Gunalda vs Scotchy Pocket
Scotchy Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Gunalda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunalda, about half of households are people living alone. In Scotchy Pocket, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Scotchy Pocket: a median of $1.15 million, against $660,000 in Gunalda, though rent is higher in Gunalda. On these figures, Gunalda tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Scotchy Pocket suits 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
Scotchy Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 86/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gunalda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($660,000 vs $1,150,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Scotchy Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($26/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gunalda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (135 min vs 145 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (195.4 km vs 198.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gunalda has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 15%)
- Scotchy Pocket carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gunalda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.7% vs -25.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gunalda and Scotchy Pocket drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Gunalda rents higher ($250/wk vs $26/wk); Gunalda has more residents (426 vs 55).
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 426 +87% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.7% | -25.7% |
| Median age | 55 | 49 |
| Median household income | $46,436/yr | $71,500/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +90% vs other | $26/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $660,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $616,250 | — |
Development activity
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
Liveability
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Gunalda carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Gunalda carries more crime risk (86 vs 13).
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Gunalda
- Gunalda State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Scotchy Pocket
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Scotchy Pocket sits further from the CBD (198.9 km vs 195.4 km).
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 195.4 km | 198.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 135 min | 145 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).
Setting
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.6 km | 46.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 216 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gunalda | Scotchy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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