Postal Codes

4226 Postcode

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Postcode 4226 covers Merrimac, Queensland. Australian postcodes are four digits. The Bureau of Statistics publishes census results for Postal Areas, its own approximation of them, so the figures below describe this postcode rather than the suburb or the council.

Residents
37,266
Median age
40
Median household income
A$1,729
Median rent
A$520
Degree or higher
24.7%
Unemployment
5.1%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 4226 is

Merrimac, Queensland โ€” the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People
Residents37,266
Median age40
Born overseas33.5%12,472
Speaks a language other than English at home17.8%6,639
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1.5%570
Australian citizens30,477
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,729
The same, over a yearA$89,908
Median personal income, weeklyA$771
Median family income, weeklyA$1,984
Unemployment rate5.1%
Labour force participation62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%
Housing
Dwellings13,599
Median rent, weeklyA$520
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,950
Owned outright31%
Owned with a mortgage34.2%
Rented31.7%
Average household size2.6
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age40The same, over a yearA$89,908Median rentA$520Unemployment5.1%Degree or higher24.7%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright31%
Owned with a mortgage34.2%
Rented31.7%
People
Born overseas33.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.8%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1.5%

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census, published for Postal Areas — the ABS approximation of Australia Post postcodes, built from mesh blocks. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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