Queensland · Postcode 4820

Towers Hill postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1071 km from Brisbane

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
190
Population (2021)
$949
Household income/wk
$190
Median rent/wk
51
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Towers Hill at a glance vs QLD

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

4820 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
190 People Resident population, Census 2021
Charters Towers Council area 31 suburbs, 4 postcodes
51 Median age Years, Census 2021
$949/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against QLD

Household income
$949/wk
46% below QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$190/wk
50% below QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
2.0 deciles below QLD average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
51 years
7.0 years older than QLD average
Resident median age
Unemployment
7.4%
1.4 pts above QLD average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Towers Hill ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Towers Hill vs the QLD average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricTowers HillQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $190 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,083 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 51 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 7.4% +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.

Towers Hill is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4820. It lies roughly 1071 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Charters Towers.

According to the 2021 Census, Towers Hill has a population of 190 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $949, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 7.4%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 36 (18.9% of residents).

Housing in Towers Hill includes a median weekly rent of $190, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 84 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 65.4% of housing.

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

Towers Hill is part of the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham statistical area in Queensland.

Towers Hill details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode4820
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)190
Median Age51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$541/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$190
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area2.2 km²
Population Density85/km²
Total Dwellings84
Australian Citizens88.9%
Indigenous Population36 (18.9%)
Unemployment Rate7.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-20.0899377
Longitude146.2496246
Distance from Brisbane1071 km
Region (SA4)Townsville
Area (SA3)Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
Local GovernmentCharters Towers
Federal ElectorateKennedy
State ElectorateTraeger
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (14.2%) 15–24 (10.5%) 25–44 (18.4%) 45–64 (28.9%) 65+ (29.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years27 (14.2%)
15–24 years20 (10.5%)
25–44 years35 (18.4%)
45–64 years55 (28.9%)
65+ years56 (29.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.9%) Mortgaged (20.5%) Rented (34.6%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Towers Hill is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes21 (11.1%)
Asthma18 (9.5%)
Arthritis15 (7.9%)
Heart Disease10 (5.3%)
Cancer8 (4.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle8 (10.1%)
1 vehicle24 (30.4%)
2 vehicles29 (36.7%)
3+ vehicles18 (22.8%)

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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.