QLD · Gympie Council
Southside, 4570
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Southside anchors everyday life in Gympie, a regional mid-sized suburb with its own identity and rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space and housing affordability holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 6,312
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,175
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 165 of 2,616
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Employment rate
- 46.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 219 / 266 / 23
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $570
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 262
- Against the person
- 44
- Against property
- 134
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 41.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 143 residents
- State safety percentile
- 53.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +2.1%
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
- 955
- Gympie South State SchoolPrimary
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
37 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bushland Drive at Davidson RoadBus stop
- College Road at Bushland DriveBus stop
- Exhibition Rd Johnstone Rd hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Exhibition Rd near Decker Pl hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Exhibition Rd near Leonard St hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Exhibition Road at Leonard StreetBus stop
- Furness Rd near Panda St hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Glastonbury Rd near Exhibition Rd hail 'n' rideBus stop
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
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Attie Sullivan ParkPark
- Coventry ParkPark
- Don McKay ParkPark
- Jaycee ParkPark
- Macdonnell ParkPark
- Madil ParkPark
- Marc Dower ParkPark
- Normanby Hill Remembrance ParkPark
- Ramsey ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Milestones Early Learning Gympie SouthWoolgar Roadkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 55
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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
- 50.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 29% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1896th in Australia
- State rank
- 429th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #39 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #144 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 73%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 7 Eleven Southsideamenities48 Exhibition Roadfuel
- BWSamenitiesalcohol
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bushland Drive at Davidson Roadamenitiesbus_stop
- College Road at Bushland Driveamenitiesbus_stop
- Convenience storeamenitiesconvenience
- Exhibition Rd Johnstone Rd hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
- Exhibition Rd near Decker Pl hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
- Exhibition Rd near Leonard St hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
- Exhibition Road at Leonard Streetamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Gympie Council
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Comparable suburbs
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