Barmaryee vs Bondoola
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Barmaryee 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
Barmaryee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bondoola
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $500/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bondoola
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (460 min vs 469 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (662.5 km vs 668.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Barmaryee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barmaryee and Bondoola drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Barmaryee rents higher ($500/wk vs $250/wk); Barmaryee has more residents (925 vs 551).
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 925 +40% vs other | 551 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.4% | +4.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 |
| Median household income | $126,412/yr +17% vs other | $104,520/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk +50% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,262,500 | $1,180,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $935,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 77% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
Liveability
Barmaryee scores higher overall (60 vs 40).
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Score | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Bondoola carries more crime risk (72 vs 42).
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 13 | 0 |
Mobility
Barmaryee sits further from the CBD (668.8 km vs 662.5 km).
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 9/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 668.8 km | 662.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 469 min | 460 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).
Setting
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.6 km | 8.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 35% 390 premises | 0% 210 premises |
Climate
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 8.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barmaryee | Bondoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.