Barmaryee vs Yeppoon

Barmaryee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Yeppoon. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Barmaryee, most households are couple families. In Yeppoon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Barmaryee: a median of $1.26 million, against $768,000 in Yeppoon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barmaryee tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yeppoon suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Barmaryee carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)
  • Yeppoon has more parks and reserves (20 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Barmaryee leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
  • Yeppoon has cheaper houses ($767,750 vs $1,262,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yeppoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Barmaryee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (668.8 km vs 683.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 479 min)
  • But Yeppoon is more walkable (61/100 vs 9/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yeppoon

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 9/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Barmaryee carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Yeppoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs 5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Barmaryee and Yeppoon 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 Yeppoon
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 Yeppoon
Walkability 9 / 61
Barmaryee — Walkability: 9/100 Yeppoon — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 58 / 15
Barmaryee — Safety: 58/100 Yeppoon — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Barmaryee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeppoon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yeppoon has more residents (7,037 vs 925); Barmaryee has higher household incomes ($126,412 vs $63,492).

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Population 925 7,037
+661% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +11.1%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $126,412/yr
+50% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+40% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barmaryee Yeppoon
0-4 5.3% / 4.4%
Barmaryee — 0-4: 5.3% Yeppoon — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 14.8% / 10.6%
Barmaryee — 5-14: 14.8% Yeppoon — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 8.1% / 6.9%
Barmaryee — 15-19: 8.1% Yeppoon — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.5% / 4.8%
Barmaryee — 20-24: 3.5% Yeppoon — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.1% / 9.9%
Barmaryee — 25-34: 9.1% Yeppoon — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 12.6% / 10.4%
Barmaryee — 35-44: 12.6% Yeppoon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.7% / 12.5%
Barmaryee — 45-54: 14.7% Yeppoon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 14.2% / 14.9%
Barmaryee — 55-64: 14.2% Yeppoon — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 12.9% / 11.8%
Barmaryee — 65-74: 12.9% Yeppoon — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 3.9% / 9.1%
Barmaryee — 75-84: 3.9% Yeppoon — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 0.8% / 4.5%
Barmaryee — 85+: 0.8% Yeppoon — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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% Barmaryee — Group Household: 0.0% Barmaryee — Other Families: 0.0%
Yeppoon 28.3% couple families
Yeppoon — Couple Families: 28.3% Yeppoon — Lone Person: 49.0% Yeppoon — One Parent Families: 17.8% Yeppoon — Group Household: 3.4% Yeppoon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Yeppoon 35.7% renting
Yeppoon — Owned Outright: 32.1% Yeppoon — Mortgage: 32.2% Yeppoon — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.7%
Barmaryee — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Yeppoon — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 7.9%
Barmaryee — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Yeppoon — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.5%
Barmaryee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Yeppoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.9%
Barmaryee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Yeppoon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Barmaryee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yeppoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Barmaryee Yeppoon
England 2.1% / 3.2%
Barmaryee — England: 2.1% Yeppoon — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.7%
Barmaryee — New Zealand: 2.4% Yeppoon — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.8%
Barmaryee — South Africa: 1.1% Yeppoon — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.2%
Barmaryee — Netherlands: 0.6% Yeppoon — Netherlands: 0.2%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Barmaryee — Philippines: not among its largest Yeppoon — Philippines: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.5%
Barmaryee — Germany: not among its largest Yeppoon — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barmaryee 97.3% houses
Barmaryee — Houses: 97.3% Barmaryee — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Barmaryee — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yeppoon 72.1% houses
Yeppoon — Houses: 72.1% Yeppoon — Flats / Apartments: 13.8% Yeppoon — Townhouses: 14.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Median house price $1,262,500 $767,750
Median unit price — $538,000
Median land price — $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 3 sales
 31 days
from 93 sales

Development activity

Barmaryee Yeppoon
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.

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Houses — 4.0%
$640/wk on $827K
Units — 3.7%
$435/wk on $610K

Ranking within QLD

Barmaryee Yeppoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 59% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 89% 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 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Yeppoon is more walkable (61 vs 9); Barmaryee scores higher overall (60 vs 43).

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Grade B C
Score 60/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yeppoon carries more crime risk (85 vs 42).

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
85/100
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 Yeppoon
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Barmaryee

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

Schools in Yeppoon

  • St Ursula's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Yeppoon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yeppoon State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 1 20
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 13 15

Mobility

Yeppoon sits further from the CBD (683.4 km vs 668.8 km).

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Walkability score 9/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 668.8 km 683.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 469 min 479 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 Yeppoon
Car (driver) 79.5% / 79.7%
Barmaryee — Car (driver): 79.5% Yeppoon — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 6.5%
Barmaryee — Worked from Home: 9.3% Yeppoon — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 6.9%
Barmaryee — Car (passenger): 7.1% Yeppoon — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 1.7% / 4.2%
Barmaryee — Walked Only: 1.7% Yeppoon — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 2.4% / 2.1%
Barmaryee — Bus: 2.4% Yeppoon — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km 214 m
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Connectivity score 63/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
390 premises
 37%
4,321 premises

Climate

Barmaryee Yeppoon
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Barmaryee

Acreage

Yeppoon

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees

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