QLD · Gympie Council
Tin Can Bay, QLD, 4580
Desirability index
#108 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tin Can Bay is a smaller suburban community in the Gympie area, home to around 2,293 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 77 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-40%), roughly 33.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $475, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,293
- Median age
- 65
- Median household income / week
- $734
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 245 of 1,369
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 23.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 96 / 74 / 79
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)
- $475
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
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 Dec 2026)
- 77
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 39
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 143 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -39.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault6
- Good Order Offences6
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)21
- Traffic And Related Offences17
- Unlawful Entry7
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 918
- Tin Can Bay State SchoolCombined
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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anzac Memorial ParkPark
- Castaways ParkPark
- Cr Tom Steele ParkPark
- Fraser ParkPark
- Jack Burkhardt ParkPark
- Les Lee ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Ronald Bielby ParkPark
- Tin Can Bay Country Club's ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Cooloola Pharmacypharmacy
- Martin Peter LDRdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 71.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #108 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cooloola Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Martin Peter LDRhealthdoctor
- Anzac Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Castaways Parkgovernmentpark
- Cr Tom Steele Parkgovernmentpark
- Fraser Parkgovernmentpark
- Jack Burkhardt Parkgovernmentpark
- Les Lee Parkgovernmentpark
- Les Lee Parkgovernmentpark
- Lions Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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