Porcupine Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote Above QLD income

4821

Postcode for Porcupine, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1199 km from Brisbane · Pop. 39

Population

Median Age

$4,499

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

8319.3

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 Porcupine ranks: household income is in the top 10% of QLD suburbs.

How Porcupine Compares

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

Metric	Porcupine	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$4,499 +QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Median age	34	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +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.

Porcupine is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4821. It lies roughly 1199 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Flinders (Qld).

According to the 2021 Census, Porcupine has a population of 39 with a median age of 34. The median weekly household income is $4,499, above the QLD average.

Housing in Porcupine includes a 6 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Rental properties account for 57.1% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Porcupine scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

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

Porcupine Details

Postcode	4821
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	39
Median Age	34 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$4,499/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,625/week
Average Household Size	3.6 persons
Area	8319.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	6
Australian Citizens	71.8%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-20.1686638
Longitude	144.3387027
Distance from Brisbane	1199 km
Region (SA4)	Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - North
Local Government	Flinders (Qld)
Federal Electorate	Kennedy

Age Profile

10.3%

30.8%

23.1%

10.3%

0–14 (10.3%) 15–24 (10.3%) 25–44 (30.8%) 45–64 (23.1%) 65+ (10.3%)

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0–14 years	4 (10.3%)
15–24 years	4 (10.3%)
25–44 years	12 (30.8%)
45–64 years	9 (23.1%)
65+ years	4 (10.3%)

Housing Tenure

42.9%

57.1%

Owned outright (0.0%) Mortgaged (42.9%) Rented (57.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	6 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Porcupine

Marathon 54.9 km Dutton River 54.9 km Hughenden 77.1 km Prairie 82.8 km Torrens Creek 97.2 km Woolgar 98.8 km Lyndhurst 107.2 km The Cape 117.3 km Pentland 117.4 km Burleigh 129.1 km Stamford 133.9 km Homestead 139.2 km

Same Postcode (4821)

Dutton River Hughenden Marathon Stamford Tangorin

More Porcupine Data

Flinders (Qld) LGA 8 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 1,504 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Charters Towers (200.8 km)

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.