Upper Cooyar Creek Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA Above QLD income

4402

Postcode for Upper Cooyar Creek, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 136 km from Brisbane · Pop. 16

Population

Median Age

$2,749

Household Income/wk

$120

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

74.1

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 Upper Cooyar Creek ranks: household income is in the top 10% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Upper Cooyar Creek Compares

Upper Cooyar Creek vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Upper Cooyar Creek	QLD avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,749 +QLD	$1,770	$1,836
Rent/wk	$120 -QLD	$380	$390
Median age	23	44.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -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.

Upper Cooyar Creek is a locality 136 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4402. It falls within the Darling Downs - Maranoa region. The local government area is Toowoomba.

According to the 2021 Census, Upper Cooyar Creek has a population of 16 with a median age of 23. The median weekly household income is $2,749, above the QLD average.

Housing in Upper Cooyar Creek includes a median weekly rent of $120, 7 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average.

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

Upper Cooyar Creek is part of the Darling Downs - East statistical area in Queensland.

Upper Cooyar Creek Details

Postcode	4402
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Population (2021)	16
Median Age	23 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,749/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$120
Average Household Size	4 persons
Area	74.1 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	7
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-26.9787766
Longitude	151.761739
Distance from Brisbane	136 km
Region (SA4)	Darling Downs - Maranoa
Area (SA3)	Darling Downs - East
Local Government	Toowoomba
Federal Electorate	Maranoa

Age Profile

37.5%

0–14 (37.5%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (37.5%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	6 (37.5%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	6 (37.5%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	4 (44.4%)
3+ vehicles	5 (55.6%)

Suburbs Near Upper Cooyar Creek

Cooyar 3.1 km Wutul 6.7 km North Maclagan 7.2 km Nutgrove 7.9 km Rangemore 8.3 km Thornville 9.9 km Pimpimbudgee 10.1 km East Cooyar 12.3 km Maclagan 13.9 km Maidenwell 14.1 km Woodleigh 14.8 km Narko 15.0 km

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More Upper Cooyar Creek Data

Toowoomba LGA 231 suburbs, 33 postcodes, 162,338 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Kingaroy (49.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Toowoomba LGA

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.