Gunalda QLD 4570
259 addresses · 27 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Gunalda · 170 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Gunalda is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 426 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $893 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gympie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gunalda itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 service station
1 bakery
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Gympie Airport, 35.2 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 55.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 55.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 66.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 34.4%
Population by age in Gunalda
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 41 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 13 |
| 25-34 | 33 |
| 35-44 | 32 |
| 45-54 | 66 |
| 55-64 | 88 |
| 65-74 | 79 |
| 75-84 | 33 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Gunalda
| House | 160 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 9 |
Households by weekly income in Gunalda
| <$650 | 39 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 58 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 37 |
| $3,000+ | 14 |
Top ancestries in Gunalda
| English | 180 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 175 |
| Ancestry NS | 45 |
| Scottish | 37 |
| Irish | 36 |
| Other | 22 |
Housing tenure in Gunalda
| Owned | 74 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 60 |
| Rented | 27 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Gunalda
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 77 |
| 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 29 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Gunalda
| Car | 78 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 30 |
Top countries of birth in Gunalda
| New Zealand | 22 |
|---|---|
| England | 21 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
979 bird observations recorded near Gunalda — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (61)
- Willie Wagtail (56)
- Magpie-lark (50)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (50)
- Welcome Swallow (43)
- Noisy Miner (42)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (38)
- Australian Magpie (36)
- Striated Pardalote (34)
- White-faced Heron (33)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (32)
- Straw-necked Ibis (32)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (31)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gunalda
- Laughing Kookaburra (29)
- Rufous Whistler (29)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (29)
- Australasian Figbird (28)
- Pacific Black Duck (28)
- Peaceful Dove (27)
- Pied Butcherbird (27)
- Little Friarbird (26)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (26)
- Australian Wood Duck (25)
- Galah (25)
- White-throated Honeyeater (25)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (24)
- Pale-headed Rosella (24)
- Grey Fantail (23)
- Noisy Friarbird (23)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (23)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Gunalda:
- Scotchy Pocket (4.6 km)
- Kanigan (5.5 km)
- Theebine (6.1 km)
- Glenwood (8.3 km)
- Curra (9.5 km)
- Sexton (10.4 km)
- Miva (10.6 km)
- Anderleigh (10.9 km)
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Streets
- Adrian Lane (1)
- Adrians Lane (1)
- Anderleigh Road (16)
- Balkin Street (36)
- Birdwood Drive (42)
- Bonnick Road (6)
- Bruce Highway (12)
- Bull Street (17)
- Caulleys Road (1)
- Cotter Drive (15)
- Davey Road (3)
- Four Mile Road (3)
- Green Drive (19)
- Hermans Road (8)
- Johnston Road (1)
- King Street (3)
- Laceys Lane (3)
- Mcdowall Street (6)
- Missing Street (2)
- Miva Road (3)
- Neerdie Road (10)
- Queen Street (6)
- Scrub Road (10)
- Sorensen Road (11)
- Stephans Road (4)
- Valley Grove (12)
- Winns Road (8)
