QLD · Gympie Council

Victory Heights, 4570

Est. population · Jun 2025

515

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.4%

Median age

43

Median income

$1,223/wk

Employment rate

49.6%

Languages at home

2.8%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36.8/100
Below average

928th in QLD

Verified 66% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Victory Heights is known for: Green suburb, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

Victory Heights is a hillside smaller community in Gympie Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Local eateries and coffee spots give the area a friendly, everyday social rhythm.

With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.

Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Victory Heights snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

515

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.1%

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

#128

among Country & regional · Established

Safety

57th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

43rd

percentile in QLD

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

19th

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
36.8/100 — Below average
National rank
4334th in Australia
State rank
928th in QLD
Peer rank
#128 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#474 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
66%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

515(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +3.4% over 5 years · 43th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+3.4%
Change in 1 year
+5
Change in 5 years
+17
Growth rank in QLD
43th 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 (~550), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

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)
179 / 6 / 0 (+ 4 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
23
Against the person
4
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
44.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 122 residents
State safety percentile
57.2th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+7.5%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences328
  • Good Order Offences202
  • Other Property Damage156
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)722
  • Traffic And Related Offences349

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
921
Median ICSEA percentile
19th
School list
  • Gympie Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 962 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 88 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Gympie Flexible SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 880 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 103 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

19 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 pubs

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life1 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
10/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.06
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.06
Food & drink(1)
  • Victory HotelPub

    54 Bath Terrace

Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Pump Track and Skills AreaPark
Transport(5)

5 bus stops

Other(8)
  • BottlemartAlcohol
  • Bench (2)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Cooloola Trail Care AllianceInformation
  • Parking
  • Picnic Table (3)
  • Public toilets
  • Shelter

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Pump Track and Skills AreaPark

Data sources & freshness

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Hospital (3.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
30
Participants per 1,000 residents
58.3

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
29° / 21°
Rainfall
508 mm · ~64 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
453 mm · ~57 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 11°
Rainfall
235 mm · ~29 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 16°
Rainfall
250 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

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 overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Wide Bay
Member of Parliament
Llew O'BRIEN (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
123,153
Turnout (2025)
89.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 57.6%Labor 42.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.7 km away).

Coalition 57.5%Labor 42.5%

0.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Gympie EastLabor 47.6% · Coalition 52.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • GympieLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
  • Gympie CentralLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • Greens CreekLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • Gympie NorthLabor 41.7% · Coalition 58.3% TPP (2025)4.0 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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

More in Gympie Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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