Forty Mile, QLD 4872
Mareeba Shire CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4872
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What to know about Forty Mile
Forty Mile (4872) sits in the Mareeba region of Queensland.
Forty Mile has roughly 18 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Forty Mile 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 31°C (warm), winter mornings around 11°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 731 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
The 2021 Census put Forty Mile's population at 18, with a median age of 41. That sits as a typical family-age mix. The household mix skews family-dominated (100% family households, 0% lone person), so amenity decisions tend to follow what families want: parks, schools, supermarkets.
- Population
- 18
- Median age
- 41
- Family households
- 100%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
8,358 offences recorded in 2026 across the Mareeba Shire Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Mareeba 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
- 731 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 11.2°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 Forty Mile
- What is the Forty Mile postcode?
- Forty Mile is in the 4872 postcode, in QLD, in the Mareeba Shire Council region.
- Where is Forty Mile?
- Forty Mile is a suburb in the Mareeba Shire Council area, QLD 4872.
- How walkable is Forty Mile?
- Forty Mile has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Forty Mile?
- Forty Mile is close to Springfield, Gunnawarra, Munderra, Barwidgi, Minnamoolka.
- What is the population of Forty Mile?
- The population of Forty Mile is approximately 18 (2021 Census). The median age is 41.
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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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