Porcupine, QLD 4821
FlindersAll suburbs in postcode 4821
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What to know about Porcupine
Porcupine (4821) sits in the Flinders region of Queensland.
Porcupine has roughly 39 residents, with a young-family demographic. Households are a roughly even mix of owners and renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Porcupine 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 8°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 641 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 Porcupine's population at 39, with a median age of 34. That sits as a young-family demographic. Households are a roughly even mix of owners and renters (50% own, 67% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. The household mix skews family-dominated (83% family households, 0% lone person), so amenity decisions tend to follow what families want: parks, schools, supermarkets.
- Population
- 39
- Median age
- 34
- Family households
- 83%
- Owner occupied
- 50%
- Renter occupied
- 67%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
490 offences recorded in 2026 across the Flinders Shire Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Flinders 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
- 641 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 33.9°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 Porcupine
- What is the Porcupine postcode?
- Porcupine is in the 4821 postcode, in QLD, in the Flinders region.
- Where is Porcupine?
- Porcupine is a suburb in the Flinders area, QLD 4821.
- How walkable is Porcupine?
- Porcupine has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Porcupine?
- Porcupine is close to Marathon, Dutton River.
- What is the population of Porcupine?
- The population of Porcupine is approximately 39 (2021 Census). The median age is 34.
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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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