$290 ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gympie · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Gympie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Gympie, where a typical monthly mortgage is only $1,300. This affordability is matched by a strong trend of home ownership, with nearly 43% of residents owning their homes outright. The housing landscape is dominated by large, detached houses.
$290
▼ -3.3%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — lower than 79% of areas.
| Gympie | $290 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $290 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,300 are both well below the Queensland and national figures. These costs are much lower than in most other similar areas, with mortgage payments falling by $500 since 2011.
$1,300 ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,300
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 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Gympie, with 42.7% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national level. Consequently, the share of households renting is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 21.3%.
21.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.7% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 42.7%
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 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.5% of all dwellings, which is far above the national average of 72.3%. While 76.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 94.8%
- 2016: 94.0%
- 2021: 91.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.9% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 84.6%
- 2016: 84.5%
- 2021: 76.9%
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 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) 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/sed/SED30032/gympie/topic/housing-dwellings