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Gympie QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Gympie QLD is 11,355 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Gympie is $565 per week ($29,380 per year). Median rent in Gympie is $295 per week ($1,278 per month). Gympie has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Gympie has a population density of 720.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Gympie is England. The most common religion is No Religion (50% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gympie is $1,200.

There were 4,610 recorded offences in Gympie in 2025-26, a rate of 406 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,499 offences).

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Gympie Population

residents (Census 2021)

Gympie Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$565/wk

$29,380 per year

#7545 of 14,663

🏠

Median Rent

$295/wk

$1,278 per month

#5069 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

42years

4 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,200/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.7 per bedroom

Gympie Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.1% (5,345) Female 52.9% (6,008)

Population Density

720.4

people per km²

11,355 people · 15.8 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,327

Family income/wk

Gympie 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)

Gympie Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

55.0% 1,495 dwellings

🏦

Owned with mortgage

45.0% 1,221 dwellings

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

Gympie Country of Birth

Australia

95.9%

England

2.7%

India

0.6%

Germany

0.4%

Canada

0.2%

China

0.1%

Egypt

0.1%

Hong Kong

0.1%

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

Gympie Religion

No Religion

50.3%

Catholic

15.2%

Anglican

12.3%

Not stated

8.7%

Uniting Church

6.4%

Christian (other)

3.4%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.2%

Baptist

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Gympie Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

47.4%

Year 10 or equivalent

35.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

9.6%

Year 9 or equivalent

8.0%

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

Gympie Languages Spoken at Home

Other

25.8%

Malayalam

13.3%

Mandarin

13.3%

SAL Tot

10.9%

SAL Tagalog

10.2%

German

9.4%

Vietnamese

9.4%

IAL Punjabi

7.8%

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

Gympie Employment

💼

Employed full-time

26.1% 2,200 people

⏰

Employed part-time

19.3% 1,627 people

🔍

Unemployed

3.7% 315 people

🏠

Not in labour force

50.8% 4,280 people

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

Gympie Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

52.8%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.7%

Bachelor Degree

17.5%

Certificate I/II

5.4%

Postgraduate Degree

3.9%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.8%

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

Gympie Occupation

Professionals

19.6%

Technicians & Trade Workers

18.1%

Community & Personal Service

17.9%

Labourers

11.4%

Clerical & Administrative

10.9%

Managers

8.6%

Sales Workers

7.7%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.7%

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

Gympie Field of Study

Management & Commerce

18.1%

Engineering

16.9%

Society & Culture

15.5%

Health

13.0%

Education

10.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

9.9%

Architecture & Building

7.6%

Agriculture & Environment

3.9%

Creative Arts

2.4%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.6%

Information Technology

0.9%

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

Gympie Dwelling Types

Separate house

89.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

6.4%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Gympie Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.6%

$1-$149/wk

0.8%

$150-$299/wk

1.9%

$300-$399/wk

3.4%

$400-$499/wk

11.3%

$500-$649/wk

9.1%

$650-$799/wk

11.2%

$800-$999/wk

9.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

10.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.6%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

8.8%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

4.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

3.1%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

1.3%

$4,000+/wk

2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Gympie Marital Status

💍

Married

35.9% 3,329

↔️

Separated

5.0% 464

📋

Divorced

13.6% 1,259

🕊️

Widowed

8.4% 778

👤

Never married

37.1% 3,442

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Gympie Ancestry

English

33.1%

Australian

32.8%

Irish

8.7%

Scottish

8.1%

German

5.0%

Other

4.0%

Aboriginal Australianralian

4.0%

Italian

1.2%

Dutch

1.0%

Filipino

0.8%

New Zealander

0.8%

Chinese

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Gympie School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

35.9%

Secondary — Government

28.9%

Vocational Education

10.0%

Pre-school

7.6%

Secondary — Catholic

4.9%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.4%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

4.3%

Primary — Catholic

4.0%

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

Gympie Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

13.3% 2,836

✅

No need for assistance

86.7% 18,496

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

Gympie Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

15.2% 1,315

—

Not a volunteer

84.8% 7,349

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Gympie Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.8%

$300-$449/mo

4.1%

$450-$599/mo

2.8%

$600-$799/mo

8.4%

$800-$999/mo

12.2%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

35.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

20.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

9.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

2.2%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Gympie How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

73.9%

Did not go to work

11.5%

Car (passenger)

7.1%

Walked only

3.6%

Truck

1.0%

Other

0.7%

Bus

0.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.6%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.5%

