Gympie vs Two Mile

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. In Two Mile, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gympie tends to suit people living alone, while Two Mile 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

Gympie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 1)
  • But Two Mile is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Gympie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gympie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 18/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 128 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gympie

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

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

Where they sit

Gympie and Two Mile 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 Two Mile
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 Two Mile
Walkability 76 / 18
Gympie — Walkability: 76/100 Two Mile — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 14 / 10
Gympie — Safety: 14/100 Two Mile — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gympie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Two Mile — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gympie has more residents (11,355 vs 69); Two Mile skews older (44 vs 42).

Gympie Two Mile
Population 11,355
+99% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% —
Median age 42 44
Median household income $53,144/yr $54,184/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $303/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gympie Two Mile
0-4 5.5% / 7.2%
Gympie — 0-4: 5.5% Two Mile — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 12.8% / 13.0%
Gympie — 5-14: 12.8% Two Mile — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.3% / 10.1%
Gympie — 15-19: 6.3% Two Mile — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 5.4% / 5.8%
Gympie — 20-24: 5.4% Two Mile — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.5% / 10.1%
Gympie — 25-34: 11.5% Two Mile — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.8% / 10.1%
Gympie — 35-44: 10.8% Two Mile — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.5% / 15.9%
Gympie — 45-54: 11.5% Two Mile — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 12.1% / 13.0%
Gympie — 55-64: 12.1% Two Mile — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 11.5% / 8.7%
Gympie — 65-74: 11.5% Two Mile — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 8.3% / 10.1%
Gympie — 75-84: 8.3% Two Mile — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 4.2% / —
Gympie — 85+: 4.2% Two Mile — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Two Mile 50.0% couple families
Two Mile — Couple Families: 50.0% Two Mile — Lone Person: 25.0% Two Mile — One Parent Families: 25.0% Two Mile — Group Household: 0.0% Two Mile — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Two Mile 0.0% renting
Two Mile — Owned Outright: 65.0% Two Mile — Mortgage: 35.0% Two Mile — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Two Mile
New Zealand 2.4% / 10.1%
Gympie — New Zealand: 2.4% Two Mile — New Zealand: 10.1%
England 2.7% / —
Gympie — England: 2.7% Two Mile — England: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Gympie — Philippines: 0.8% Two Mile — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Gympie — India: 0.5% Two Mile — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Gympie — Germany: 0.4% Two Mile — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

Qualifications

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

Gympie Two Mile
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 14.5%
Gympie — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Two Mile — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 8.7%
Gympie — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Two Mile — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 4.3%
Gympie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Two Mile — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Gympie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Two Mile — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Gympie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Two Mile — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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%
Two Mile 100.0% houses
Two Mile — Houses: 100.0% Two Mile — Townhouses: 0.0% Two Mile — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gympie Two Mile
Median house price $689,000 —
Median unit price $561,000 —
Median land price $340,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 136 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Gympie Two Mile
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Schools Higher than 57% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 78% 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 67% 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 18).

Gympie Two Mile
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gympie Two Mile
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
90/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Gympie Two Mile
Inside the suburb 9 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 5 1
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 Two Mile

  • Two Mile State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Gympie Two Mile
Walkability score 76/100 18/100
Distance to Brisbane 170.7 km 171.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 128 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.

Gympie Two Mile
Car (driver) 80.9% / 80.8%
Gympie — Car (driver): 80.9% Two Mile — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 19.2%
Gympie — Worked from Home: 6.3% Two Mile — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Gympie — Car (passenger): 7.8% Two Mile — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Gympie — Walked Only: 3.9% Two Mile — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Gympie — Bus: 0.7% Two Mile — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).

Setting

Gympie Two Mile
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.1 km 44.6 km

NBN connectivity

Gympie Two Mile
Connectivity score 67/100 32/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
6,850 premises
 4%
28 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Gympie Two Mile
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 Two Mile
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

Two Mile

Rural

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