QLD · Gympie Council
Victory Heights, 4570
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Victory Heights is a hillside smaller community in Gympie, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play.
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, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 486
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,223
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 198
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,229
- Employment rate
- 49.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 19 / 6 / 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)
- 20
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 41.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 162 residents
- State safety percentile
- 53.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +2.3%
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
Amenities
13 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Barton Rd near Browns Rd hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Barton Road at Gene CourtBus stop
- Bath Tce near Barton Rd hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Browns Rd near Barton Rd hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Old Wolvi Road at Sandy Creek RoadBus stop
- Pump Track and Skills AreaPark
- Picnic Table (3)
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
- Pump Track and Skills AreaPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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
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)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 39.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3582nd in Australia
- State rank
- 828th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #266 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #404 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Barton Rd near Browns Rd hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
- Barton Road at Gene Courtamenitiesbus_stop
- Bath Tce near Barton Rd hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Browns Rd near Barton Rd hail 'n' rideamenitiesbus_stop
- Old Wolvi Road at Sandy Creek Roadamenitiesbus_stop
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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