Palen Creek Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

4287

Postcode for Palen Creek, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 91 km from Brisbane · Pop. 368

368

Population

Median Age

$1,174

Household Income/wk

$231

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

100.7

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 Palen Creek ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Palen Creek Compares

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

Metric	Palen Creek	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,174 -QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Rent/wk	$231 -QLD	$380	$390
Mortgage/month	$2,167 +QLD	$1,774	$1,958
Median age	41	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.

Palen Creek is a locality 91 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, Palen Creek has a population of 368 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $1,174, below the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 23 (6.2% of residents).

Housing in Palen Creek includes a median weekly rent of $231, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 58 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 72.9% of housing.

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

Palen Creek is part of the Beaudesert statistical area in Queensland.

Palen Creek Details

Postcode	4287
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	368
Median Age	41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,174/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$575/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$231
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,167
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	100.7 km²
Population Density	4/km²
Total Dwellings	58
Australian Citizens	39.9%
Indigenous Population	23 (6.2%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-28.2693626
Longitude	152.8158087
Distance from Brisbane	91 km
Region (SA4)	Logan - Beaudesert
Area (SA3)	Beaudesert
Local Government	Scenic Rim
Federal Electorate	Wright

Age Profile

10.1%

44.3%

29.6%

14.4%

0–14 (10.1%) 15–24 (4.1%) 25–44 (44.3%) 45–64 (29.6%) 65+ (14.4%)

Show counts

0–14 years	37 (10.1%)
15–24 years	15 (4.1%)
25–44 years	163 (44.3%)
45–64 years	109 (29.6%)
65+ years	53 (14.4%)

Housing Tenure

39.6%

33.3%

27.1%

Owned outright (39.6%) Mortgaged (33.3%) Rented (27.1%)

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)

Asthma	17 (4.6%)
Arthritis	15 (4.1%)
Diabetes	10 (2.7%)
Heart Disease	8 (2.2%)
Lung Condition	6 (1.6%)
Cancer	5 (1.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	12 (22.2%)
2 vehicles	18 (33.3%)
3+ vehicles	24 (44.4%)

Suburbs Near Palen Creek

Barney View 6.2 km Rathdowney 7.6 km Mount Barney 8.0 km Running Creek 9.9 km Mount Lindesay 11.9 km Tamrookum Creek 12.0 km Innisplain 13.1 km Oaky Creek 15.3 km Knapp Creek 16.1 km Maroon 16.6 km Chinghee Creek 16.8 km Mount Gipps 18.1 km

Same Postcode (4287)

Barney View Mount Barney Mount Lindesay Rathdowney Running Creek

More Palen Creek Data

Scenic Rim LGA 127 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 44,251 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Gold Coast (66.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Scenic Rim LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.