Veteran vs Victory Heights

Victory Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Veteran. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Veteran, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Veteran: a median of $950,000, against $740,000 in Victory Heights. On these figures, Veteran tends to suit couples, while Victory Heights suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Veteran

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Victory Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Victory Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Victory Heights

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (167.3 km vs 175.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Veteran carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 86/100)
  • Victory Heights is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Veteran Victory Heights
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.

Veteran Victory Heights
Walkability 0 / 16
Veteran — Walkability: 0/100 Victory Heights — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 63 / 14
Veteran — Safety: 63/100 Victory Heights — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 68 / 100
Veteran — Low fire risk: 68/100 Victory Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Veteran has more residents (959 vs 486); Veteran skews older (49 vs 43).

Veteran Victory Heights
Population 959
+49% vs other
 486
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% —
Median age 49 43
Median household income $67,704/yr
+6% vs other
 $63,596/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Veteran Victory Heights
0-4 3.9% / 4.1%
Veteran — 0-4: 3.9% Victory Heights — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 12.9% / 11.7%
Veteran — 5-14: 12.9% Victory Heights — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.3% / 7.2%
Veteran — 15-19: 6.3% Victory Heights — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 3.6% / 5.3%
Veteran — 20-24: 3.6% Victory Heights — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.1% / 10.1%
Veteran — 25-34: 8.1% Victory Heights — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.7% / 11.9%
Veteran — 35-44: 10.7% Victory Heights — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.7% / 12.3%
Veteran — 45-54: 13.7% Victory Heights — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 15.7% / 13.0%
Veteran — 55-64: 15.7% Victory Heights — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 17.2% / 17.3%
Veteran — 65-74: 17.2% Victory Heights — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 7.5% / 4.5%
Veteran — 75-84: 7.5% Victory Heights — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.8% / 1.4%
Veteran — 85+: 0.8% Victory Heights — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Veteran 49.8% couple families
Veteran — Couple Families: 49.8% Veteran — Lone Person: 30.9% Veteran — One Parent Families: 15.0% Veteran — Group Household: 4.3% Veteran — Other Families: 0.0%
Victory Heights 34.5% couple families
Victory Heights — Couple Families: 34.5% Victory Heights — Lone Person: 35.1% Victory Heights — One Parent Families: 18.9% Victory Heights — Group Household: 9.5% Victory Heights — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Veteran 7.3% renting
Veteran — Owned Outright: 46.8% Veteran — Mortgage: 45.9% Veteran — Renting: 7.3%
Victory Heights 25.7% renting
Victory Heights — Owned Outright: 40.6% Victory Heights — Mortgage: 33.7% Victory Heights — Renting: 25.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Veteran Victory Heights
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 21.8%
Veteran — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Victory Heights — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 5.6%
Veteran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Victory Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.3%
Veteran — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Victory Heights — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.4%
Veteran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Victory Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.6%
Veteran — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Victory Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Veteran Victory Heights
England 4.2% / 3.9%
Veteran — England: 4.2% Victory Heights — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.9%
Veteran — New Zealand: 2.0% Victory Heights — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Veteran — South Africa: 0.9% Victory Heights — South Africa: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 0.8%
Veteran — Indonesia: not among its largest Victory Heights — Indonesia: 0.8%
China 0.4% / —
Veteran — China: 0.4% Victory Heights — China: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Veteran — Scotland: 0.4% Victory Heights — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Veteran 98.0% houses
Veteran — Houses: 98.0% Veteran — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Veteran — Townhouses: 0.0%
Victory Heights 95.2% houses
Victory Heights — Houses: 95.2% Victory Heights — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Victory Heights — Townhouses: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Veteran Victory Heights
Median house price $950,000 $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,059,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Veteran Victory Heights
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.

Veteran Victory Heights
Houses — 3.9%
$610/wk on $822K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Veteran Victory Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Victory Heights is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Veteran Victory Heights
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Veteran carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Victory Heights carries more crime risk (86 vs 37).

Veteran Victory Heights
Bushfire Low
32/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
86/100
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

Veteran Victory Heights
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Veteran Victory Heights
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Veteran sits further from the CBD (175.1 km vs 167.3 km).

Veteran Victory Heights
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Brisbane 175.1 km
+4% vs other
 167.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 117 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.

Veteran Victory Heights
Car (driver) 81.3% / 79.7%
Veteran — Car (driver): 81.3% Victory Heights — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 11.0%
Veteran — Worked from Home: 12.1% Victory Heights — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 7.6%
Veteran — Car (passenger): 5.6% Victory Heights — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.7%
Veteran — Walked Only: 0.9% Victory Heights — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).

Setting

Veteran Victory Heights
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.5 km 38.9 km

NBN connectivity

Veteran Victory Heights
Connectivity score 30/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
426 premises
 26%
224 premises

Climate

Veteran Victory Heights
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

Veteran Victory Heights
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Veteran Victory Heights
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

Veteran Victory Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Veteran

Acreage Retirees River

Victory Heights

Acreage Quiet

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