Gympie vs Monkland

Monkland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Gympie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gympie, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Gympie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Gympie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($340,000 vs $645,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gympie is more walkable (76/100 vs 42/100)
  • Monkland sits closer to the CBD (164.2 km vs 170.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gympie

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Gympie Monkland
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.

Gympie Monkland
Walkability 76 / 42
Gympie — Walkability: 76/100 Monkland — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 14 / 13
Gympie — Safety: 14/100 Monkland — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gympie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Monkland — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gympie has more residents (11,355 vs 1,135); Gympie skews older (42 vs 39).

Gympie Monkland
Population 11,355
+90% vs other
 1,135
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +0.9%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $53,144/yr $57,772/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+5% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gympie Monkland
0-4 5.5% / 6.3%
Gympie — 0-4: 5.5% Monkland — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.8% / 13.2%
Gympie — 5-14: 12.8% Monkland — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.3% / 7.1%
Gympie — 15-19: 6.3% Monkland — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.4% / 6.2%
Gympie — 20-24: 5.4% Monkland — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.5% / 11.9%
Gympie — 25-34: 11.5% Monkland — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 10.8% / 11.7%
Gympie — 35-44: 10.8% Monkland — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.5% / 11.7%
Gympie — 45-54: 11.5% Monkland — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.1% / 12.7%
Gympie — 55-64: 12.1% Monkland — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 11.5% / 11.2%
Gympie — 65-74: 11.5% Monkland — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 8.3% / 6.3%
Gympie — 75-84: 8.3% Monkland — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 4.2% / 1.2%
Gympie — 85+: 4.2% Monkland — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gympie 45.2% lone person
Gympie — Lone Person: 45.2% Gympie — Couple Families: 25.7% Gympie — One Parent Families: 22.7% Gympie — Group Household: 5.0% Gympie — Other Families: 1.4%
Monkland 39.2% lone person
Monkland — Lone Person: 39.2% Monkland — Couple Families: 27.1% Monkland — One Parent Families: 25.9% Monkland — Group Household: 4.9% Monkland — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gympie 38.8% renting
Gympie — Owned Outright: 33.7% Gympie — Mortgage: 27.5% Gympie — Renting: 38.8%
Monkland 35.1% renting
Monkland — Owned Outright: 33.0% Monkland — Mortgage: 31.8% Monkland — Renting: 35.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gympie Monkland
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 19.8%
Gympie — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Monkland — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.6%
Gympie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Monkland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 4.6%
Gympie — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Monkland — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.2%
Gympie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Monkland — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.8%
Gympie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Monkland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Gympie Monkland
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.4%
Gympie — New Zealand: 2.4% Monkland — New Zealand: 2.4%
England 2.7% / 1.8%
Gympie — England: 2.7% Monkland — England: 1.8%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.2%
Gympie — Philippines: 0.8% Monkland — Philippines: 1.2%
India 0.5% / 0.7%
Gympie — India: 0.5% Monkland — India: 0.7%
Germany 0.4% / 0.3%
Gympie — Germany: 0.4% Monkland — Germany: 0.3%
France — / 0.5%
Gympie — France: not among its largest Monkland — France: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gympie 84.6% houses
Gympie — Houses: 84.6% Gympie — Townhouses: 10.3% Gympie — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Monkland 91.8% houses
Monkland — Houses: 91.8% Monkland — Townhouses: 4.6% Monkland — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gympie Monkland
Median house price $689,000 $675,000
Median unit price $561,000 —
Median land price $340,000 $645,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 136 sales
 22 days
from 4 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.

Gympie Monkland
3 bed $665K / $665K
Gympie — 3 bed: $665K (206 sales) Monkland — 3 bed: $665K (13 sales)

206 vs 13 sales

4 bed $769K / $675K
Gympie — 4 bed: $769K (124 sales) Monkland — 4 bed: $675K (7 sales)

124 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Gympie Monkland
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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Gympie Monkland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools Higher than 57% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 79% 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 42); Gympie scores higher overall (39 vs 28).

Gympie Monkland
Grade C D
Score 39/100 28/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gympie Monkland
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
87/100
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 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Gympie Monkland
Inside the suburb 9 1
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 5 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

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

Schools in Monkland

  • Monkland State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gympie Monkland
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 1
Parks & reserves 17 1
Childcare 12 0
GPs 10 0
Pharmacies 6 1
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 0
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 46 18

Mobility

Gympie sits further from the CBD (170.7 km vs 164.2 km).

Gympie Monkland
Walkability score 76/100 42/100
Distance to Brisbane 170.7 km
+4% vs other
 164.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 117 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 33/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Gympie Monkland
Car (driver) 80.9% / 83.1%
Gympie — Car (driver): 80.9% Monkland — Car (driver): 83.1%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 8.0%
Gympie — Car (passenger): 7.8% Monkland — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 6.6%
Gympie — Worked from Home: 6.3% Monkland — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only 3.9% / 1.1%
Gympie — Walked Only: 3.9% Monkland — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bicycle 0.3% / 1.1%
Gympie — Bicycle: 0.3% Monkland — Bicycle: 1.1%
Bus 0.7% / —
Gympie — Bus: 0.7% Monkland — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Gympie Monkland
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.1 km 38.6 km

NBN connectivity

Gympie Monkland
Connectivity score 67/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
6,850 premises
 45%
588 premises

Climate

Gympie Monkland
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

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

Federal electorate

Gympie Monkland
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

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

Tags

Gympie

Parks Regional Centre River

Monkland

Acreage Quiet River

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