Yowah, QLD 4490
Paroo Shire CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4490
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What to know about Yowah
Yowah (4490) sits in the Paroo region of Queensland.
Yowah has roughly 126 residents, with a retiree-heavy demographic. Households are predominantly owner-occupied. The area is somewhat walkable for a typical errand run, but a car still helps for grocery runs and weekend trips.
What it’s like to live here
Yowah scores 66/100 on walkability, which makes it somewhat walkable with limited public transport. A short drive opens up most amenities; a car-light household is workable but not optimal.
Summer days here average around 38°C (hot), winter mornings around 6°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 306 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
- 66/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Somewhat walkable. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Yowah's population at 126, with a median age of 62. That sits as a retiree-heavy demographic. Households are predominantly owner-occupied (79% own, 13% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. Lone-person households are notable here (60%), often a marker of unit-heavy stock and walkable infrastructure.
- Population
- 126
- Median age
- 62
- Family households
- 41%
- Lone person
- 60%
- Owner occupied
- 79%
- Renter occupied
- 13%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
1,268 offences recorded in 2026 across the Paroo Shire Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Paroo 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
- 306 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 37.5°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 5.9°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 Yowah
- What is the Yowah postcode?
- Yowah is in the 4490 postcode, in QLD, in the Paroo Shire Council region.
- Where is Yowah?
- Yowah is a suburb in the Paroo Shire Council area, QLD 4490.
- How walkable is Yowah?
- Yowah has a Walk Score of 66 out of 100, somewhat walkable. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Yowah?
- Yowah is close to Eulo, Dynevor.
- What is the population of Yowah?
- The population of Yowah is approximately 126 (2021 Census). The median age is 62.
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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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