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rainbow beach
Queensland · Census 2021
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Rainbow Beach is a coastal suburb of Gympie.
Median house price
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People
Population
1,220
Median age
56 yrs
Income / person / wk
$602
Household income / wk
$972
Housing
Median rent / wk
$280
Mortgage / month
$1,605
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 41%
- Top language at home
- Afrikaans · 0%
- No religion
- 41%
- Born overseas
- 17%
- English only at home
- 96%
Local amenities
Amenity score
45/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
5
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.5 km
Nearest train
48.5 km
Nearest hospital
52.1 km
Distance to coast
1.4 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
8.4 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Gympie
- Council population
- 53,145
- Council area
- 6,884 km²
- Density
- 8/km²
- Federal grants
- $7.63M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $143/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Wide Bay
- Federal MP
- Llew O'Brien (LNP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Gympie
- State MP
- Tony Perrett (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.