Gin Gin QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Gin Gin, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Gin Gin QLD is 1,139 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Gin Gin is $483 per week ($25,116 per year). Median rent in Gin Gin is $250 per week ($1,083 per month). Gin Gin has a median age of 51 years, older than the national median of 38. Gin Gin has a population density of 33.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Gin Gin is England. The most common religion is No Religion (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gin Gin is $867.

There were 596 recorded offences in Gin Gin in 2025-26, a rate of 523 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (156 offences).

Gin Gin Map

📍
Loading map…

Gin Gin Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Gin Gin Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$483/wk
$25,116 per year
#8390 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$250/wk
$1,083 per month
#6115 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
51years
13 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$867/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Gin Gin Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.4% (587) Female 48.6% (556)

Population Density

33.7
people per km²
1,139 people · 33.8 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,193
Family income/wk

Gin Gin Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Gin Gin Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
72.2% 192 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
27.8% 74 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Gin Gin Country of Birth

Australia
92.8%
England
5.0%
Germany
1.6%
Iran
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Gin Gin Religion

No Religion
38.0%
Catholic
16.4%
Anglican
15.1%
Not stated
14.3%
Uniting Church
6.0%
Christian (other)
4.3%
Lutheran
3.2%
Othr Protestnt
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Gin Gin Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
42.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
37.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
11.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Gin Gin Languages Spoken at Home

Other
47.1%
Japan
17.6%
Persian ED
8.8%
SAL Filipin
8.8%
SAL Tot
8.8%
Urdu
8.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Gin Gin Employment

💼
Employed full-time
23.9% 204 people
Employed part-time
15.5% 132 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.6% 39 people
🏠
Not in labour force
56.0% 477 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Gin Gin Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
50.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.7%
Bachelor Degree
15.5%
Certificate I/II
6.2%
Postgraduate Degree
3.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Gin Gin Occupation

Professionals
20.1%
Labourers
19.6%
Community & Personal Service
15.6%
Managers
12.6%
Clerical & Administrative
10.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
7.5%
Sales Workers
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Gin Gin Field of Study

Engineering
17.4%
Society & Culture
16.3%
Health
15.2%
Management & Commerce
12.4%
Education
11.2%
Agriculture & Environment
7.9%
Architecture & Building
5.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.1%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Information Technology
2.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Gin Gin Dwelling Types

Separate house
92.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Gin Gin Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.7%
$150-$299/wk
2.9%
$300-$399/wk
4.6%
$400-$499/wk
14.9%
$500-$649/wk
9.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.8%
$800-$999/wk
11.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
5.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
3.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.7%
$4,000+/wk
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Gin Gin Marital Status

💍
Married
39.6% 385
↔️
Separated
4.4% 43
📋
Divorced
15.6% 151
🕊️
Widowed
9.0% 87
👤
Never married
31.4% 305

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Gin Gin Ancestry

English
33.5%
Australian
29.6%
German
7.7%
Scottish
7.1%
Other
6.9%
Irish
6.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.1%
Filipino
1.5%
Dutch
1.2%
New Zealander
1.0%
Hungarian
0.6%
Maori
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Gin Gin School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
41.9%
Primary — Government
40.7%
Vocational Education
8.7%
Pre-school
7.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Gin Gin Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
13.7% 278
No need for assistance
86.3% 1,752

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Gin Gin Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.1% 175
Not a volunteer
79.9% 694

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Gin Gin Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.2%
$300-$449/mo
11.1%
$450-$599/mo
12.5%
$600-$799/mo
13.9%
$800-$999/mo
25.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
20.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
6.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Gin Gin How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
63.8%
Bus
8.7%
Walked only
8.7%
Did not go to work
8.4%
Car (passenger)
8.4%
Other
1.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Gin Gin Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.8%
1 vehicle
44.2%
2 vehicles
33.2%
3 vehicles
11.0%
4+ vehicles
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Gin Gin Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
9.6%
2 bedrooms
20.8%
3 bedrooms
47.8%
4 bedrooms
18.9%
5 bedrooms
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Gin Gin Population Mobility

18.8%
moved in the last year
44.3%
moved in the last 5 years
9.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
40.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Gin Gin Indigenous Population

4.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
95
Indigenous residents
1,990
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Gin Gin Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
129
Arthritis
86
Lung condition
68
Asthma
50
Diabetes
49
Heart disease
45
Cancer
26
Kidney disease
25
Stroke
23
Dementia
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Gin Gin Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.8%
$1-$149/wk
3.6%
$150-$299/wk
9.9%
$300-$399/wk
9.8%
$400-$499/wk
11.6%
$500-$649/wk
5.3%
$650-$799/wk
8.3%
$800-$999/wk
11.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Gin Gin Family Structure

Couple — no children
36.9%
Couple — children under 15
27.5%
One parent — children under 15
16.7%
Couple — no children under 15
12.2%
One parent — no children under 15
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Gin Gin Military Service

🏅
Previously served
4.1% 36
👤
Never served
95.9% 844

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Gin Gin Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.1% 140
Did not provide
83.9% 729

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Gin Gin Children Ever Born

No children
23.1%
1 child
11.5%
2 children
25.6%
3 children
21.6%
4 children
11.0%
5+ children
7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Gin Gin When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
17
1961–1970
25
1971–1980
27
1981–1990
18
1991–2000
9
2001–2010
21
2011–2015
15
2017
8
2019
10
2021
14

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Gin Gin Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.5%
5–14 hours
21.5%
15–29 hours
15.3%
30+ hours
15.2%
Did not do domestic work
31.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Gin Gin Household Size

1 person
35.5%
2 persons
37.5%
3 persons
12.6%
4 persons
7.5%
5 persons
4.4%
6+ persons
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Gin Gin Where Residents Moved From

Same address
808
Moved from QLD
87
Moved — same area (SA2)
67
Moved from NSW
3
Moved from TAS
3
Moved from NT
3
Moved from overseas
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Gin Gin Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
82.7%
Step family — no other children
8.0%
Blended family — no other children
5.3%
Other couple — children only
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Gin Gin Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 596 total

Theft
156
Traffic
128
Assault
84
Drug Offences
70
Break & Enter
43
Domestic Violence
38
Fraud
28
Property Damage
21
Weapons
20
Sexual Offences
8

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Gin Gin Schools

2
schools nearby
2
government
937
avg ICSEA score
658
total students
Gin Gin State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 404 students
944
ICSEA
Gin Gin State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 254 students
929
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

View all schools in Gin Gin with map →

Gin Gin Rent Prices & Affordability

28%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $904/wk
Median Rent $250/wk
Rent-to-Income 27.7%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Gin Gin

≈ $3,917/month
Median rent $250/wk
Left after rent $654/wk
Rent share 27.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Gin Gin vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Frequently Asked Questions About Gin Gin

What is the population of Gin Gin QLD?

The population of Gin Gin QLD is 1,139 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 33.7 people per km².Gin Gin is ranked #3,781 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Gin Gin?

The median personal income in Gin Gin QLD is $483 per week, or $25,116 per year.The median household income is $904 per week.Family income is $1,193 per week.Gin Gin is ranked #8,390 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Gin Gin?

Median rent in Gin Gin QLD is $250 per week ($1,083 per month).Rent represents 27.7% of household income, which is considered moderate.Gin Gin ranks #6,115 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Gin Gin?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gin Gin QLD is $867. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Gin Gin?

The median age in Gin Gin QLD is 51 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Gin Gin a good suburb to live in?

Gin Gin is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 1,139.The median income is $483/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31124. All dollar figures in AUD.