Wights Mountain Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above QLD income
4520
Postcode for Wights Mountain, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 20 km from Brisbane · Pop. 767
767
Population
48
Median Age
$3,091
Household Income/wk
$350
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
8.6
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 Wights Mountain ranks: household income is in the top 10% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wights Mountain Compares

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

MetricWights MountainQLD avgAU avgGreater Brisbane
Household income/wk $3,091 +QLD $1,770 $1,836 $1,945
Rent/wk $350 ≈QLD $380 $390 $402
Mortgage/month $2,507 +QLD $1,774 $1,958 $1,919
Median age 48 44.0 45.0 38.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 2.4% -QLD 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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.

Wights Mountain is a locality 20 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4520. It falls within the Moreton Bay - South region. The local government area is Moreton Bay.

According to the 2021 Census, Wights Mountain has a population of 767 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $3,091, above the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 2.4%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 10 (1.3% of residents).

Housing in Wights Mountain includes a median weekly rent of $350, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,507, with 266 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 95.7% of housing.

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

Wights Mountain is served by Samford Valley Steiner School.

Wights Mountain is part of the The Hills District statistical area in Queensland.

Wights Mountain Details

Postcode4520
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)767
Median Age48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,091/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,092/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$350
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,507
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area8.6 km²
Population Density89/km²
Total Dwellings266
Australian Citizens93.6%
Indigenous Population10 (1.3%)
Unemployment Rate2.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-27.395833
Longitude152.843889
Distance from Brisbane20 km
Region (SA4)Moreton Bay - South
Area (SA3)The Hills District
Local GovernmentMoreton Bay
Federal ElectorateDickson

Age Profile

0–14 (16.7%) 15–24 (10.4%) 25–44 (14.6%) 45–64 (37.8%) 65+ (20.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years128 (16.7%)
15–24 years80 (10.4%)
25–44 years112 (14.6%)
45–64 years290 (37.8%)
65+ years159 (20.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.6%) Mortgaged (51.2%) Rented (4.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis70 (9.1%)
Asthma68 (8.9%)
Heart Disease36 (4.7%)
Cancer30 (3.9%)
Diabetes23 (3.0%)
Lung Condition14 (1.8%)
Dementia3 (0.4%)

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 vehicle33 (12.6%)
2 vehicles115 (44.1%)
3+ vehicles113 (43.3%)

Schools in Wights Mountain

Samford Valley Steiner School
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 1103 · 500 students

Suburbs Near Wights Mountain

Same Postcode (4520)

More Wights Mountain 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.