Goomeri vs Redgate

Redgate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Goomeri. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goomeri, most households are people living alone. In Redgate, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Goomeri tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Redgate suits families with children and couples.

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

Redgate

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 39%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Goomeri has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Goomeri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 54%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Goomeri has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 14%)
  • Redgate has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Goomeri

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (173 min vs 187 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (239.5 km vs 255.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Goomeri has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)
  • Redgate carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Redgate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.4% vs 2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goomeri Redgate
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.

Goomeri Redgate
Walkability 0 / 0
Goomeri — Walkability: 0/100 Redgate — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 82
Goomeri — Safety: 31/100 Redgate — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Goomeri — Low fire risk: 100/100 Redgate — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goomeri has more residents (677 vs 94); Goomeri skews older (52 vs 42).

Goomeri Redgate
Population 677
+86% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +32.4%
Median age 52 42
Median household income $45,032/yr $50,648/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+11% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goomeri Redgate
0-4 5.9% / —
Goomeri — 0-4: 5.9% Redgate — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.6% / 20.2%
Goomeri — 5-14: 9.6% Redgate — 5-14: 20.2%
15-19 6.2% / 3.2%
Goomeri — 15-19: 6.2% Redgate — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.1% / 3.2%
Goomeri — 20-24: 3.1% Redgate — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.9% / 10.6%
Goomeri — 25-34: 9.9% Redgate — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 8.1% / 19.1%
Goomeri — 35-44: 8.1% Redgate — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 10.6% / 14.9%
Goomeri — 45-54: 10.6% Redgate — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 16.1% / 5.3%
Goomeri — 55-64: 16.1% Redgate — 55-64: 5.3%
65-74 18.5% / 12.8%
Goomeri — 65-74: 18.5% Redgate — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 8.9% / 8.5%
Goomeri — 75-84: 8.9% Redgate — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 2.4% / —
Goomeri — 85+: 2.4% Redgate — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goomeri 57.4% lone person
Goomeri — Lone Person: 57.4% Goomeri — Couple Families: 25.7% Goomeri — One Parent Families: 12.9% Goomeri — Group Household: 4.0%
Redgate 36.4% lone person
Redgate — Lone Person: 36.4% Redgate — Couple Families: 50.0% Redgate — One Parent Families: 13.6% Redgate — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goomeri 31.5% renting
Goomeri — Owned Outright: 48.6% Goomeri — Mortgage: 19.9% Goomeri — Renting: 31.5%
Redgate 14.3% renting
Redgate — Owned Outright: 57.1% Redgate — Mortgage: 28.6% Redgate — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goomeri 88.9% houses
Goomeri — Houses: 88.9% Goomeri — Flats / Apartments: 10.1% Goomeri — Townhouses: 1.0%
Redgate 100.0% houses
Redgate — Houses: 100.0% Redgate — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Redgate — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Goomeri Redgate
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 6.4%
Goomeri — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Redgate — Certificate III & IV: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 8.5%
Goomeri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Redgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 4.3%
Goomeri — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Redgate — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Goomeri — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Redgate — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Goomeri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Redgate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.4%).

Property market

Goomeri Redgate
Median house price $440,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Goomeri Redgate
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year +16% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Goomeri Redgate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

Goomeri Redgate
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Goomeri carries more crime risk (69 vs 18).

Goomeri Redgate
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
18/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Goomeri Redgate
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Goomeri

  • Goomeri State School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Redgate

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Goomeri Redgate
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 12 2

Mobility

Redgate sits further from the CBD (255.3 km vs 239.5 km).

Goomeri Redgate
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 239.5 km 255.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 173 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4601
 0.0%
postcode 4605
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4601
 49
postcode 4605

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.

Goomeri Redgate
Car (driver) 70.9% / 68.8%
Goomeri — Car (driver): 70.9% Redgate — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 13.7% / 21.9%
Goomeri — Worked from Home: 13.7% Redgate — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 9.4%
Goomeri — Car (passenger): 6.3% Redgate — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only 9.1% / —
Goomeri — Walked Only: 9.1% Redgate — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Goomeri Redgate
Elevation 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 307 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goomeri Redgate
Connectivity score 62/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
441 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Goomeri Redgate
Average residential rate $1,936/yr $1,401/yr
Council Gympie South Burnett

Federal electorate

Goomeri Redgate
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

Goomeri Redgate
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goomeri

Affordable Retirees Rural

Redgate

Rural

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