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Suburb profile ·Gympie LGA · QLD ·4615

Elgin Vale QLD 4615

Elgin Vale is in Gympie LGA, QLD, postcode 4615, with population 14.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$220/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
58,487
58K via Gympie LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,190
131 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$220

Affordability

14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$82K
Median rent · wk
$220

Household income

$82K household · yr+2.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$117K
Household
$82K
Crime Year ending May 2026
5,230
5,230 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,230
Total incidents5,230· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault63822%
  • Break And Enter58921%
  • Drug Offences1,42450%
  • Fraud2178%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

3,841 people · 20224,186 by 2032 (+9.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Kilkivan SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Elgin Vale QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Elgin Vale is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Gympie local government area (postcode 4615). It is home to about 14 residents, with a younger, working-age population and a median age of 28. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The top ancestries reported are English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $220 (Census 2021).

The crime rate in the Gympie LGA is moderate at 5,230 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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
Rent · wk(Census)$220
Population growth · Gympie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)58,487
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · Gympie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)407
Houses 79%Units 21%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gympie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4615ATO
Negatively geared3.7%
128 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,178/yr
Landlords (rental income)349
Reported capital gains234
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population14
Median age28
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,574
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$900 → $1,574
Change+74.9%
vs QLD median+56.9 pp
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Gympie LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Gympie Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Gympie LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places445
Lutheran Services - Cooinda Aged Care Centre164 places
Estia Health Gympie120 places
Residency by Dillons Tin Can Bay70 places
Blue Care Gympie Grevillea Gardens Aged Care Facility61 places
St Vincent's Care Services Gympie30 places
Childcare · Gympie LGAACECQA
Services31
Approved places1,770
Exceeding NQS4
Kitiwah Place Early Learning Centre149 places
Children First Early Education Gympie113 places
South Side Kids-R-Us Developmental Learning Centre (No.2)110 places
Cooloola Christian College77 places
Goodstart Early Learning Jones Hill75 places
Kids Bizz Childcare Centre75 places
+25 more in Gympie LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Elgin Vale rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Elgin Vale is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Elgin Vale feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Lake Borumba most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$5/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Widgee Crossing North most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$27/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Inskip most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$87/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Elgin Vale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Elgin Vale in?

    Elgin Vale is in the Gympie Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4615. 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 Elgin Vale?

    The median weekly rent in Elgin Vale is $220/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Elgin Vale a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Elgin Vale?

    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.

  5. How often is the Elgin Vale 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.