The Dawn
QLD 4570 · Gympie
604 (2021) → 665 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
The Dawn is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4570, about 140km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in The Dawn are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 38km inland. The Dawn has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 80/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (5.79%), Philippines (1.82%), New Zealand (0.99%), India (0.83%), Scotland (0.83%)
Top languages: Punjabi (0.66%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gympie local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 973 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Jones Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 997
- Mawarra Independent SchoolCombined · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1029
- Monkland State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 918
- One Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 943
- St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1040
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1035
- Gympie South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 959
- Gympie State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 957
- Gympie Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 967
- Gympie Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 942
- Cooloola Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.9kmICSEA 1019
- Gympie Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 905
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Limited facilities
Below average — fewer fitness options nearby, so you may need to travel to a gym or pool.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about The Dawn
Is The Dawn safe?
The Dawn has a residential safety score of 80/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 5,175 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is The Dawn from Brisbane CBD?
The Dawn is about 140.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in The Dawn?
The Dawn has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in The Dawn?
The Dawn has a transport score of 0/100.