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Suburb profile ·Gympie LGA · QLD ·4570

Southside QLD 4570

Southside is in Gympie LGA, QLD, postcode 4570, with population 6,312.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$570/wk
+3.6% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$600
$360
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$570/wk
Rent context available
3.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,312
6K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
15,677
917 added 12mo · 99MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,387
Median rent · wk$285

Affordability

49%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,387/mo, while renters pay about $2,470/mo — renting runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$61K
Median rent · wk
$570
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,387

Household income

$61K household · yr-23.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$74K
Household
$61K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA955
Students518
Government1
  • Gympie South State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 955
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

Southside QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Gympie local government area, Southside is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 4570). The area has roughly 6,312 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $570. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,387.

Southside is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 955, 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.

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$1,387
Rent · wk(Census)$285
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$570
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 4570ATO
Negatively geared1,012 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,822/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,683
Reported capital gains1,854
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population6,312
Median age46
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,175
Personal income · wk$585
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
woolworths1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Southside has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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.

Southside FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Southside in?

    Southside is in the Gympie Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4570. 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 Southside?

    The median weekly rent in Southside is $570/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Southside?

    Rent context available: Southside has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Southside a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Southside?

    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.

  6. How often is the Southside 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.