Postal Codes

4720 Postcode

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Postcode 4720 covers Emerald, 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
15,031
Median age
32
Median household income
A$2,203
Median rent
A$300
Degree or higher
14.1%
Unemployment
3.2%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 4720 is

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

People
Residents15,031
Median age32
Born overseas14.5%2,180
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%1,236
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4.9%744
Australian citizens12,386
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$2,203
The same, over a yearA$114,556
Median personal income, weeklyA$1,036
Median family income, weeklyA$2,517
Unemployment rate3.2%
Labour force participation73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
Housing
Dwellings4,981
Median rent, weeklyA$300
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,642
Owned outright16.5%
Owned with a mortgage37%
Rented43%
Average household size2.7
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age32The same, over a yearA$114,556Median rentA$300Unemployment3.2%Degree or higher14.1%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright16.5%
Owned with a mortgage37%
Rented43%
People
Born overseas14.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4.9%

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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