Gympie Regional Council

Market characteristics

Gympie Regional Council has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Queensland.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of Gympie Regional Council's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Gympie Regional Council's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
Gympie Regional Council20162011Change
NameNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents49,559100.0100.045,752100.0100.0+3,807
Males24,57849.649.422,72649.749.6+1,852
Females24,98550.450.623,02650.350.4+1,959
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years9,05818.319.49,39120.520.2-333
15 - 24 years4,98810.113.04,75210.413.6+236
25 - 54 years16,64333.640.516,43035.941.5+213
55 - 64 Years7,71915.611.86,79814.911.6+921
65 years and over11,15022.515.38,38118.313.1+2,769
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school3,9377.98.54,1559.18.8-218
Secondary school3,1076.36.32,8726.36.0+235
TAFE6301.31.68271.81.8-197
University7711.64.55071.14.0+264
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born5,32210.721.64,97010.920.5+352
Speaks language other than English at home1,2362.511.81,0962.49.7+140
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all1400.31.81380.31.4+2
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree3,4378.518.32,7707.615.9+667
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3,0097.48.72,1706.07.5+839
Certificate level9,90524.521.38,17422.519.9+1,731
No qualification18,93046.740.918,96752.245.8-37
Household income--------------
Nill to $6495,12626.417.6--------
$650 to $1,4997,49938.630.4--------
$1,500 to $2,4493,13116.122.3--------
$2,500 or more 1,5988.219.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned7,61936.927.47,01637.828.4+603
Purchasing5,79028.031.45,52229.832.6+268
Renting5,13324.932.24,75825.732.0+375
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house20,26386.973.619,19988.475.7+1,064
Medium house1,6367.015.71,4546.715.2+182
High density640.37.8320.16.5+32

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

Gympie Regional Council

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