Jericho (postcode 4728) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Barcaldine local government area. It is home to about 229 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $100 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $542.
Jericho is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 858, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Barcaldine LGA is higher than average at 8,383 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.