Muirlea Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional
4306
Postcode for Muirlea, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 31 km from Brisbane · Pop. 174
174
Population
55
Median Age
$1,474
Household Income/wk
$408
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
6.9
Area (km²)

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

How Muirlea Compares

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

MetricMuirleaQLD avgAU avgGreater Brisbane
Household income/wk $1,474 -QLD $1,770 $1,836 $1,945
Rent/wk $408 ≈QLD $380 $390 $402
Mortgage/month $1,733 ≈QLD $1,774 $1,958 $1,919
Median age 55 44.0 45.0 38.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 +QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 3.9% -QLD 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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.

Muirlea is a locality 31 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4306. It falls within the Ipswich region. The local government area is Ipswich.

According to the 2021 Census, Muirlea has a population of 174 with a median age of 55. The median weekly household income is $1,474, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 4 (2.3% of residents).

Housing in Muirlea includes a median weekly rent of $408, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 67 total dwellings. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.8% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Muirlea scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Muirlea is part of the Ipswich Inner statistical area in Queensland.

Muirlea Details

Postcode4306
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)174
Median Age55 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,474/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$710/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$408
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area6.9 km²
Population Density25/km²
Total Dwellings67
Australian Citizens97.7%
Indigenous Population4 (2.3%)
Unemployment Rate3.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-27.566667
Longitude152.733333
Distance from Brisbane31 km
Region (SA4)Ipswich
Area (SA3)Ipswich Inner
Local GovernmentIpswich
Federal ElectorateBlair

Age Profile

0–14 (15.5%) 15–24 (9.2%) 25–44 (17.2%) 45–64 (32.2%) 65+ (33.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years27 (15.5%)
15–24 years16 (9.2%)
25–44 years30 (17.2%)
45–64 years56 (32.2%)
65+ years58 (33.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (60.0%) Mortgaged (30.8%) Rented (9.2%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis21 (12.1%)
Diabetes17 (9.8%)
Asthma16 (9.2%)
Heart Disease13 (7.5%)
Lung Condition10 (5.7%)
Cancer9 (5.2%)

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 vehicle17 (23.9%)
2 vehicles19 (26.8%)
3+ vehicles35 (49.3%)

Suburbs Near Muirlea

Same Postcode (4306)

More Muirlea 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.