Melrose Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4613
Postcode for Melrose, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 191 km from Brisbane · Pop. 39
39
Population
51
Median Age
$900
Household Income/wk
$175
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
165.4
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 Melrose 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 Melrose Compares

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

MetricMelroseQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $175 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $548 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 51 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 20.0% +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.

Melrose is a locality 191 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4613. It falls within the Wide Bay region. The local government area is South Burnett.

According to the 2021 Census, Melrose has a population of 39 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $900, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 20.0%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 8 (20.5% of residents).

Housing in Melrose includes a median weekly rent of $175, median monthly mortgage repayment of $548, with 15 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Melrose is part of the Burnett statistical area in Queensland.

Melrose Details

Postcode4613
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)39
Median Age51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$466/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$175
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$548
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area165.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings15
Australian Citizens87.2%
Indigenous Population8 (20.5%)
Unemployment Rate20.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-26.2331412
Longitude151.6924816
Distance from Brisbane191 km
Region (SA4)Wide Bay
Area (SA3)Burnett
Local GovernmentSouth Burnett
Federal ElectorateFlynn

Age Profile

0–14 (25.6%) 15–24 (10.3%) 25–44 (23.1%) 45–64 (38.5%) 65+ (33.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years10 (25.6%)
15–24 years4 (10.3%)
25–44 years9 (23.1%)
45–64 years15 (38.5%)
65+ years13 (33.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

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)

Cancer6 (15.4%)
Asthma5 (12.8%)

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 vehicle4 (26.7%)
2 vehicles3 (20.0%)
3+ vehicles8 (53.3%)

Suburbs Near Melrose

Mount Mceuen 3.2 km Keysland 4.6 km Kawl Kawl 6.4 km Hivesville 6.4 km Kinleymore 6.8 km Fairdale 8.4 km Leafdale 9.4 km Mp Creek 10.1 km Marshlands 10.4 km Mondure 10.5 km Proston 12.6 km Chelmsford 12.7 km

Same Postcode (4613)

Abbeywood Boondooma Brigooda Coverty Kinleymore Manar Okeden Proston Speedwell Stalworth

More Melrose Data

South Burnett LGA 104 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 32,985 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Kingaroy (37.2 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for South Burnett 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.