Jones Hill vs Southside

Jones Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Southside. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jones Hill, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Jones Hill tends to suit families with children and couples, while Southside suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Jones Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 66/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 55%)
  • But Southside has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Jones Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($425,000 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Southside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $373/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Southside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 24/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Southside

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 24/100)
  • But Jones Hill carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Jones Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.4% vs 10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Jones Hill 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.

Jones Hill 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.

Jones Hill Southside
Walkability 24 / 46
Jones Hill — Walkability: 24/100 Southside — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 48 / 34
Jones Hill — Safety: 48/100 Southside — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jones Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Southside has more residents (6,312 vs 1,135); Jones Hill has higher household incomes ($80,496 vs $61,100).

Jones Hill Southside
Population 1,135 6,312
+456% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.4% +10.0%
Median age 38 46
Median household income $80,496/yr
+24% vs other
 $61,100/yr
Median weekly rent $373/wk
+24% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jones Hill Southside
0-4 7.0% / 4.7%
Jones Hill — 0-4: 7.0% Southside — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.1% / 11.8%
Jones Hill — 5-14: 14.1% Southside — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.0% / 6.7%
Jones Hill — 15-19: 6.0% Southside — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.4% / 5.5%
Jones Hill — 20-24: 4.4% Southside — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 15.4% / 10.3%
Jones Hill — 25-34: 15.4% Southside — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.7% / 10.1%
Jones Hill — 35-44: 10.7% Southside — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.4% / 12.1%
Jones Hill — 45-54: 11.4% Southside — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.0% / 12.8%
Jones Hill — 55-64: 13.0% Southside — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 10.7% / 14.4%
Jones Hill — 65-74: 10.7% Southside — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 6.2% / 8.5%
Jones Hill — 75-84: 6.2% Southside — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 1.1% / 3.2%
Jones Hill — 85+: 1.1% Southside — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jones Hill 49.8% couple families
Jones Hill — Couple Families: 49.8% Jones Hill — Lone Person: 27.5% Jones Hill — One Parent Families: 19.0% Jones Hill — Group Household: 3.7% Jones Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Southside 34.2% couple families
Southside — Couple Families: 34.2% Southside — Lone Person: 39.6% Southside — One Parent Families: 20.5% Southside — Group Household: 4.0% Southside — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jones Hill 19.0% renting
Jones Hill — Owned Outright: 35.8% Jones Hill — Mortgage: 45.3% Jones Hill — Renting: 19.0%
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.

Jones Hill Southside
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.5%
Jones Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Southside — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 6.7%
Jones Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Southside — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.5%
Jones Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Southside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.1%
Jones Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Southside — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.4%
Jones Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Southside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Jones Hill Southside
England 2.6% / 2.6%
Jones Hill — England: 2.6% Southside — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 3.1% / 1.8%
Jones Hill — New Zealand: 3.1% Southside — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.8%
Jones Hill — South Africa: 0.9% Southside — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.6%
Jones Hill — Philippines: 0.4% Southside — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.4%
Jones Hill — Scotland: 0.5% Southside — Scotland: 0.4%
India 0.4% / 0.4%
Jones Hill — India: 0.4% Southside — India: 0.4%
Germany 0.4% / 0.4%
Jones Hill — Germany: 0.4% Southside — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jones Hill 98.6% houses
Jones Hill — Houses: 98.6% Jones Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Jones Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Southside 88.2% houses
Southside — Houses: 88.2% Southside — Townhouses: 10.9% Southside — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jones Hill Southside
Median house price $782,000 $799,000
Median unit price — $503,000
Median land price $425,000 $640,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 8 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.

Jones Hill Southside
3 bed $755K / $724K
Jones Hill — 3 bed: $755K (13 sales) Southside — 3 bed: $724K (52 sales)

13 vs 52 sales

4 bed $784K / $817K
Jones Hill — 4 bed: $784K (30 sales) Southside — 4 bed: $817K (106 sales)

30 vs 106 sales

5 bed $870K / $890K
Jones Hill — 5 bed: $870K (5 sales) Southside — 5 bed: $890K (11 sales)

5 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Jones Hill 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.

Jones Hill Southside
Houses — 4.0%
$675/wk on $882K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Jones Hill Southside
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Southside is more walkable (46 vs 24); Jones Hill scores higher overall (51 vs 42).

Jones Hill Southside
Grade B C
Score 51/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Southside carries more crime risk (66 vs 52).

Jones Hill Southside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Jones Hill Southside
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Jones Hill

  • Jones Hill State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Southside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Jones Hill Southside
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 2 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Jones Hill Southside
Walkability score 24/100 46/100
Distance to Brisbane 166.9 km 167.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 124 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
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.

Jones Hill Southside
Car (driver) 81.0% / 85.8%
Jones Hill — Car (driver): 81.0% Southside — Car (driver): 85.8%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 5.6%
Jones Hill — Worked from Home: 10.4% Southside — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.7%
Jones Hill — Car (passenger): 6.5% Southside — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.0%
Jones Hill — Walked Only: 1.3% Southside — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus 0.9% / 0.8%
Jones Hill — Bus: 0.9% Southside — Bus: 0.8%

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

Setting

Jones Hill Southside
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.5 km 42.4 km

NBN connectivity

Jones Hill Southside
Connectivity score 66/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
585 premises
 50%
3,485 premises

Climate

Jones Hill 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

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

Federal electorate

Jones Hill 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

Jones Hill Southside
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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