Living in Gympie

In Gympie, the median rent tenants pay is €812 a month (2021) and unemployment is 4% (2026).

Gympie is a city in Australia.

Last checked 2026-10-078 sources

Population22,424people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01

Median gross salary (region)1,570EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent811.7EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate4%country median 4.5% — 11% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Recorded crime10,954incidents per 100,00031 Aug 2026Official source · LGA Reported Offences Rates

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Gympie?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustraliaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Gympie.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	9,481 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Main residence dwellings	8,759 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	295 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly rent	811.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02²Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	811.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02²Official

Is Gympie a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 33–51%

Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%

Student16%strong on cost, weak on work · range 9–23%

Family36%strong on family, weak on cost · range 28–44%

Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–58%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4% in March 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Gympie?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁸

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Gympie is 4.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Gympie 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	4,682 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Employment rate	47 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,129 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	584 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,570 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁸Independent

What does a salary buy in Gympie?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €812
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gympie. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gympie. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	3.3 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Safety

How safe is Gympie?

Police recorded about 10,954 incidents per 100,000 (2025-09/2026-08). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: LGA Reported Offences Rates¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,954 incidents per 100,000	31 Aug 2026	LGA Reported Offences Rates¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gympie. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

In Person, HybridFree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gympie.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 69.5 km² in 2021.

How many people live in Gympie?

The published population was 22,424 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01²

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 2,352 is not 16% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	69.46 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	16 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)²Official
Foreign residents	2,352 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.²Official
Population density	354 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	11,749 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Male residents	10,678 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population	22,424 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01²Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

15,614

18,828

22,042

25,256

24,591200120052011201520212025

Population rose 51.1% between 2001 and 2025, from 16,279 to 24,591.

International community in Gympie

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	22,424	100.0%
Australia	18,833	84.0%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	2,352	10.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	22,424	100.0%
Australia	18,833	84.0%
Country of birth not stated	1,239	5.5%
England	595	2.7%
New Zealand	503	2.2%
Born elsewhere(d)	184	0.8%
Philippines	147	0.7%
South Africa	106	0.5%
Germany	89	0.4%
India	86	0.4%
United States of America	73	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	72	0.3%
Scotland	62	0.3%
Vietnam	41	0.2%
Papua New Guinea	32	0.1%
Thailand	28	0.1%
Canada	27	0.1%
Zimbabwe	25	0.1%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	22	0.1%
Ireland	21	0.1%
Indonesia	20	0.1%
Italy	19	0.1%
France	14	0.1%
Malaysia	14	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	13	0.1%
Singapore	13	0.1%
Taiwan	13	0.1%
Wales	13	0.1%
Fiji	12	0.1%
Poland	10	0.0%
Japan	9	0.0%
Samoa	8	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	6	0.0%
Mauritius	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Malta	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	22,424	100.0%
Australian citizen	20,424	91.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.49 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Households	8,759 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Labour force participation rate	50.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median age	43 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,300 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Alternatives for people set on Gympie

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Mackay as a Gympie alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, region: €2,382 Mackay vs €1,570 Gympie+52%
Foreign residents: 22.5% Mackay vs 16.0% Gympie+41%
Unemployment: 3.2% Mackay vs 4.0% Gympie−20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,450 Mackay vs 10,954 Gympie+14%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Gympie in rankings

#13 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Australia #28 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gympie when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Gympie?

The published population was 22,424 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01.

How safe is Gympie?

What is the unemployment rate in Gympie?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

What is the typical salary around Gympie?

The median gross salary is 1,570 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Gympie?

2,352 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Gympie a good place to live?

Gympie may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Gympie?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,833 people (84.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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LGA Reported Offences Rates open-crime-data.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com · checked 2026-10-07
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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