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Suburb profile ·Gympie LGA · QLD ·4601

Goomeri QLD 4601

Goomeri is in Gympie LGA, QLD, postcode 4601, with population 677.

The read

Verify-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$180/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
677
677 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
276
9 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$180

Affordability

21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $780/mo — owning runs $87/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$45K
Median rent · wk
$180
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$45K household · yr-43.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$62K
Household
$45K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA896
Students155
Government1
  • Goomeri State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 896
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
5,174
5,174 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,174
Total incidents5,174· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault62324%
  • Break And Enter61924%
  • Drug Offences1,14244%
  • Fraud2058%

Full data detail

Goomeri QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Goomeri is a small community in Queensland within the Gympie local government area (postcode 4601). It is home to about 677 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $45K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $180 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Goomeri is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 896, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Gympie LGA is moderate at 5,174 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$180
Population growth · Gympie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)58,487
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · Gympie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)345
Houses266
Units80
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gympie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4601ATO
Negatively geared23 (3.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,190/yr
Landlords (rental income)57
Reported capital gains52
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population677
Median age52
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$866
Personal income · wk$492
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining5
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Goomeri leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Goomeri FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Goomeri in?

    Goomeri is in the Gympie Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4601. Council-level context for Gympie LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Goomeri?

    The median weekly rent in Goomeri is $180/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Goomeri a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Goomeri show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Goomeri?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Goomeri data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.