Three Rivers Postcode

Queensland

Very Remote
4824
Postcode for Three Rivers, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1558 km from Brisbane · Pop. 93
93
Population
33
Median Age
$1,656
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
8879.5
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 Three Rivers Compares

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

MetricThree RiversQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,656 ≈QLD $1,770 $1,836
Mortgage/month $650 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 33 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 11.1% +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.

Three Rivers is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4824. It lies roughly 1558 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Cloncurry.

According to the 2021 Census, Three Rivers has a population of 93 with a median age of 33. The median weekly household income is $1,656, close to the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 11.1%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 10 (10.8% of residents).

Housing in Three Rivers includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $650, 20 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 76.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Three Rivers scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Three Rivers Details

Postcode4824
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)93
Median Age33 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,656/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$817/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$650
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area8879.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings20
Australian Citizens69.9%
Indigenous Population10 (10.8%)
Unemployment Rate11.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-20.029789
Longitude140.0379329
Distance from Brisbane1558 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North
Local GovernmentCloncurry
Federal ElectorateKennedy

Age Profile

0–14 (26.9%) 15–24 (10.8%) 25–44 (24.7%) 45–64 (20.4%) 65+ (7.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years25 (26.9%)
15–24 years10 (10.8%)
25–44 years23 (24.7%)
45–64 years19 (20.4%)
65+ years7 (7.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (47.1%) Mortgaged (29.4%) Rented (23.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis9 (9.7%)
Asthma7 (7.5%)
Cancer3 (3.2%)

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 vehicle5 (45.5%)
2 vehicles3 (27.3%)
3+ vehicles3 (27.3%)

Suburbs Near Three Rivers

Gunpowder 77.3 km Mary Kathleen 81.5 km Gidya 89.4 km Cloncurry 89.7 km Selwyn 89.7 km Four Ways 90.3 km Kalkadoon 91.4 km Lanskey 92.2 km Ryan 93.1 km Sunset 93.6 km Breakaway 93.7 km Winston 94.2 km

Same Postcode (4824)

Cloncurry Devoncourt Station Four Ways Gidya Kuridala Oorindi Selwyn

More Three Rivers Data

Cloncurry LGA 7 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 3,638 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Cloncurry (90.2 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Cloncurry LGA

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.