Queensland · Postcode 4874

Wenlock postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1986 km from Brisbane

Very Remote
9
Population (2021)
$900
Household income/wk
$1,104
Median rent/wk
57
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Wenlock at a glance vs QLD

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

4874 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
9 People Resident population, Census 2021
Cook Council area 19 suburbs, 4 postcodes
57 Median age Years, Census 2021
$900/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against QLD

Household income
$900/wk
49% below QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$1,104/wk
191% above QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles above QLD average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
57 years
13.0 years older than QLD average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below QLD average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Wenlock ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of QLD suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in QLD.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Wenlock vs the QLD average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricWenlockQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $1,104 +QLD $380 $390
Median age 57 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.

Wenlock is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4874. It lies roughly 1986 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Cook.

According to the 2021 Census, Wenlock has a population of 9 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $900, below the QLD average.

Housing in Wenlock includes a median weekly rent of $1,104, 4 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Wenlock scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Wenlock details

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

Postcode4874
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)9
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$933/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$1,104
Average Household Size1.6 persons
Area3803.9 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings4
Australian Citizens122.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-12.498618
Longitude142.625174
Distance from Brisbane1986 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Far North
Local GovernmentCook
Federal ElectorateLeichhardt
State ElectorateCook
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (33.3%) 45–64 (111.1%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years3 (33.3%)
45–64 years10 (111.1%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Wenlock is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

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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.