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

Rented 218Other 18

Schools in Aurukun

  • Aurukun State School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Aurukun

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.