Barney Point vs South Gladstone

South Gladstone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Barney Point. In both, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Barney Point, most households are people living alone. In South Gladstone, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in South Gladstone: a median of $541,000, against $462,000 in Barney Point, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barney Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

South Gladstone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 34%)

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

First-home buyers

South Gladstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper units ($288,000 vs $364,250)
  • But Barney Point has cheaper houses ($462,500 vs $541,444)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Barney Point has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $240/wk)
  • South Gladstone leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

South Gladstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (526.4 km vs 528.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Barney Point has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
  • South Gladstone has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

  • Barney Point returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.8% vs 4.2%)
  • South Gladstone is growing faster (5.5% vs -2.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Barney Point and South Gladstone drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Barney Point South Gladstone
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.

Barney Point South Gladstone
Walkability 56 / 63
Barney Point — Walkability: 56/100 South Gladstone — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 12 / 17
Barney Point — Safety: 12/100 South Gladstone — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Barney Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Gladstone — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Gladstone has more residents (3,476 vs 1,065); South Gladstone has higher household incomes ($66,716 vs $47,216).

Barney Point South Gladstone
Population 1,065 3,476
+226% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +5.5%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $47,216/yr $66,716/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $240/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barney Point South Gladstone
0-4 5.4% / 5.5%
Barney Point — 0-4: 5.4% South Gladstone — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.9% / 12.5%
Barney Point — 5-14: 9.9% South Gladstone — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.9% / 7.0%
Barney Point — 15-19: 4.9% South Gladstone — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.4% / 6.2%
Barney Point — 20-24: 5.4% South Gladstone — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.6% / 12.6%
Barney Point — 25-34: 11.6% South Gladstone — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 12.0% / 13.4%
Barney Point — 35-44: 12.0% South Gladstone — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 14.1% / 14.7%
Barney Point — 45-54: 14.1% South Gladstone — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 16.0% / 14.1%
Barney Point — 55-64: 16.0% South Gladstone — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 13.1% / 8.5%
Barney Point — 65-74: 13.1% South Gladstone — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 7.9% / 4.0%
Barney Point — 75-84: 7.9% South Gladstone — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.7% / 1.6%
Barney Point — 85+: 1.7% South Gladstone — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barney Point 56.7% lone person
Barney Point — Lone Person: 56.7% Barney Point — Couple Families: 16.7% Barney Point — One Parent Families: 17.8% Barney Point — Group Household: 6.3% Barney Point — Other Families: 2.5%
South Gladstone 47.1% lone person
South Gladstone — Lone Person: 47.1% South Gladstone — Couple Families: 28.9% South Gladstone — One Parent Families: 17.5% South Gladstone — Group Household: 5.6% South Gladstone — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barney Point 52.4% renting
Barney Point — Owned Outright: 29.8% Barney Point — Mortgage: 17.8% Barney Point — Renting: 52.4%
South Gladstone 49.4% renting
South Gladstone — Owned Outright: 22.4% South Gladstone — Mortgage: 28.2% South Gladstone — Renting: 49.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Barney Point South Gladstone
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 19.7%
Barney Point — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% South Gladstone — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 8.3%
Barney Point — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% South Gladstone — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 5.3%
Barney Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% South Gladstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.0%
Barney Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% South Gladstone — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.0%
Barney Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% South Gladstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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.

Barney Point South Gladstone
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.0%
Barney Point — New Zealand: 3.0% South Gladstone — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines 2.0% / 3.8%
Barney Point — Philippines: 2.0% South Gladstone — Philippines: 3.8%
England 2.8% / 2.3%
Barney Point — England: 2.8% South Gladstone — England: 2.3%
India 0.8% / 1.0%
Barney Point — India: 0.8% South Gladstone — India: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / —
Barney Point — Germany: 0.9% South Gladstone — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Barney Point — South Africa: not among its largest South Gladstone — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barney Point 73.4% houses
Barney Point — Houses: 73.4% Barney Point — Flats / Apartments: 21.6% Barney Point — Townhouses: 5.1%
South Gladstone 64.5% houses
South Gladstone — Houses: 64.5% South Gladstone — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% South Gladstone — Townhouses: 23.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Barney Point South Gladstone
Median house price $462,500 $541,444
Median unit price $364,250 $288,000
Median land price — $195,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 11 sales
 35 days
from 60 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.

Barney Point South Gladstone
2 bed $399K / $335K
Barney Point — 2 bed: $399K (5 sales) South Gladstone — 2 bed: $335K (19 sales)

5 vs 19 sales

3 bed $468K / $510K
Barney Point — 3 bed: $468K (20 sales) South Gladstone — 3 bed: $510K (60 sales)

20 vs 60 sales

Development activity

Barney Point South Gladstone
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
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.

Barney Point South Gladstone
Houses 5.8%
$500/wk on $448K
 4.2%
$470/wk on $584K
Units — 6.2%
$355/wk on $299K

Ranking within QLD

Barney Point South Gladstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 76% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

South Gladstone scores higher overall (43 vs 26).

Barney Point South Gladstone
Grade D C
Score 26/100 43/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Barney Point South Gladstone
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 High
83/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
81/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Barney Point South Gladstone
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Barney Point

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

Schools in South Gladstone

  • Toolooa State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Gladstone South State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Trinity College - South Gladstone Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Barney Point South Gladstone
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Barney Point sits further from the CBD (528.5 km vs 526.4 km).

Barney Point South Gladstone
Walkability score 56/100 63/100
Distance to Brisbane 528.5 km 526.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 369 min 366 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
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.

Barney Point South Gladstone
Car (driver) 81.1% / 83.4%
Barney Point — Car (driver): 81.1% South Gladstone — Car (driver): 83.4%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 7.4%
Barney Point — Car (passenger): 9.4% South Gladstone — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Worked from Home 4.9% / 4.6%
Barney Point — Worked from Home: 4.9% South Gladstone — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Walked Only 2.6% / 2.4%
Barney Point — Walked Only: 2.6% South Gladstone — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle 2.0% / 1.5%
Barney Point — Bicycle: 2.0% South Gladstone — Bicycle: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Barney Point South Gladstone
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 392 m 1.5 km

NBN connectivity

Barney Point South Gladstone
Connectivity score 65/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
696 premises
 31%
2,158 premises

Climate

Barney Point South Gladstone
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Barney Point South Gladstone
PM2.5 — 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 — 16.0 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.38 pphm 0.49 pphm

Council rates

Barney Point South Gladstone
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Barney Point South Gladstone
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barney Point South Gladstone
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barney Point

Affordable Coastal Parks Quiet

South Gladstone

Affordable Coastal Townhouses

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