Araluen vs Gympie

Gympie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Araluen. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Araluen, about half of households are couple families. In Gympie, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Araluen: a median of $1.04 million, against $689,000 in Gympie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Araluen tends to suit couples, while Gympie suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Araluen carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 86/100)
  • Gympie has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Gympie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($340,000 vs $727,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($689,000 vs $1,040,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gympie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $325/wk)
  • But Araluen leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gympie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 19/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gympie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 19/100)
  • But Araluen carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Araluen and Gympie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Araluen Gympie
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Araluen Gympie
Walkability 19 / 76
Araluen — Walkability: 19/100 Gympie — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 78 / 14
Araluen — Safety: 78/100 Gympie — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Araluen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gympie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gympie has more residents (11,355 vs 649); Araluen has higher household incomes ($70,616 vs $53,144).

Araluen Gympie
Population 649 11,355
+1650% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +5.1%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $70,616/yr
+25% vs other
 $53,144/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+9% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Araluen Gympie
0-4 2.9% / 5.5%
Araluen — 0-4: 2.9% Gympie — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.7% / 12.8%
Araluen — 5-14: 11.7% Gympie — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.4% / 6.3%
Araluen — 15-19: 7.4% Gympie — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.0% / 5.4%
Araluen — 20-24: 4.0% Gympie — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 8.3% / 11.5%
Araluen — 25-34: 8.3% Gympie — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 10.6% / 10.8%
Araluen — 35-44: 10.6% Gympie — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.1% / 11.5%
Araluen — 45-54: 13.1% Gympie — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.4% / 12.1%
Araluen — 55-64: 17.4% Gympie — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 15.1% / 11.5%
Araluen — 65-74: 15.1% Gympie — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 7.4% / 8.3%
Araluen — 75-84: 7.4% Gympie — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.9% / 4.2%
Araluen — 85+: 2.9% Gympie — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Araluen 50.4% couple families
Araluen — Couple Families: 50.4% Araluen — Lone Person: 30.5% Araluen — One Parent Families: 17.0% Araluen — Group Household: 0.0% Araluen — Other Families: 2.1%
Gympie 25.7% couple families
Gympie — Couple Families: 25.7% Gympie — Lone Person: 45.2% Gympie — One Parent Families: 22.7% Gympie — Group Household: 5.0% Gympie — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Araluen 10.7% renting
Araluen — Owned Outright: 51.2% Araluen — Mortgage: 38.1% Araluen — Renting: 10.7%
Gympie 38.8% renting
Gympie — Owned Outright: 33.7% Gympie — Mortgage: 27.5% Gympie — Renting: 38.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Araluen Gympie
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 18.2%
Araluen — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Gympie — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.1%
Araluen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Gympie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 6.0%
Araluen — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Gympie — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.0%
Araluen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Gympie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.4%
Araluen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Gympie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Araluen Gympie
England 3.7% / 2.7%
Araluen — England: 3.7% Gympie — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.4%
Araluen — New Zealand: 2.2% Gympie — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.3%
Araluen — South Africa: 1.5% Gympie — South Africa: 0.3%
Germany 0.8% / 0.4%
Araluen — Germany: 0.8% Gympie — Germany: 0.4%
Canada 0.9% / —
Araluen — Canada: 0.9% Gympie — Canada: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Araluen — France: 0.9% Gympie — France: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Araluen — Philippines: not among its largest Gympie — Philippines: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Araluen — India: not among its largest Gympie — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Araluen 100.4% houses
Araluen — Houses: 100.4% Araluen — Townhouses: 0.0% Araluen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gympie 84.6% houses
Gympie — Houses: 84.6% Gympie — Townhouses: 10.3% Gympie — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Araluen Gympie
Median house price $1,040,000 $689,000
Median unit price — $561,000
Median land price $727,500 $340,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 8 sales
 28 days
from 136 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Araluen Gympie
3 bed $870K / $665K
Araluen — 3 bed: $870K (5 sales) Gympie — 3 bed: $665K (206 sales)

5 vs 206 sales

4 bed $1.09M / $769K
Araluen — 4 bed: $1.09M (10 sales) Gympie — 4 bed: $769K (124 sales)

10 vs 124 sales

Development activity

Araluen Gympie
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Araluen Gympie
Houses — 4.1%
$580/wk on $740K
Units — 4.7%
$450/wk on $499K

Ranking within QLD

Araluen Gympie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 57% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Gympie is more walkable (76 vs 19); Araluen scores higher overall (58 vs 39).

Araluen Gympie
Grade B C
Score 58/100 39/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gympie carries more crime risk (86 vs 22).

Araluen Gympie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Araluen Gympie
Inside the suburb 1 9
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Araluen

  • Victory College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Gympie

  • Gympie Central State School Government · Primary above peers
  • James Nash State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Gympie State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Gympie West State School Government · Primary at peers
  • One Mile State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Araluen Gympie
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 17
Childcare 0 12
GPs 0 10
Pharmacies 0 6
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 10
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1 46

Mobility

Araluen Gympie
Walkability score 19/100 76/100
Distance to Brisbane 171.8 km 170.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Araluen Gympie
Car (driver) 83.8% / 80.9%
Araluen — Car (driver): 83.8% Gympie — Car (driver): 80.9%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 6.3%
Araluen — Worked from Home: 8.8% Gympie — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 7.8%
Araluen — Car (passenger): 7.3% Gympie — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Araluen — Walked Only: not among its largest Gympie — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus — / 0.7%
Araluen — Bus: not among its largest Gympie — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Araluen Gympie
Elevation 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.1 km 41.1 km

NBN connectivity

Araluen Gympie
Connectivity score 43/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
298 premises
 41%
6,850 premises

Climate

Araluen Gympie
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Araluen Gympie
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Araluen Gympie
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Araluen Gympie
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Araluen

Acreage Retirees

Gympie

Parks Regional Centre River

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