54.6%)
2 vehicles82 (29.3%)
3+ vehicles34 (12.1%)

Suburbs Near Kinka Beach

Same Postcode (4703)

More Kinka Beach 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.