Gympie vs Southside

Gympie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Southside. 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. Houses cost more in Southside: a median of $799,000, against $689,000 in Gympie.

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 schools inside the suburb (9 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 6)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 9)
  • But Southside carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gympie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($340,000 vs $640,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($689,000 vs $799,000)
  • But Southside has cheaper units ($503,000 vs $561,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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 46/100)
  • Southside sits closer to the CBD (167.5 km vs 170.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gympie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Southside carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Gympie and Southside 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 Southside
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 Southside
Walkability 76 / 46
Gympie — Walkability: 76/100 Southside — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 14 / 34
Gympie — Safety: 14/100 Southside — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gympie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gympie has more residents (11,355 vs 6,312); Southside has higher household incomes ($61,100 vs $53,144).

Gympie Southside
Population 11,355
+44% vs other
 6,312
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +10.0%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $53,144/yr $61,100/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+3% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gympie Southside
0-4 5.5% / 4.7%
Gympie — 0-4: 5.5% Southside — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.8% / 11.8%
Gympie — 5-14: 12.8% Southside — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.3% / 6.7%
Gympie — 15-19: 6.3% Southside — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.4% / 5.5%
Gympie — 20-24: 5.4% Southside — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.5% / 10.3%
Gympie — 25-34: 11.5% Southside — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.8% / 10.1%
Gympie — 35-44: 10.8% Southside — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.5% / 12.1%
Gympie — 45-54: 11.5% Southside — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.1% / 12.8%
Gympie — 55-64: 12.1% Southside — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 11.5% / 14.4%
Gympie — 65-74: 11.5% Southside — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 8.3% / 8.5%
Gympie — 75-84: 8.3% Southside — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 4.2% / 3.2%
Gympie — 85+: 4.2% Southside — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

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%
Southside 39.6% lone person
Southside — Lone Person: 39.6% Southside — Couple Families: 34.2% Southside — One Parent Families: 20.5% Southside — Group Household: 4.0% Southside — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Southside 29.8% renting
Southside — Owned Outright: 39.6% Southside — Mortgage: 30.6% Southside — Renting: 29.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gympie Southside
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 18.5%
Gympie — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Southside — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 6.7%
Gympie — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Southside — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.5%
Gympie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Southside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.1%
Gympie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Southside — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.4%
Gympie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Southside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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 Southside
England 2.7% / 2.6%
Gympie — England: 2.7% Southside — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.8%
Gympie — New Zealand: 2.4% Southside — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.6%
Gympie — Philippines: 0.8% Southside — Philippines: 0.6%
South Africa 0.3% / 0.8%
Gympie — South Africa: 0.3% Southside — South Africa: 0.8%
India 0.5% / 0.4%
Gympie — India: 0.5% Southside — India: 0.4%
Germany 0.4% / 0.4%
Gympie — Germany: 0.4% Southside — Germany: 0.4%

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%
Southside 88.2% houses
Southside — Houses: 88.2% Southside — Townhouses: 10.9% Southside — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gympie Southside
Median house price $689,000 $799,000
Median unit price $561,000 $503,000
Median land price $340,000 $640,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 136 sales
 28 days
from 96 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 Southside
3 bed $665K / $724K
Gympie — 3 bed: $665K (206 sales) Southside — 3 bed: $724K (52 sales)

206 vs 52 sales

4 bed $769K / $817K
Gympie — 4 bed: $769K (124 sales) Southside — 4 bed: $817K (106 sales)

124 vs 106 sales

5 bed $805K / $890K
Gympie — 5 bed: $805K (11 sales) Southside — 5 bed: $890K (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Gympie Southside
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 Southside
Houses 4.1%
$580/wk on $740K
 4.0%
$675/wk on $882K
Units 4.7%
$450/wk on $499K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Gympie Southside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools Higher than 57% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 62% of QLD —

Liveability

Gympie is more walkable (76 vs 46).

Gympie Southside
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 42/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gympie carries more crime risk (86 vs 66).

Gympie Southside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 Southside
Inside the suburb 9 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 5 1
Rated below peers 0 1

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 Southside

  • Cooloola Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Gympie South State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gympie Southside
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 17 9
Childcare 12 6
GPs 10 2
Pharmacies 6 1
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 0
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 2 1
Waterways 46 4

Mobility

Gympie sits further from the CBD (170.7 km vs 167.5 km).

Gympie Southside
Walkability score 76/100 46/100
Distance to Brisbane 170.7 km
+2% vs other
 167.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 124 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.2
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 Southside
Car (driver) 80.9% / 85.8%
Gympie — Car (driver): 80.9% Southside — Car (driver): 85.8%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 6.7%
Gympie — Car (passenger): 7.8% Southside — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 5.6%
Gympie — Worked from Home: 6.3% Southside — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 3.9% / 1.0%
Gympie — Walked Only: 3.9% Southside — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus 0.7% / 0.8%
Gympie — Bus: 0.7% Southside — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).

Setting

Gympie Southside
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.1 km 42.4 km

NBN connectivity

Gympie Southside
Connectivity score 67/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
6,850 premises
 50%
3,485 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Gympie Southside
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 Southside
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

Southside

Acreage Retirees

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