Gunalda is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Gympie local government area (postcode 4570). With a population of 426, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 labourers, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,096.
Gunalda is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 956, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Gympie LGA is moderate at 5,174 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, 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.