Elgin, QLD 4721
Central Highlands Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4721
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What to know about Elgin
Elgin (4721) sits in the Central Highlands region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Elgin 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 35°C (hot), winter mornings around 8°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 471 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
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
7,817 offences recorded in 2026 across the Central Highlands Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Central Highlands Regional 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
- 471 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 35.9°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 8.4°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 Elgin
- What is the Elgin postcode?
- Elgin is in the 4721 postcode, in QLD, in the Central Highlands Regional Council region.
- Where is Elgin?
- Elgin is a suburb in the Central Highlands Regional Council area, QLD 4721.
- How walkable is Elgin?
- Elgin has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Elgin?
- Elgin is close to Laglan, Frankfield.
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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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