Barmaryee vs Lake Mary

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barmaryee, most households are couple families. In Lake Mary, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Barmaryee tends to suit couples, while Lake Mary suits people living alone.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Barmaryee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Barmaryee

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 51%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $750/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Barmaryee

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 498 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (668.8 km vs 701.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Barmaryee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Barmaryee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Barmaryee and Lake Mary drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Barmaryee Lake Mary
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.

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Walkability 9 / 0
Barmaryee — Walkability: 9/100 Lake Mary — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 31
Barmaryee — Safety: 58/100 Lake Mary — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Barmaryee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lake Mary — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Barmaryee has more residents (925 vs 96); Barmaryee has higher household incomes ($126,412 vs $76,336).

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Population 925
+90% vs other
96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +0.0%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $126,412/yr
+40% vs other
$76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk $750/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barmaryee Lake Mary
0-4 5.3% / 8.3%
Barmaryee — 0-4: 5.3% Lake Mary — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 14.8% / 12.5%
Barmaryee — 5-14: 14.8% Lake Mary — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 8.1% / 6.2%
Barmaryee — 15-19: 8.1% Lake Mary — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.5% / 5.2%
Barmaryee — 20-24: 3.5% Lake Mary — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.1% / 9.4%
Barmaryee — 25-34: 9.1% Lake Mary — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.6% / 11.5%
Barmaryee — 35-44: 12.6% Lake Mary — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.7% / 16.7%
Barmaryee — 45-54: 14.7% Lake Mary — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 14.2% / 9.4%
Barmaryee — 55-64: 14.2% Lake Mary — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 12.9% / 15.6%
Barmaryee — 65-74: 12.9% Lake Mary — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 3.9% / 3.1%
Barmaryee — 75-84: 3.9% Lake Mary — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.8% / —
Barmaryee — 85+: 0.8% Lake Mary — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barmaryee 72.1% couple families
Barmaryee — Couple Families: 72.1% Barmaryee — Lone Person: 15.1% Barmaryee — One Parent Families: 12.8%
Lake Mary 48.3% couple families
Lake Mary — Couple Families: 48.3% Lake Mary — Lone Person: 34.5% Lake Mary — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barmaryee 3.2% renting
Barmaryee — Owned Outright: 42.5% Barmaryee — Mortgage: 54.4% Barmaryee — Renting: 3.2%
Lake Mary 0.0% renting
Lake Mary — Owned Outright: 71.4% Lake Mary — Mortgage: 28.6% Lake Mary — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barmaryee 97.3% houses
Barmaryee — Houses: 97.3% Barmaryee — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Lake Mary 100.0% houses
Lake Mary — Houses: 100.0% Lake Mary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 19.8%
Barmaryee — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Lake Mary — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 11.5%
Barmaryee — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Lake Mary — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.3%
Barmaryee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Lake Mary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.1%
Barmaryee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Lake Mary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Barmaryee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Lake Mary — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Property market

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Median house price $1,262,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 3 sales
—

Development activity

Barmaryee Lake Mary
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Barmaryee Lake Mary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 31% 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 39% of QLD

Liveability

Barmaryee is more walkable (9 vs 0).

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Lake Mary carries more crime risk (69 vs 42).

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
Moderate
69/100
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
0
within 5 km

Schools

Barmaryee Lake Mary
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 Lake Mary
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 13 2

Mobility

Lake Mary sits further from the CBD (701.2 km vs 668.8 km).

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Walkability score 9/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 668.8 km 701.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 469 min 498 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.

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Car (driver) 79.5% / 73.2%
Barmaryee — Car (driver): 79.5% Lake Mary — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 26.8%
Barmaryee — Worked from Home: 9.3% Lake Mary — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Barmaryee — Car (passenger): 7.1% Lake Mary — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.4% / —
Barmaryee — Bus: 2.4% Lake Mary — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Barmaryee — Walked Only: 1.7% Lake Mary — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km 13.4 km

NBN connectivity

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Connectivity score 63/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
390 premises
0%
42 premises

Climate

Barmaryee Lake Mary
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 Lake Mary
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Barmaryee Lake Mary
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Barmaryee Lake Mary
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 Lake Mary
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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