Gympie

Queensland · Wide Bay · 53,250 people · 111 suburbs · 11 postcodes

Gympie at a glance

53,250
Population
#17 of 69 in QLD
7,086
km² area
8/km² density
47.4
Median age
+8.1 vs QLD
896
SEIFA IRSAD
#50 of 69 in QLD
33
Schools
27 gov, 3 Cath, 3 indep
11.6%
Born overseas
22.7%
Renting

Map shows the Gympie LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Gympie is a Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 111 suburbs across 11 postcodes and an area of 7,086 km². Gympie has a population of 53,250 , ranking #17 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Gympie (11,355 residents).About 11.6% of residents were born overseas and 2.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (16.5%) 15–24 (9.8%) 25–44 (19.6%) 45–64 (28.8%) 65+ (25.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years8,805 (16.5%)
15–24 years5,231 (9.8%)
25–44 years10,416 (19.6%)
45–64 years15,351 (28.8%)
65+ years13,445 (25.2%)
11.6%
Born overseas
2.7%
Speak a language other than English at home
4.4%
First Nations
2.4
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (43.9%) Mortgaged (33.4%) Renting (22.7%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (95.7%) Semi/townhouse (3.1%) Flat/apartment (1.2%)
$289
Median weekly rent
$1,363
Median monthly mortgage
38.0%
Households with 0-1 cars
62.0%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.7%
Unemployment rate
10,839
In full-time work
7,920
In part-time work

Schools in Gympie

33 schools across Gympie: 81.8% Government, 9.1% Catholic, 9.1% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 956 (range 875 to 1039). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

QLD average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (63.6%) Secondary (9.1%) Combined (21.2%) Special (6.1%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 956 QLD median 985LGA range 875 to 1039

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 33 schools in Gympie, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
James Nash State High School Government Secondary Gympie 1,027 976
Gympie State High School Government Secondary Gympie 1,012 955
Victory College Independent Combined Gympie 851 1026
Cooloola Christian College Independent Combined Gympie 537 1013
Gympie South State School Government Primary Southside 518 955
St Patrick's College Catholic Secondary Gympie 514 1037
Jones Hill State School Government Primary Jones Hill 482 990
Gympie West State School Government Primary Gympie 384 948
St Patrick's Primary School Catholic Primary Gympie 346 1039
One Mile State School Government Primary Gympie 316 925
Tin Can Bay State School Government Combined Tin Can Bay 294 918
Chatsworth State School Government Primary Chatsworth 221 938
Gympie East State School Government Primary Greens Creek 174 979
Mary Valley State College Government Combined Imbil 172 956
Goomeri State School Government Combined Goomeri 155 896
Gympie Central State School Government Primary Gympie 138 931
Monkland State School Government Primary Monkland 128 922
Kilkivan State School Government Combined Kilkivan 112 934
Gympie Flexible School Catholic Special Gympie 103 880
Two Mile State School Government Primary Two Mile 92 913
Gympie Special School Government Special Gympie 88 962
Amamoor State School Government Primary Amamoor 55 990
Dagun State School Government Primary Dagun 50 1005
Rainbow Beach State School Government Primary Rainbow Beach 47 987
Mawarra Independent School Independent Combined Kybong 44 1033
Kia-Ora State School Government Primary Kia Ora 43 885
Gunalda State School Government Primary Gunalda 41 956
Widgee State School Government Primary Widgee 36 987
Kandanga State School Government Primary Kandanga 32 997
Windera State School Government Primary Windera 21 913
Wolvi State School Government Primary Wolvi 19 952
Woolooga State School Government Primary Woolooga 14 875
Theebine State School Government Primary Theebine 9

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Gympie. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

