Mount Barney Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4287
Postcode for Mount Barney, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 89 km from Brisbane · Pop. 46
46
Population
49
Median Age
$900
Household Income/wk
$175
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
82.7
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 Mount Barney ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mount Barney Compares

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

MetricMount BarneyQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $175 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $3,467 +QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 49 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Mount Barney is a locality 89 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4287. It falls within the Logan - Beaudesert region. The local government area is Scenic Rim.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Barney has a population of 46 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $900, below the QLD average.

Housing in Mount Barney includes a median weekly rent of $175, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,467, with 16 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 63.6% of housing.

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

Mount Barney is part of the Beaudesert statistical area in Queensland.

Mount Barney Details

Postcode4287
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)46
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$700/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$175
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,467
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area82.7 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings16
Australian Citizens73.9%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-28.2294979
Longitude152.7483378
Distance from Brisbane89 km
Region (SA4)Logan - Beaudesert
Area (SA3)Beaudesert
Local GovernmentScenic Rim
Federal ElectorateWright

Age Profile

0–14 (15.2%) 15–24 (17.4%) 25–44 (10.9%) 45–64 (54.3%) 65+ (13.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years7 (15.2%)
15–24 years8 (17.4%)
25–44 years5 (10.9%)
45–64 years25 (54.3%)
65+ years6 (13.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (36.4%) Mortgaged (27.3%) Rented (36.4%)

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)

Asthma5 (10.9%)
Lung Condition4 (8.7%)
Arthritis3 (6.5%)

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 vehicle7 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Mount Barney

Barney View 1.8 km Palen Creek 8.0 km Maroon 8.8 km Maroon Dam 10.4 km Rathdowney 10.8 km Mount Lindesay 13.3 km Knapp Creek 14.2 km Tamrookum Creek 14.2 km Coochin 16.0 km Croftby 16.5 km Innisplain 16.5 km Cannon Creek 17.5 km

Same Postcode (4287)

Barney View Mount Lindesay Palen Creek Rathdowney Running Creek

More Mount Barney Data

Scenic Rim LGA 127 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 44,251 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Warwick (70.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Scenic Rim 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.