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QLD · Central Highlands Council

Gindie, 4702

Population

232

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-2.3%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,281/wk

Employment rate

71.2%

University qualified

14.5%

Work from home

23.6%

Languages at home

7.9%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

39.7/100
Below average

853rd in QLD

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Remote
What Gindie is known for: Agricultural, Remote

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Suburb profile

Gindie is a remote locality in Queensland, in Central Highlands Council.

Local amenities are a relative strength. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places. Population growth is a relative weakness.

Gindie is a better fit for people who value school quality and socio-economic advantage more than population growth.

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

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Queensland (544)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Gindie compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$132/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (Census)

232

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

28.0%

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

#108

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

62nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

9th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

25%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

64th

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
39.7/100 — Below average
National rank
4485th in Australia
State rank
853rd in QLD
Peer rank
#108 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#425 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Population growth

0.0% annual · -2.3% over 5 years · 9th percentile in QLD

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
232
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,281
Dwelling vacancy
28%
Unoccupied private dwellings
26 of 93
Median monthly mortgage
$1,043
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$132
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
51.9% / 23.1% / 25%
Employment rate
71.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
23.6% / 0% / 48%
Walked or cycled to work
15.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
57 / 0 / 0 (+ 8 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

14.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 15.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified14.5% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified6.7% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational15.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below63.7% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce19.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.4%
  • Education16.1%
  • Agriculture and environment14.9%
  • Health12.6%
  • Society and culture10.3%
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)
$61,737

74th percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$68,881

80th percentile in QLD · +6% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

20th percentile in QLD · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$80,184

70th percentile in QLD · +27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

40th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4702 — 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
17,911
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,563
Median net rent
$260
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,713
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
+16%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

44.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 19.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
44.9%

88th percentile in QLD · +1852% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
57
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4702

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers48

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 4702 (Northern and 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 Central Queensland (SA4 308), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,217
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214729
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212670
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415482
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412189
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211145
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419133
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841699
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841329
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841112

Central Queensland 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: 127 · AFF share +1696% 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

7.9% speak a language other than English at home; 10.6% born overseas

Language at home
176 English only · 15 other
Non-English at home
7.9%
Born overseas
21 (10.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (1.3%)
Australian citizens
187
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

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

  • Afrikaans5 · 100%

Religion

69%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 69%, while 12.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion12.1%40.7%
Christianity69%45.7%
Other / not stated19%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.3%18.6%
Anglican14.7%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)12.1%3.1%
Uniting Church11.6%3.6%

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 4702, 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)
5
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
78.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 232 residents
State crime-rate percentile
61.7th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+11.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault0
  • Other Property Damage0
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1
  • Traffic And Related Offences1
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle0

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
1
Median school ICSEA
1,039
Median ICSEA percentile
64th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Gindie State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 29 students · Top SEA quarter 23%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Anakie SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Comet SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Denison SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Emerald SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Emerald SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gindie SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Springsure 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

3 mapped amenities

1 caravan parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 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
4.31
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Avocet Nature RefugeNature reserve
  • Goonderoo Nature RefugeNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Lake Maraboon Tourist ParkCaravan park

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

  • Gindie Tennis Club

    Tennis

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Samuel & Charlotte Daniels Memorial ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
33°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

Nearest hospital
Emerald Hospital (28.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.5

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
33° / 20°
Rainfall
298 mm · ~37 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 15°
Rainfall
141 mm · ~18 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
22° / 7°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
30° / 15°
Rainfall
141 mm · ~18 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

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 96.8 km away).

Coalition 66.2%Labor 33.8%

6.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • EmeraldLabor 32.3% · Coalition 67.7% TPP (2025)28.3 km away
  • Emerald NorthLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)29.4 km away
  • SpringsureLabor 17.7% · Coalition 82.3% TPP (2025)38.0 km away
  • RubyvaleLabor 39.0% · Coalition 61.0% TPP (2025)60.1 km away
  • CapellaLabor 28.7% · Coalition 71.3% TPP (2025)77.5 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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 Central Highlands Council

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Comparable suburbs

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