896
Ranked #50 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

931

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

972

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

889

Suburbs in Gympie

Gympie contains 111 suburbs and 11 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Gympie 4570 11,355 $1,022/wk 42
Southside 4570 6,312 $1,175/wk 46
Cooloola Cove 4580 2,921 $808/wk 62
Tin Can Bay 4580 2,293 $734/wk 65
Curra 4570 2,104 $1,088/wk 45
Chatsworth 4570 1,353 $1,442/wk 43
Rainbow Beach 4581 1,220 $972/wk 56
Pie Creek 4570 1,137 $1,635/wk 46
Jones Hill 4570 1,135 $1,548/wk 38
Monkland 4570 1,135 $1,111/wk 39
The Palms 4570 1,083 $1,379/wk 46
Imbil 4570 1,071 $1,141/wk 49
Tamaree 4570 1,000 $1,537/wk 39
Veteran 4570 959 $1,302/wk 49
Widgee 4570 862 $1,223/wk 49
Amamoor 4570 720 $1,100/wk 47
East Deep Creek 4570 698 $1,466/wk 45
Kilkivan 4600 689 $896/wk 54
Goomeri 4601 677 $866/wk 52
Kandanga 4570 659 $1,218/wk 45
Araluen 4570 649 $1,358/wk 49
The Dawn 4570 604 $1,493/wk 44
Goomboorian 4570 566 $1,266/wk 51
Mothar Mountain 4570 563 $1,437/wk 47
Wolvi 4570 521 $1,316/wk 48
Traveston 4570 509 $1,645/wk 50
Carters Ridge 4563 497 $1,382/wk 44
Victory Heights 4570 486 $1,223/wk 43
Gunalda 4570 426 $893/wk 55
North Deep Creek 4570 388 $1,382/wk 52
Brooloo 4570 369 $1,141/wk 52
Canina 4570 367 $1,231/wk 49
Glastonbury 4570 365 $1,515/wk 43
Kybong 4570 363 $1,006/wk 53
Greens Creek 4570 344 $1,410/wk 49
Cedar Pocket 4570 332 $1,468/wk 53
Lower Wonga 4570 310 $1,343/wk 48
Woolooga 4570 310 $1,192/wk 56
Bells Bridge 4570 226 $1,485/wk 46
Bollier 4570 221 $1,468/wk 47
Kia Ora 4570 218 $1,125/wk 50
Tuchekoi 4570 199 $1,350/wk 47
Nahrunda 4570 192 $1,468/wk 53
Wilsons Pocket 4570 191 $1,583/wk 48
Tandur 4570 188 $1,781/wk 45
Banks Pocket 4570 187 $2,143/wk 46
Sexton 4570 187 $1,521/wk 40
Calico Creek 4570 185 $1,437/wk 38
Mcintosh Creek 4570 173 $1,625/wk 32
Mooloo 4570 171 $1,390/wk 52
Lagoon Pocket 4570 170 $1,791/wk 38
Langshaw 4570 167 $1,021/wk 50
Tansey 4601 154 $966/wk 44
Theebine 4570 145 $1,343/wk 53
Dagun 4570 137 $1,187/wk 52
Kandanga Creek 4570 129 $1,375/wk 50
Anderleigh 4570 128 $1,333/wk 48
Moy Pocket 4574 120 $1,281/wk 46
Neerdie 4570 111 $817/wk 51
Wallu 4570 108 $875/wk 51
Windera 4605 105 $1,187/wk 52
Booubyjan 4601 98 $1,416/wk 40
Long Flat 4570 98 $1,625/wk 36
Black Snake 4600 88 $1,062/wk 54
Downsfield 4570 86 $725/wk 47
Marys Creek 4570 86 $949/wk 46
Cinnabar 4600 83 $1,406/wk 43
Manyung 4601 83 $1,187/wk 48
Two Mile 4570 69 $1,042/wk 44
Coles Creek 4570 68 $1,812/wk 42
Corella 4570 68 $2,124/wk 43
Woondum 4570 66 $1,375/wk 44
Ross Creek 4570 63 $1,125/wk 51
Scrubby Creek 4478 62 $1,312/wk 52
Beenaam Valley 4570 60 $900/wk 44
Boonara 4601 60 $1,687/wk 38
Fishermans Pocket 4570 60 $1,375/wk 48
Amamoor Creek 4570 56 $850/wk 54
Upper Glastonbury 4570 56 $1,562/wk 47
Miva 4570 55 $866/wk 52
Scotchy Pocket 4570 55 $1,375/wk 49
Neusa Vale 4570 54 $1,156/wk 58
Bella Creek 4570 50 $1,292/wk 55
Gilldora 4570 50 $2,250/wk 51
Glen Echo 4570 49 $1,312/wk 51
Goomeribong 4601 49 $1,375/wk 57
Upper Kandanga 4570 49 $1,833/wk 40
Oakview 4600 45 $774/wk 52
Coondoo 4570 43 $1,562/wk 58
Barambah 4601 39 $1,812/wk 59
Manumbar 4601 38 $1,291/wk 48
Kinbombi 4601 34 $1,875/wk 56
Melawondi 4570 34 $949/wk 46
Widgee Crossing South 4570 33 $966/wk 52
Glanmire 4570 28 $1,187/wk 51
Inskip 4581 22 $724/wk 59
Widgee Crossing North 4570 20 $850/wk 54
Elgin Vale 4615 14 $1,574/wk 28
Lake Borumba 4570 12 $1,375/wk 59
Mudlo 4600 3 $1,649/wk 40
Aubinville 4650
Baddow 4650
Big Tuan 4650
Cooloola 4580
Glendorf 4650
Hillcrest Heights 4650
Little Tuan 4650
Pallas Street Maryborough 4650
Sunrise Hills 4563
Toolara Forest 4570 $2,250/wk 40
Wrattens Forest 4601 58

Postcodes covered

4478, 4563, 4570, 4574, 4580, 4581, 4600, 4601, 4605, 4615, 4650

Compare Gympie with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Gympie and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Gympie (QLD) 53,250 47.4 896 22.7% 11.6%
Fraser Coast 111,044 50.8 889 25.5% 15.0%
South Burnett 32,985 47.1 885 26.1% 9.7%
Noosa 57,255 50.2 1010 21.9% 23.0%
Sunshine Coast 341,470 43.6 1001 28.5% 20.7%
Blackall Tambo 1,903 47.3 930 30.5% 4.7%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Gympie

What is the population of Gympie?

The 2021 Census recorded 53,250 people living in Gympie, across 111 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Gympie?

Gympie contains 111 suburbs. The most populous are Gympie, Southside, Cooloola Cove, Tin Can Bay, Curra.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Gympie?

Gympie covers 11 postcodes: 4478, 4563, 4570, 4574, 4580, 4581, 4600, 4601, 4605, 4615, 4650.

How many schools are in Gympie?

Gympie has 33 schools, including 27 government, 3 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Gympie?

Gympie has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 896, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.