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Gympie vs Sunshine Coast
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 76 km apart · Gympie profile · Sunshine Coast profile
Gympie Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast and Gympie are two Queensland regions with very different social and economic profiles. Sunshine Coast has a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (21.5% compared to 10.3% in Gympie) and a far higher rate of Year 12 completion (56.4% versus 38.9%). This is consistent with a larger share of its workforce being in work or looking for work (59.3% compared to 48.7% in Gympie). Transport and housing also differ sharply, with Sunshine Coast having far more public transport departures and a lower share of separate houses (73.1%) than Gympie (91.2%).
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, such as having almost the same proportion of children under 15 and the same typical size for households. They also have nearly identical rates of volunteering and a similar share of people who served in the Defence Force. However, the gaps in education are widening, with the difference in university degrees and Year 12 completion both increasing since 2016.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 45,749
- First area, 2016: 49,559
- First area, 2021: 53,242
- Second area, 2016: 294,367
- Second area, 2021: 342,541
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Gympie: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Sunshine Coast: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Gympie: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Sunshine Coast: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Gympie: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Sunshine Coast: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Gympie: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Sunshine Coast: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Gympie: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Sunshine Coast: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Gympie: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Sunshine Coast: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Gympie: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Sunshine Coast: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Gympie: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Sunshine Coast: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Gympie: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Sunshine Coast: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Gympie: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Sunshine Coast: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Gympie: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Sunshine Coast: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Gympie: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Sunshine Coast: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Gympie: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Sunshine Coast: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Gympie: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Sunshine Coast: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Gympie: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Sunshine Coast: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Gympie: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Sunshine Coast: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Gympie: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Sunshine Coast: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Gympie: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Sunshine Coast: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $413
- First area, 2016: $479
- First area, 2021: $554
- Second area, 2016: $615
- Second area, 2021: $755
- First area, 2011: $806
- First area, 2016: $939
- First area, 2021: $1,115
- Second area, 2016: $1,275
- Second area, 2021: $1,595
- First area, 2011: $947
- First area, 2016: $1,132
- First area, 2021: $1,359
- Second area, 2016: $1,491
- Second area, 2021: $1,920
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $290
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $440
- First area, 2011: $1,347
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,327
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $1,915
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gympie vs Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA33620/gympie/vs/LGA36720/sunshine-coast