Bicycle

0.3%

Ferry

0.1%

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

Gympie Car Ownership

0 vehicles

9.2%

1 vehicle

42.8%

2 vehicles

33.7%

3 vehicles

9.7%

4+ vehicles

4.6%

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

Gympie Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

4.1%

2 bedrooms

19.6%

3 bedrooms

48.4%

4 bedrooms

24.2%

5 bedrooms

3.2%

6+ bedrooms

0.5%

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

Gympie Population Mobility

19.1%

moved in the last year

51.5%

moved in the last 5 years

7.0%

unemployment rate (Census)

47.9%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Gympie Indigenous Population

5.9%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,268

Indigenous residents

20,232

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Gympie Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,749

Arthritis

523

Asthma

477

Lung condition

475

Heart disease

395

Diabetes

378

Cancer

212

Stroke

177

Kidney disease

166

Dementia

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

Gympie Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.1%

$1-$149/wk

4.1%

$150-$299/wk

8.5%

$300-$399/wk

8.0%

$400-$499/wk

7.2%

$500-$649/wk

5.5%

$650-$799/wk

13.0%

$800-$999/wk

13.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

4.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.7%

$3,500+/wk

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Gympie Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

34.6%

Couple — no children

28.3%

One parent — children under 15

17.2%

Couple — no children under 15

10.3%

One parent — no children under 15

9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Gympie Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 6

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 4

🏅

Previously served

4.0% 350

👤

Never served

95.9% 8,363

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Gympie Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

15.1% 1,309

—

Did not provide

84.9% 7,334

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Gympie Children Ever Born

No children

27.7%

1 child

13.7%

2 children

26.8%

3 children

18.7%

4 children

9.5%

5+ children

3.7%

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

Gympie When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

101

1961–1970

167

1971–1980

158

1981–1990

160

1991–2000

111

2001–2010

177

2011–2015

122

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

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

Gympie Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.8%

5–14 hours

26.3%

15–29 hours

12.8%

30+ hours

10.7%

Did not do domestic work

29.3%

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

Gympie Household Size

1 person

34.7%

2 persons

34.4%

3 persons

13.2%

4 persons

10.2%

5 persons

4.7%

6+ persons

3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Gympie Where Residents Moved From

Same address

8,542

Moved from QLD

1,230

Moved — same area (SA2)

581

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from overseas

Moved from NT

Moved from WA

Moved from TAS

Moved from ACT

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

Gympie Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

74.3%

Step family — no other children

15.4%

Blended family — no other children

7.5%

Intact family — other children present

1.2%

Other couple — children only

1.2%

Blended family — other children present

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Gympie Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 4,610 total

Theft

1,499

Drug Offences

860

Break & Enter

492

Domestic Violence

426

Assault

382

Traffic

264

Property Damage

209

Weapons

172

Fraud

148

Sexual Offences

136

Robbery

Homicide

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

Gympie Schools

schools nearby

government

966

avg ICSEA score

5,926

total students

St Patrick's Primary School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 346 students

1039

ICSEA

St Patrick's College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 514 students

1037

ICSEA

Victory College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 851 students

1026

ICSEA

Cooloola Christian College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 537 students

1013

ICSEA

James Nash State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,027 students

976

ICSEA

Gympie Special School Government

Combined · Prep-12 · 88 students

962

ICSEA

Gympie South State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 518 students

955

ICSEA

Gympie State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,012 students

955

ICSEA

Gympie West State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 384 students

948

ICSEA

Gympie Central State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 138 students

931

ICSEA

One Mile State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 316 students

925

ICSEA

Two Mile State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 92 students

913

ICSEA

Gympie Flexible School Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 103 students

880

ICSEA

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

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Gympie Rent Prices & Affordability

29%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,022/wk

Median Rent $295/wk

Rent-to-Income 28.9%

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

If you earn X in Gympie

Your weekly income

≈ $4,429/month

Median rent $295/wk

Left after rent $727/wk

Rent share 28.9%

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Gympie vs State & National Average

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Pop: 5,692 Income: $889/wk Rent: $260/wk

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Pop: 5,718 Income: $534/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Pop: 5,736 Income: $735/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Pop: 5,796 Income: $806/wk Rent: $400/wk

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Pop: 5,800 Income: $1,238/wk Rent: $455/wk

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Pop: 5,816 Income: $836/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Gympie

What is the population of Gympie QLD?

The population of Gympie QLD is 11,355 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 720.4 people per km².Gympie is ranked #498 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Gympie?

The median personal income in Gympie QLD is $565 per week, or $29,380 per year.The median household income is $1,022 per week.Family income is $1,327 per week.Gympie is ranked #7,545 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Gympie?

Median rent in Gympie QLD is $295 per week ($1,278 per month).Rent represents 28.9% of household income, which is considered moderate.Gympie ranks #5,069 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Gympie?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gympie QLD is $1,200. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Gympie?

The median age in Gympie QLD is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Gympie a good suburb to live in?

Gympie is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 11,355.The median income is $565/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (28.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31280. All dollar figures in AUD.