Queensland · Postcode 4874

Weipa postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 2017 km from Brisbane

CoastalVery Remote

Suburb snapshot

Weipa at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Weipa.

Quick facts

4874 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Aurukun Council area 3 suburbs, 3 postcodes 1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Weipa is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4874. It lies roughly 2017 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Aurukun.

Weipa is served by St Joseph's Parish School.

Weipa is part of the Far North statistical area in Queensland.

Weipa details

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

Postcode4874
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Latitude-12.6492936
Longitude141.8469901
Distance from Brisbane2017 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Far North
Local GovernmentAurukun
Federal ElectorateLeichhardt
State ElectorateCook
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Schools in Weipa

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Weipa. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

St Joseph's Parish School
Primary · Cat · ICSEA 949 · 161 students

Suburbs Near Weipa

Evans Landing 1.7 km Nanum 1.9 km Trunding 3.2 km Mission River 5.8 km Weipa Airport 9.1 km Napranum 38.6 km Aurukun 79.6 km Wenlock 86.1 km Mapoon 94.7 km Archer River 107.1 km Portland Roads 131.1 km Shelburne 142.3 km

Same Postcode (4874)

Evans Landing Jardine River Mapoon Mission River Nanum Napranum Shelburne Trunding Weipa Airport Wenlock

More Weipa Data

Aurukun LGA 3 suburbs, 3 postcodes, 1,101 people Climate & Weather Climate data for Weipa

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.