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Gympie sits on the Mary River and carries its goldrush past in a compact, heritage-lined main street. It functions as a regional service centre with established shopping precincts, medical facilities and a civic heart, while surrounding neighbourhoods include classic Queenslanders, post-war brick homes and acreage. The community of 11,355 people has a median age of 42 and a median household weekly income of $1,022 (about $53,144 a year). Couple families (with and without children) make up about 70% of families and roughly three in five households are owner-occupied.

Outdoor life centres on the river, nearby bushland and farmland, and the town is connected by road and rail links and is bypassed by a highway. Council and state planning work is under way on a town-centre revitalisation, hospital upgrades, housing infrastructure to unlock new areas and potential extensions to the Mary Valley Rail Trail. Those factors point to a settled, country-town lifestyle that attracts families, tradespeople and retirees; whether it suits you depends on what you want from a place to live.

A house at the current median price of $701,000 in Gympie 4570 works out to about 13.2 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, so buying sits well above what local households earned then.

Rents are also a large share of local income: at $570 a week a house would take roughly 56% of a typical household's weekly income, and a unit at $420 a week would take about 41%. If you're renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the figures that matter and both represent a large share of a typical local household's income.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Unit rents were the standout over the past year in Gympie, rising 23.5%. Unit values also recorded a strong increase, up 21.2%, while house values climbed 19.1%.

Those value changes reflect capital growth over the 12 months, and the rent figures show movements in rental income: house rents rose a solid 8.6%, while unit rents were the faster performer. How that balance between capital growth and rental income fits your plans depends on your own objectives and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.