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Kowanyama QLD 4892

Kowanyama is located in the Outback Queensland region of Queensland, postcode 4892. It has 427 properties across 22 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Kowanyama, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Kowanyama

Kowanyama, QLD 4892, sits in Outback Queensland and neighbours Pormpuraaw, Gulf Of Carpentaria, Maramie and Edward River. Its 22 streets hold 427 properties, 359 of them houses and 68 units.

Census figures are for the Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw area, which covers the whole suburb. At the 2021 Census the area had 1,691 residents, a median age of 30 and an average household of 3.6 people. Median household income was $1,104 a week and the median rent $118 a week. Of 398 dwellings, 321 were separate houses, 62 semi-detached and 5 flats. Tenure split into 19 owned outright and 336 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Kowanyama

  • 1,691Peoplelive in the area
  • 30Median ageyears
  • $1,104Median household incomea week
  • $118Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses321
  • Townhouses and semis62
  • Flats and apartments5

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$0a month
  • Household size3.6people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 19Rented 336Other 43

Schools in Kowanyama

  • Kowanyama State School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Kowanyama

  1. Arwin Amay Street17 properties
  2. Carrington Street1 property
  3. Chapman Road51 properties
  4. Chellikee Street36 properties
  5. Gilbert White Street7 properties
  6. Inaruwel Street17 properties
  7. Inatawngk Street2 properties
  8. Karrenganang Street17 properties
  9. Kokoberra Street4 properties
  10. Koltmomun Street10 properties
  11. Kowanyama Street95 properties
  12. Kunjun Street20 properties
  13. Man Narkrh Street20 properties
  14. Minbangar Street7 properties
  15. Ogimburngk Street6 properties
  16. Pindi Street35 properties
  17. Thangedl Street21 properties
  18. Thangool Street21 properties
  19. Thulathulum Street13 properties
  20. Uwelkorilg Street12 properties
  21. Wulerr Street9 properties
  22. Yiryoront Street6 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

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.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.