Postal Codes

4740 Postcode

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Postcode 4740 covers Homebush, 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
85,500
Median age
38
Median household income
A$1,839
Median rent
A$340
Degree or higher
13.9%
Unemployment
4.1%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 4740 is

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

People
Residents85,500
Median age38
Born overseas13.6%11,665
Speaks a language other than English at home7.5%6,439
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander6.4%5,483
Australian citizens73,262
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,839
The same, over a yearA$95,628
Median personal income, weeklyA$882
Median family income, weeklyA$2,232
Unemployment rate4.1%
Labour force participation63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%
Housing
Dwellings30,868
Median rent, weeklyA$340
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,733
Owned outright27.4%
Owned with a mortgage36.7%
Rented31.6%
Average household size2.5
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age38The same, over a yearA$95,628Median rentA$340Unemployment4.1%Degree or higher13.9%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright27.4%
Owned with a mortgage36.7%
Rented31.6%
People
Born overseas13.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.5%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander6.4%

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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