Suburb profile
Aurukun QLD 4892
Aurukun is located in the Outback Queensland region of Queensland, postcode 4892. It has 589 properties across 32 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Aurukun, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Aurukun
Aurukun, QLD 4892, sits in Outback Queensland and neighbours Edward River, Holroyd River, Archer River and Gulf Of Carpentaria. Its 32 streets hold 589 properties, 525 of them houses and 64 units.
At the 2021 Census Aurukun had 1,101 residents, a median age of 29 and an average household of 3.9 people. Median household income was $1,069 a week and the median rent $125 a week; the median mortgage repayment was $0 a month. Of 236 dwellings, 215 were separate houses, 8 semi-detached and 5 flats; none were owned outright or owned with a mortgage, and 218 were rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Aurukun
- 1,101Peoplelive in the area
- 29Median ageyears
- $1,069Median household incomea week
- $125Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses215
- Townhouses and semis8
- Flats and apartments5
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$0a month
- Household size3.9people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Aurukun
Aurukun State School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Aurukun State School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Streets in Aurukun
- Airport Drive17 properties
- Amban Lane23 properties
- Apalech Street3 properties
- Archewald Crescent12 properties
- Bartlett Street25 properties
- Bowenda Drive31 properties
- Enyan Circuit24 properties
- Frances Close3 properties
- Francis Close4 properties
- Fred Kerindun Drive30 properties
- Gladys Close3 properties
- Ian Peinkinna Street14 properties
- John Koowarta Drive4 properties
- Kach Street4 properties
- Kang Kang Road55 properties
- Kleidon Drive31 properties
- Ko An Street10 properties
- Koolkan Lane2 properties
- Kor' Street66 properties
- Ku' Street11 properties
- Mackenzie Drive21 properties
- Mckenzie Drive3 properties
- Muttich Street56 properties
- Ngaay Road2 properties
- Pikkuw Street52 properties
- Po Al Street14 properties
- Tal Tal Street14 properties
- Themp Street3 properties
- War Street15 properties
- Wel Street15 properties
- Wuungkam Street21 properties
- Wuungkan Lane1 property
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.