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QLD · Gympie Council

Amamoor, 4570

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Updated

Desirability score

35/100
Below average

1014th in QLD

66% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Amamoor is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Gympie, Amamoor keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.

Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
720
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,100
Dwelling vacancy
11.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
37 of 316
Median monthly mortgage
$1,313
Employment rate
55.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
18 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
30
Against the person
5
Against property
15
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 144 residents
State safety percentile
54th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+3.2%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences247
  • Good Order Offences149
  • Other Property Damage129
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)607
  • Traffic And Related Offences272

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
990
  • Amamoor State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

12 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Amamoor General StoreConvenience store
  • Amamoor General StorePetrol station
  • Mary Valley Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Amamoor PlaygroundPlayground
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Amamoor Post OfficePost office
  • Public toilets
  • Shelter
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Amamoor HallTownhall

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dagun Amamoor LookoutPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
2

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
35.0/100 — Below average
National rank
4393rd in Australia
State rank
1014th in QLD
Peer rank
#217 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#556 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
66%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Amamooramenitiestrain_station
  • Amamoor General Storeamenitiesconvenience
  • Amamoor General Storeamenitiesfuel
  • Amamoor Hallamenitiestownhall
  • Amamoor Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Amamoor Post Officeamenitiespost_office
  • Australia Postamenitiespost_box
  • Mary Valley Uniting Churchamenitiesplace_of_worship
  • Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
  • Shelteramenitiesshelter

Data sources & freshness

More in Gympie Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.