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Gympie - South

Queensland · Gympie - Cooloola · Wide Bay

Why “Gympie - South”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Gympie into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Gympie - South is a locality in the Gympie - Cooloola area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Gympie - South SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 990 (gov)
Childcare
27
NQS-rated services
Population
9,079
+5.4% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Gympie - South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Gympie - South

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Gympie South State School Government · 518 students
ICSEA 955
Jones Hill State School Government · 482 students
ICSEA 990

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Cooloola Christian College
Independent 537 students
ICSEA 1013 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Gympie - South

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Mykindy At Victory
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Gympie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Alma St Pre-Prep
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Gympie
    Exceeding NQS
  • C&K Gympie South Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Gympie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kitiwah Place Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 149 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • Cooloola Christian College
    Centre-Based Care · 77 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Jones Hill
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • Kids Bizz Childcare Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • Parkside Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • PlayNest Early Learning Gympie
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Gympie
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS
  • Jones Hill Koala Kids OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Jones Hill
    Meeting NQS
  • Uniting Early Learning Gympie
    Centre-Based Care · 62 places · Gympie
    Meeting NQS

+ 15 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
11
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Gympie - South SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
9,079
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+5.40%
2024→25
Net change
+469
people / yr
Density
339
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+469
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+35
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+410
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+24

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Gympie - South
+5.40%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%