Urangan Postcode

Queensland

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
4655
Postcode for Urangan, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 241 km from Brisbane · Pop. 10,988
10,988
Population
55
Median Age
$984
Household Income/wk
$335
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
15.1
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 Urangan 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.

How Urangan Compares

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

MetricUranganQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $984 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $335 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,300 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 55 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 9.1% +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.

Urangan is a remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4655. It lies roughly 241 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Fraser Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Urangan has a population of 10,988 with a median age of 55. The median weekly household income is $984, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 9.1%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 528 (4.8% of residents).

Housing in Urangan includes a median weekly rent of $335, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 4,622 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 69.0% of housing.

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

Schools in Urangan include Urangan State High School, Sandy Strait State School and Urangan Point State School.

Urangan is part of the Maryborough statistical area in Queensland.

Urangan Details

Postcode4655
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)10,988
Median Age55 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$984/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$527/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$335
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area15.1 km²
Population Density729/km²
Total Dwellings4,622
Australian Citizens87.4%
Indigenous Population528 (4.8%)
Unemployment Rate9.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-25.3025
Longitude152.888611
Distance from Brisbane241 km
Region (SA4)Wide Bay
Area (SA3)Maryborough
Local GovernmentFraser Coast
Federal ElectorateHinkler

Age Profile

0–14 (13.4%) 15–24 (8.2%) 25–44 (16.2%) 45–64 (28.1%) 65+ (34.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years1,468 (13.4%)
15–24 years904 (8.2%)
25–44 years1,775 (16.2%)
45–64 years3,089 (28.1%)
65+ years3,736 (34.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (47.2%) Mortgaged (21.8%) Rented (31.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis1,894 (17.2%)
Asthma1,054 (9.6%)
Heart Disease858 (7.8%)
Diabetes761 (6.9%)
Lung Condition603 (5.5%)
Cancer576 (5.2%)
Dementia120 (1.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle260 (5.7%)
1 vehicle2,185 (48.1%)
2 vehicles1,466 (32.3%)
3+ vehicles631 (13.9%)

Schools in Urangan

Urangan State High School
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 961 · 1,342 students
Sandy Strait State School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 965 · 706 students
Urangan Point State School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 914 · 272 students

Suburbs Near Urangan

Same Postcode (4655)

More Urangan Data

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.