Kooralbyn Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4285
Postcode for Kooralbyn, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 71 km from Brisbane · Pop. 1,697
1,697
Population
53
Median Age
$942
Household Income/wk
$250
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
87.5
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 Kooralbyn 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 Kooralbyn Compares

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

MetricKooralbynQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $942 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $250 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,300 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 53 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 9.6% +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.

Kooralbyn is a locality 71 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4285. It falls within the Logan - Beaudesert region. The local government area is Scenic Rim.

According to the 2021 Census, Kooralbyn has a population of 1,697 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $942, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 9.6%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 108 (6.4% of residents).

Housing in Kooralbyn includes a median weekly rent of $250, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 703 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 79.8% of housing.

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

Kooralbyn is served by The Kooralbyn International School.

Kooralbyn is part of the Jimboomba statistical area in Queensland.

Kooralbyn Details

Postcode4285
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)1,697
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$942/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$474/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area87.5 km²
Population Density19/km²
Total Dwellings703
Australian Citizens87.0%
Indigenous Population108 (6.4%)
Unemployment Rate9.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-28.084
Longitude152.842
Distance from Brisbane71 km
Region (SA4)Logan - Beaudesert
Area (SA3)Jimboomba
Local GovernmentScenic Rim
Federal ElectorateWright

Age Profile

0–14 (14.8%) 15–24 (8.0%) 25–44 (15.3%) 45–64 (33.6%) 65+ (29.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years252 (14.8%)
15–24 years135 (8.0%)
25–44 years259 (15.3%)
45–64 years571 (33.6%)
65+ years500 (29.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (41.9%) Mortgaged (37.9%) Rented (20.2%)

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)

Arthritis284 (16.7%)
Asthma196 (11.5%)
Diabetes126 (7.4%)
Heart Disease124 (7.3%)
Cancer86 (5.1%)
Lung Condition76 (4.5%)
Dementia8 (0.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle21 (3.0%)
1 vehicle275 (39.9%)
2 vehicles255 (37.0%)
3+ vehicles138 (20.0%)

Schools in Kooralbyn

The Kooralbyn International School
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 981 · 475 students

Suburbs Near Kooralbyn

Same Postcode (4285)

More Kooralbyn 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.