Pleystowe Postcode

Queensland

Remote Above QLD income

4741

Postcode for Pleystowe, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 811 km from Brisbane · Pop. 418

418

Population

Median Age

$2,050

Household Income/wk

$303

Median Rent/wk

6/10

SEIFA Advantage

16.9

Area (km²)

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

Where Pleystowe ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs.

How Pleystowe Compares

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

Metric	Pleystowe	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,050 +QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Rent/wk	$303 -QLD	$380	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,672 ≈QLD	$1,774	$1,958
Median age	40	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	6/10 +QLD	4.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	2.1% -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.

Pleystowe is a remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4741. It lies roughly 811 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Mackay.

According to the 2021 Census, Pleystowe has a population of 418 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,050, above the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 2.1%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 10 (2.4% of residents).

Housing in Pleystowe includes a median weekly rent of $303, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,672, with 131 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 81.5% of housing.

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

Pleystowe is part of the Townsville statistical area in Queensland.

Pleystowe Details

Postcode	4741
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	418
Median Age	40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,050/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$912/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$303
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,672
Average Household Size	2.8 persons
Area	16.9 km²
Population Density	25/km²
Total Dwellings	131
Australian Citizens	84.9%
Indigenous Population	10 (2.4%)
Unemployment Rate	2.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	6/10 (average)
Latitude	-21.1546936
Longitude	149.0181038
Distance from Brisbane	811 km
Region (SA4)	Townsville
Area (SA3)	Townsville
Local Government	Mackay
Federal Electorate	Dawson

Age Profile

21.5%

9.8%

23.7%

27.8%

16.7%

0–14 (21.5%) 15–24 (9.8%) 25–44 (23.7%) 45–64 (27.8%) 65+ (16.7%)

Show counts

0–14 years	90 (21.5%)
15–24 years	41 (9.8%)
25–44 years	99 (23.7%)
45–64 years	116 (27.8%)
65+ years	70 (16.7%)

Housing Tenure

40.0%

41.5%

18.5%

Owned outright (40.0%) Mortgaged (41.5%) Rented (18.5%)

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)

Arthritis	39 (9.3%)
Heart Disease	26 (6.2%)
Asthma	24 (5.7%)
Diabetes	18 (4.3%)
Cancer	9 (2.2%)
Lung Condition	7 (1.7%)

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	24 (19.7%)
2 vehicles	53 (43.4%)
3+ vehicles	45 (36.9%)

Suburbs Near Pleystowe

Balnagowan 4.9 km Walkerston 4.9 km Victoria Plains 5.5 km Dumbleton 6.4 km Coningsby 6.8 km Marian 7.9 km Alexandra 8.1 km Keswick Island 8.1 km Alexandria 8.1 km Palmyra 8.5 km Wundaru 8.7 km North Eton 9.2 km

Same Postcode (4741)

More Pleystowe Data

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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.