Down River, QLD 4806
Burdekin Shire CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4806
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What to know about Down River
Down River (4806) sits in the Burdekin region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Down River scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 33°C (hot), winter mornings around 12°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 740 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 9 government primary, 2 government secondary, 2 Catholic, 1 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
3,929 offences recorded in 2026 across the Burdekin Shire Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Burdekin Shire Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 740 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.9°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 11.9°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Down River
- What is the Down River postcode?
- Down River is in the 4806 postcode, in QLD, in the Burdekin Shire Council region.
- Where is Down River?
- Down River is a suburb in the Burdekin Shire Council area, QLD 4806.
- What schools are in Down River?
- There are 15 schools serving Down River on this page, including Millaroo State School, Clare State School, Osborne State School.
- How walkable is Down River?
- Down River has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Down River?
- Down River is close to Rangemore, Millaroo, Swans Lagoon, Kirknie, Fredericksfield.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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