Gympie · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
An 8.6% population jump since 2021 marks a period of rapid growth for Gympie. While the area is expanding quickly and supporting more businesses, it faces significant challenges with low levels of overall advantage and job skills.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — lower than 86% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Overall advantage in Gympie is much lower than in about 80% of other areas. This is largely seen in education and job skills, where the area ranks lower than about 80% of similar places.
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Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
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Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
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Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
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Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
896
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 8.6% since 2021, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the Queensland figure.
58,487
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
8.6%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Local business activity is strong, with 5,235 businesses in the area. This is matched by a high volume of new housing, with 573 approved dwellings, a figure larger than about 84% of similar areas.
5,235
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
573
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33620/gympie/topic/economy-advantage
