Barlows Hill vs Pacific Heights

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barlows Hill, about half of households are couple families. In Pacific Heights, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pacific Heights tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Pacific Heights

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 64%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Pacific Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($327,500 vs $522,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Barlows Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $445/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Barlows Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (685.6 km vs 687.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Barlows Hill returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.5%)
  • Pacific Heights is growing faster (20.0% vs 7.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Barlows Hill and Pacific Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Walkability 28 / 21
Barlows Hill — Walkability: 28/100 Pacific Heights — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 75 / 72
Barlows Hill — Safety: 75/100 Pacific Heights — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Barlows Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pacific Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pacific Heights has more residents (1,111 vs 834); Pacific Heights rents higher ($445/wk vs $400/wk).

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Population 834 1,111
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +20.0%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $106,444/yr
+4% vs other
 $101,920/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $445/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
0-4 4.4% / 4.2%
Barlows Hill — 0-4: 4.4% Pacific Heights — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 13.3% / 16.6%
Barlows Hill — 5-14: 13.3% Pacific Heights — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 4.4% / 5.6%
Barlows Hill — 15-19: 4.4% Pacific Heights — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.7% / 3.0%
Barlows Hill — 20-24: 4.7% Pacific Heights — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.4% / 9.8%
Barlows Hill — 25-34: 9.4% Pacific Heights — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 13.2% / 10.7%
Barlows Hill — 35-44: 13.2% Pacific Heights — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.5% / 14.0%
Barlows Hill — 45-54: 12.5% Pacific Heights — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 13.9% / 15.1%
Barlows Hill — 55-64: 13.9% Pacific Heights — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 15.0% / 13.7%
Barlows Hill — 65-74: 15.0% Pacific Heights — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.1% / 7.1%
Barlows Hill — 75-84: 6.1% Pacific Heights — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.3% / 1.1%
Barlows Hill — 85+: 2.3% Pacific Heights — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barlows Hill 45.8% couple families
Barlows Hill — Couple Families: 45.8% Barlows Hill — Lone Person: 28.4% Barlows Hill — One Parent Families: 17.9% Barlows Hill — Group Household: 7.9% Barlows Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Pacific Heights 58.1% couple families
Pacific Heights — Couple Families: 58.1% Pacific Heights — Lone Person: 24.7% Pacific Heights — One Parent Families: 14.0% Pacific Heights — Group Household: 1.9% Pacific Heights — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barlows Hill 18.6% renting
Barlows Hill — Owned Outright: 40.2% Barlows Hill — Mortgage: 41.2% Barlows Hill — Renting: 18.6%
Pacific Heights 11.4% renting
Pacific Heights — Owned Outright: 45.8% Pacific Heights — Mortgage: 42.9% Pacific Heights — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 16.2%
Barlows Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Pacific Heights — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 11.9%
Barlows Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Pacific Heights — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.0%
Barlows Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Pacific Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.3%
Barlows Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Pacific Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.5%
Barlows Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Pacific Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
England 3.1% / 4.1%
Barlows Hill — England: 3.1% Pacific Heights — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.6% / 4.0%
Barlows Hill — New Zealand: 2.6% Pacific Heights — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.6%
Barlows Hill — South Africa: 0.4% Pacific Heights — South Africa: 1.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.5%
Barlows Hill — Scotland: 0.8% Pacific Heights — Scotland: 0.5%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Barlows Hill — Philippines: 1.2% Pacific Heights — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / 0.5%
Barlows Hill — Italy: 0.6% Pacific Heights — Italy: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Barlows Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest Pacific Heights — Netherlands: 0.8%
China — / 0.5%
Barlows Hill — China: not among its largest Pacific Heights — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barlows Hill 96.9% houses
Barlows Hill — Houses: 96.9% Barlows Hill — Townhouses: 3.1%
Pacific Heights 97.7% houses
Pacific Heights — Houses: 97.7% Pacific Heights — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Median house price $868,000 $940,000
Median unit price $900,000 —
Median land price $522,500 $327,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 9 sales
 51 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
3 bed $785K / $844K
Barlows Hill — 3 bed: $785K (17 sales) Pacific Heights — 3 bed: $844K (8 sales)

17 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $950K
Barlows Hill — 4 bed: $1.1M (14 sales) Pacific Heights — 4 bed: $950K (30 sales)

14 vs 30 sales

Development activity

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Houses 4.4%
$750/wk on $895K
 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Barlows Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Pacific Heights

  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Mobility

Pacific Heights sits further from the CBD (687.6 km vs 685.6 km).

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Walkability score 28/100 21/100
Distance to Brisbane 685.6 km 687.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 482 min 485 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Car (driver) 79.0% / 85.0%
Barlows Hill — Car (driver): 79.0% Pacific Heights — Car (driver): 85.0%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 10.2%
Barlows Hill — Worked from Home: 9.0% Pacific Heights — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 9.0% / 3.2%
Barlows Hill — Car (passenger): 9.0% Pacific Heights — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus 1.6% / 1.5%
Barlows Hill — Bus: 1.6% Pacific Heights — Bus: 1.5%
Bicycle 1.3% / —
Barlows Hill — Bicycle: 1.3% Pacific Heights — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.0 km to a named beach
 1.9 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Connectivity score 68/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
364 premises
 44%
517 premises

Climate

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barlows Hill Pacific Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barlows Hill

Beach Coastal Large Blocks

Pacific Heights

Acreage Coastal

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