$295 —
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gympie · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Gympie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people live in detached houses in Gympie than in the typical Queensland or Australian suburb. This is a place where large homes are common, though housing costs remain well below the national figures. Roughly 87% of homes are separate houses, and nearly 80% have three or more bedrooms.
$295
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gympie | $295 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | $295 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rents have risen to $295 since 2016, but this is still well below the Australian typical of $375.
$1,300 ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,712
- 2016: $1,278
- 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 63%; $350–$549 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gympie, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 55%; Under $1,000 is next at 29%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.7% of households renting. At the same time, 34.2% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31%.
34.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.2% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned outright (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common, making up 86.6% of all homes, which is far above the Queensland figure. Most homes are spacious, with 79.1% having three or more bedrooms, although the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.6% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 86.8%
- 2021: 86.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.1% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gympie, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
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/ucl/UCL313006/gympie/topic/housing-dwellings