Townson Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional
4341
Postcode for Townson, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 78 km from Brisbane · Pop. 52
52
Population
37
Median Age
$949
Household Income/wk
$275
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
92.3
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 Townson ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs.

How Townson Compares

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

MetricTownsonQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $275 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $2,500 +QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 37 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 +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.

Townson is a locality 78 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4341. It falls within the Ipswich region. The local government area is Lockyer Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Townson has a population of 52 with a median age of 37. The median weekly household income is $949, below the QLD average.

Housing in Townson includes a median weekly rent of $275, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,500, with 17 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 66.7% of housing.

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

Townson is part of the Ipswich Hinterland statistical area in Queensland.

Townson Details

Postcode4341
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)52
Median Age37 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$484/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$275
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,500
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area92.3 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings17
Australian Citizens86.5%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-27.8709182
Longitude152.3792527
Distance from Brisbane78 km
Region (SA4)Ipswich
Area (SA3)Ipswich Hinterland
Local GovernmentLockyer Valley
Federal ElectorateWright

Age Profile

0–14 (17.3%) 15–24 (7.7%) 25–44 (26.9%) 45–64 (32.7%) 65+ (5.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years9 (17.3%)
15–24 years4 (7.7%)
25–44 years14 (26.9%)
45–64 years17 (32.7%)
65+ years3 (5.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.5%) Mortgaged (29.2%) Rented (33.3%)

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)

Arthritis3 (5.8%)
Cancer3 (5.8%)

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 vehicle7 (31.8%)
2 vehicles9 (40.9%)
3+ vehicles6 (27.3%)

Suburbs Near Townson

Thornton 6.2 km Rosevale 10.3 km Mount Mort 10.3 km Moorang 10.7 km Merryvale 13.6 km Mulgowie 16.3 km Tarome 16.3 km Goomburra 16.5 km Mount Berryman 17.4 km East Haldon 17.4 km Lefthand Branch 17.5 km Mount Walker West 18.1 km

Same Postcode (4341)

Blenheim Hatton Vale Kensington Grove Kentville Laidley Laidley Creek West Laidley Heights Laidley North Laidley South Mount Berryman Mulgowie Plainland Regency Downs Summerholm Thornton

More Townson Data

Lockyer Valley LGA 80 suburbs, 13 postcodes, 41,530 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Warwick (51.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Lockyer Valley 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.