QLD · Gympie Council
Goomeri, 4601
Current weather
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93% humidity · 6.8 km/h wind · 20.8° / 10.7° today · 0.1 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Gympie, Goomeri keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 677
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $866
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 51 of 332
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 37.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 31 / 3 / 16
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)
- 20
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 29.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 169 residents
- State safety percentile
- 28.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +7.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Good Order Offences6
- Traffic And Related Offences6
- Unlawful Entry6
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle4
- Weapons Act Offences5
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
- 896
- Goomeri State SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
12 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Community centre
- Shell ExpressConvenience store
53 Moore Street
- Kitchen
- Laundry
- Goomeri RoadhouseNewsagent;Convenience;Gas
- Goomeri Roadhouse & Van ParkPetrol station
61 Moore Street, Goomeri
- Goomeri Police StationPolice
40 Moore Street, Goomeri
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Goomeri Public Swimming PoolSports centre
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
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alec McIntosh PlacePark
- Digger Perrett ParkPark
- L.E. Dickinson ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Goomeri Community Pharrnacypharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Goomeri Hall of MemoryState heritage place
- Goomeri War Memorial ClockState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 31.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5031st in Australia
- State rank
- 1169th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #290 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #680 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Community centreamenitiescommunity_centre
- Goomeri Police Stationamenities40 Moore Street, Goomeripolice
- Goomeri Public Swimming Poolamenitiessports_centre
- Goomeri Roadhouseamenitiesnewsagent;convenience;gas
- Goomeri Roadhouse & Van Parkamenities61 Moore Street, Goomerifuel
- Kitchenamenitieskitchen
- Laundryamenitieslaundry
- Sanitary Dump Stationamenitiessanitary_dump_station
- Shell Expressamenities53 Moore Streetconvenience
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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