Postal Codes

4860 Postcode

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Postcode 4860 covers East Palmerston, 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
11,316
Median age
42
Median household income
A$1,175
Median rent
A$250
Degree or higher
10.7%
Unemployment
6.7%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 4860 is

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

People
Residents11,316
Median age42
Born overseas16.3%1,847
Speaks a language other than English at home15.1%1,704
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander16.3%1,841
Australian citizens9,541
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,175
The same, over a yearA$61,100
Median personal income, weeklyA$642
Median family income, weeklyA$1,476
Unemployment rate6.7%
Labour force participation54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%
Housing
Dwellings4,219
Median rent, weeklyA$250
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,285
Owned outright36%
Owned with a mortgage22.1%
Rented36.8%
Average household size2.4
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age42The same, over a yearA$61,100Median rentA$250Unemployment6.7%Degree or higher10.7%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright36%
Owned with a mortgage22.1%
Rented36.8%
People
Born overseas16.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.1%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander16.3%

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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