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Suburb profile ·Gympie LGA · QLD ·4580

Tin Can Bay QLD 4580

Tin Can Bay is in Gympie LGA, QLD, postcode 4580, with population 2,293.

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.

$475/wk
+5.6% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$525
$300
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$475/wk
Rent context available
5.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,293
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,673
109 added 12mo · 13MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$260

Affordability

65%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,058/mo — renting runs $758/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$38K
Median rent · wk
$475
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$38K household · yr-52.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$24K
Family
$49K
Household
$38K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA918
Students294
Government1
  • Tin Can Bay State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 918
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

Tin Can Bay QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Tin Can Bay (postcode 4580) is a smaller suburb in Queensland within the Gympie local government area. With a population of 2,293, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 65. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $475. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Tin Can Bay is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 918, which is below 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$260
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$475
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 4580ATO
Negatively geared76 (3.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,452/yr
Landlords (rental income)273
Reported capital gains202
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,293
Median age65
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$734
Personal income · wk$456
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining7
iga1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Tin Can Bay carries 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.

Tin Can Bay FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tin Can Bay in?

    Tin Can Bay is in the Gympie Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4580. 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 Tin Can Bay?

    The median weekly rent in Tin Can Bay is $475/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Tin Can Bay?

    Rent context available: Tin Can Bay 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 Tin Can Bay a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Tin Can Bay 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 Tin Can Bay?

    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 Tin Can Bay 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.