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Gayndah, 4625

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,053

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.4%

Median age

47

Median income

$1,033/wk

Employment rate

47.9%

University qualified

8%

Work from home

5.5%

Languages at home

5.5%non-English

Most common: Korean, Italian, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

30.9/100
Below average

1323rd in QLD

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Gayndah is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Gayndah is a rural locality in Queensland, in North Burnett Council. Notable landmarks include Gayndah Shire Hall, Gayndah War Memorial and Court House, Gayndah.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Health access is an exceptional strength. School access is exceptionally strong, and open-space access is exceptionally strong. Trade-offs centre on lower socio-economic advantage and higher crime.

Overall, Gayndah suits people prioritising school access and open space over socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4625 is elevated relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • Gayndah Shire Hall
  • Gayndah War Memorial
  • Court House, Gayndah

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Gayndah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$390/wk

Population (ERP)

2,053

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

16.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#405

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

61st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

47th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

37%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

16th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
30.9/100 — Below average
National rank
6294th in Australia
State rank
1323rd in QLD
Peer rank
#405 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#813 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$390

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,053(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +3.4% over 5 years · 47th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+3.4%
Change in 1 year
+22
Change in 5 years
+68
Growth rank in QLD
47th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,050), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,949
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,033
Dwelling vacancy
16%
Unoccupied private dwellings
136 of 848
Median monthly mortgage
$984
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$230
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38.7% / 24.7% / 36.6%
Employment rate
47.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.5% / 0% / 76%
Walked or cycled to work
8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
644 / 37 / 0 (+ 27 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 17.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified5.8% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational17.5% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below68.8% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies18.7%
  • Health16.5%
  • Management and commerce15.6%
  • Society and culture13.2%
  • Education11.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$42,363

10th percentile in QLD · -28% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$48,544

7th percentile in QLD · -25% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

24th percentile in QLD · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$48,289

18th percentile in QLD · -24% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

66th percentile in QLD · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4625 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,567
Taxpayers reporting net rent
144
Median net rent
$2,177
Taxpayers reporting business income
187
Taxable income vs state median
-24%
Salary / wages vs state median
-20%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
-30%
Business income vs state median
+20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

22.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.0× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
22.9%

72nd percentile in QLD · +896% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
180
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4625

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers116
  • Managers35
  • Machinery operators and drivers10

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4625 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Wide Bay (SA4 319), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,412
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 84121,153
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,006
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211901
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415687
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419649
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214508
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413145
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841685
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841125

Wide Bay is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 786 · AFF share +816% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

5.5% speak a language other than English at home; 10.5% born overseas

Language at home
1,602 English only · 94 other
Non-English at home
5.5%
Born overseas
177 (10.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
208 (10.7%)
Australian citizens
1,618
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
7

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Korean10 · 32.3%
  • Italian5 · 16.1%
  • Nepali4 · 12.9%
  • Australian Indigenous languages3 · 9.7%
  • Hindi3 · 9.7%
  • Spanish3 · 9.7%
  • Vietnamese3 · 9.7%

Religion

49.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 49.1%, while 34.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion34.7%40.7%
Christianity49.1%45.7%
Other / not stated16.2%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican18.9%11.3%
Catholic13.6%18.6%
Uniting Church5.3%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)3.6%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.8%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4625, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
120
Against the person
22
Against property
45
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
78.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 89 residents
State crime-rate percentile
61.3th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+8.4%

Most common offence types

  • Good Order Offences11
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)19
  • Traffic And Related Offences26
  • Assault10
  • Drug Offences19

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
923
Median ICSEA percentile
16th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Burnett State CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 923 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 158 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
  • Gayndah State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 881 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 97 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
  • St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1003 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 71 students · Top SEA quarter 12%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Burnett State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Gayndah SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

9 mapped amenities

2 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.62
Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Boyne Burnett Inland Rail TrailCycling route
  • Pioneer ParkPark
  • Zonhoven ParkPark
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Campground
  • Gayndah Caravan ParkCaravan park
  • Gayndah Heritage RailwayCaravan park

    9 National Street

Other(2)
  • Zonhoven ParkParking
  • Shelter (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Gayndah Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dowsett ParkPark
  • Jaycee ParkPark
  • Lions ParkPark
  • Pioneer ParkPark
  • Rotary ParkPark
  • Zonhoven ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
11
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Gayndah Hospital (3.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
52

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Fiona Ellis PhysiotherapistMeson StreetPhysiotherapist
  • Gayndah HospitalHospital
  • Gayndah PharmacyCapper StreetPharmacy
  • North Burnett ChiropracticAlternative
  • North Burnett Health CentreCapper StreetDentist
Aged-care services
  • Central & Upper Burnett District Home for the Aged Nursing HomeGAYNDAHResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
41
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 19°
Rainfall
356 mm · ~44 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
27° / 14°
Rainfall
189 mm · ~24 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 7°
Rainfall
109 mm · ~14 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
27° / 13°
Rainfall
200 mm · ~25 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

7 heritage places

  • Brick CottageState heritage place
  • Court House, GayndahState heritage place
  • Gayndah RacecourseState heritage place
  • Gayndah Shire HallState heritage place
  • Gayndah State SchoolState heritage place
  • Gayndah War MemorialState heritage place
  • Mellors Drapery and HaberdasheryState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flynn
Member of Parliament
Colin BOYCE (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,901
Turnout (2025)
88.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.2%Labor 39.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 71.4 km away).

Coalition 71.1%Labor 28.9%

10.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -8.9 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • GayndahLabor 28.9% · Coalition 71.1% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • MundubberaLabor 23.5% · Coalition 76.5% TPP (2025)34.2 km away
  • BiggendenLabor 30.2% · Coalition 69.8% TPP (2025)43.2 km away
  • Mount PerryLabor 35.3% · Coalition 64.7% TPP (2025)50.3 km away
  • EidsvoldLabor 36.7% · Coalition 63.3% TPP (2025)59.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in North Burnett Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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