Upper Haughton Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Above QLD income
4809
Postcode for Upper Haughton, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1058 km from Brisbane · Pop. 34
34
Population
44
Median Age
$2,999
Household Income/wk
$90
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
365.2
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 Haughton ranks: household income is in the top 10% of QLD suburbs.

How Upper Haughton Compares

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

MetricUpper HaughtonQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,999 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $90 -QLD $380 $390
Median age 44 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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 Haughton is a locality 1058 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4809. It falls within the Townsville region. The local government area is Burdekin.

According to the 2021 Census, Upper Haughton has a population of 34 with a median age of 44. The median weekly household income is $2,999, above the QLD average.

Housing in Upper Haughton includes a median weekly rent of $90, 9 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

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

Upper Haughton Details

Postcode4809
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)34
Median Age44 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,999/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,374/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$90
Average Household Size3.1 persons
Area365.2 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings9
Australian Citizens88.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-19.6394689
Longitude147.112241
Distance from Brisbane1058 km
Region (SA4)Townsville
Area (SA3)Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
Local GovernmentBurdekin
Federal ElectorateDawson

Age Profile

0–14 (11.8%) 15–24 (26.5%) 25–44 (8.8%) 45–64 (50.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years4 (11.8%)
15–24 years9 (26.5%)
25–44 years3 (8.8%)
45–64 years17 (50.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

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)

Heart Disease4 (11.8%)
Arthritis3 (8.8%)

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 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles7 (63.6%)
3+ vehicles4 (36.4%)

Suburbs Near Upper Haughton

Shirbourne 8.2 km Horseshoe Lagoon 8.2 km Mount Surround 11.3 km Giru 11.6 km Mona Park 15.6 km Majors Creek 16.1 km Barratta 19.0 km Claredale 20.2 km Clare 20.4 km Cromarty 21.2 km Mount Kelly 22.2 km Kirknie 22.6 km

Same Postcode (4809)

Barratta Cromarty Giru Horseshoe Lagoon Jerona Mount Surround Shirbourne

More Upper Haughton Data

Burdekin LGA 42 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 16,642 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Ayr (31.1 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Burdekin 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.