Queensland · Postcode 4478

Lumeah postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 771 km from Brisbane

Very Remote
11
Population (2021)
$1,874
Household income/wk
26
Median age
7/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Lumeah at a glance vs QLD

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

4478 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
11 People Resident population, Census 2021
Blackall Tambo Council area 11 suburbs, 2 postcodes
26 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,874/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 7/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against QLD

Household income
$1,874/wk
6% above QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
7/10
3.0 deciles above QLD average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
26 years
18.0 years younger than QLD average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below QLD average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Lumeah ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in QLD.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Lumeah vs the QLD average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricLumeahQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,874 ≈QLD $1,770 $1,836
Mortgage/month $2,630 +QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 26 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.

Lumeah is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4478. It lies roughly 771 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Blackall Tambo.

According to the 2021 Census, Lumeah has a population of 11 with a median age of 26. The median weekly household income is $1,874, close to the QLD average.

Housing in Lumeah includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,630, 3 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Lumeah scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Lumeah is part of the Outback - South statistical area in Queensland.

Lumeah details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode4478
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)11
Median Age26 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,083/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,630
Average Household Size3 persons
Area1184.3 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings3
Australian Citizens72.7%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-25.2868141
Longitude145.6721212
Distance from Brisbane771 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - South
Local GovernmentBlackall Tambo
Federal ElectorateMaranoa
State ElectorateGregory
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (27.3%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years3 (27.3%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Lumeah is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

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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.