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Gympie Surrounds

Queensland · Gympie - Cooloola · Wide Bay

This profile uses the ABS Gympie Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Gympie Surrounds 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 Surrounds SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
11
Top ICSEA 1005 (gov)
Childcare
27
NQS-rated services
Population
22,707
+1.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Gympie Surrounds

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.

Chatsworth State School Government · 221 students
ICSEA 938
Gympie East State School Government · 174 students
ICSEA 979
Mary Valley State College Government · 172 students
ICSEA 956
Amamoor State School Government · 55 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)
Mawarra Independent School
Independent 44 students
ICSEA 1033 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 Surrounds

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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
0
Parks
9
Train stations
3

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
22,707
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.80%
2024→25
Net change
+402
people / yr
Density
9
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+402
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+62
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+281
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+59

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Gympie Surrounds
+1.80%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%