$290 ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gympie · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Gympie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 91.2% of all dwellings in Gympie, far exceeding the national figure. This is a place where home ownership is common and housing costs are generally much lower than in the rest of the state and country.
$290
▲ +31.8%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — higher than 60% of areas.
| Gympie | $290 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,327 are well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents have risen $70 since 2011 to $290, which remains well below the national figure of $375.
$1,327 ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,347
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,327
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Gympie, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; $350–$549 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Far more people own their homes outright here than in the rest of Australia, with 42.1% of households owing nothing on their place. Meanwhile, the proportion of renters has fallen to 22.0%, a figure well below the national average.
22.0% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.1% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the norm here, and 78.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 91.1%
- 2016: 90.5%
- 2021: 91.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gympie, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33620/gympie/topic/housing-dwellings