Veteran
QLD 4570 · Gympie
959 (2021) → 1,055 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Veteran is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4570, about 152km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Veteran are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 34km inland. Veteran has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 81/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4570 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (4.17%), New Zealand (1.98%), South Africa (0.94%), USA (0.73%), China (0.42%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.83%)
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 963 (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)
- Gympie East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 979
- Victory CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.8kmICSEA 1026
- Gympie West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 948
- Gympie Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 962
- Gympie Flexible SchoolSecondary · Catholic · 6.7kmICSEA 880
- Gympie State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 955
- James Nash State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 976
- Gympie Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 931
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.8kmICSEA 1037
- Two Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 913
- St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.9kmICSEA 1039
- One Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 925
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Mostly urban
Very little parkland or outdoor recreation in and around 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 Veteran
Is Veteran safe?
Veteran has a residential safety score of 81/100, 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 7,143 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Veteran from Brisbane CBD?
Veteran is about 151.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Veteran?
Veteran has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Veteran?
Veteran has a transport score of 35/100.