Tin Can Bay
QLD 4580 · Gympie
2,293 (2021) → 2,481 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tin Can Bay is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4580, about 177km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Tin Can Bay are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Tin Can Bay has an overall score of 25/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.84%), New Zealand (2.4%), Germany (0.74%), Philippines (0.65%), Scotland (0.61%)
Top languages: German (0.35%), Italian (0.17%), Tagalog (0.17%), Afrikaans (0.13%), Mandarin (0.13%)
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:
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 922 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Tin Can Bay State SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 922
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
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Frequently asked questions about Tin Can Bay
Is Tin Can Bay safe?
Tin Can Bay has a residential safety score of 83/100, 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 Tin Can Bay from Brisbane CBD?
Tin Can Bay is about 176.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Tin Can Bay?
Tin Can Bay has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 922 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tin Can Bay?
Tin Can Bay has a transport score of 0/100.