Queensland · Postcode 4871

Mount Mulligan postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1447 km from Brisbane

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
4
Population (2021)
22
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Mount Mulligan 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

4871 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
4 People Resident population, Census 2021
Mareeba Council area 51 suburbs, 6 postcodes
22 Median age Years, Census 2021
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against QLD

SEIFA advantage
2/10
2.0 deciles below QLD average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
22 years
22.0 years younger than QLD average
Resident median age

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

Where Mount Mulligan 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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricMount MulliganQLD avgAU avg
Median age 22 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10

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 Mulligan is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1447 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Mareeba.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Mulligan has a population of 4 with a median age of 22.

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

Mount Mulligan is part of the Outback - North statistical area in Queensland.

Mount Mulligan details

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

Postcode4871
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)4
Median Age22 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Area1513.9 km²
Population Density0/km²
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-16.8508278
Longitude144.8770582
Distance from Brisbane1447 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North
Local GovernmentMareeba
Federal ElectorateKennedy
State ElectorateTraeger
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (100.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years4 (100.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Mount Mulligan is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 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

Suburbs Near Mount Mulligan

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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.