Homebush vs Palmyra

Homebush is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Palmyra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Palmyra, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Homebush tends to suit families with children.

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

Palmyra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 35/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Palmyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Palmyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Homebush

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (654 min vs 662 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (959.6 km vs 967.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Homebush

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 10%)
  • But Palmyra carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 35/100)

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

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

Homebush Palmyra
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.

Homebush Palmyra
Walkability 20 / 0
Homebush — Walkability: 20/100 Palmyra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 81
Homebush — Safety: 65/100 Palmyra — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Homebush — Low fire risk: 100/100 Palmyra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Homebush rents higher ($365/wk vs $300/wk); Palmyra skews older (47 vs 39).

Homebush Palmyra
Population 262
+5% vs other
 250
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% -5.3%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $109,876/yr $115,336/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+18% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Homebush Palmyra
0-4 10.3% / 4.8%
Homebush — 0-4: 10.3% Palmyra — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.4% / 10.0%
Homebush — 5-14: 13.4% Palmyra — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 8.8% / 7.2%
Homebush — 15-19: 8.8% Palmyra — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.0% / 8.4%
Homebush — 20-24: 5.0% Palmyra — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 8.8% / 7.2%
Homebush — 25-34: 8.8% Palmyra — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 16.4% / 9.6%
Homebush — 35-44: 16.4% Palmyra — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.0% / 16.4%
Homebush — 45-54: 13.0% Palmyra — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.5% / 20.4%
Homebush — 55-64: 14.5% Palmyra — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 9.9% / 10.4%
Homebush — 65-74: 9.9% Palmyra — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.8% / 2.4%
Homebush — 75-84: 3.8% Palmyra — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 1.9% / 1.6%
Homebush — 85+: 1.9% Palmyra — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Homebush 53.2% couple families
Homebush — Couple Families: 53.2% Homebush — Lone Person: 29.0% Homebush — One Parent Families: 12.9% Homebush — Group Household: 4.8%
Palmyra 52.1% couple families
Palmyra — Couple Families: 52.1% Palmyra — Lone Person: 27.1% Palmyra — One Parent Families: 20.8% Palmyra — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Homebush 12.2% renting
Homebush — Owned Outright: 52.4% Homebush — Mortgage: 35.4% Homebush — Renting: 12.2%
Palmyra 15.0% renting
Palmyra — Owned Outright: 40.0% Palmyra — Mortgage: 45.0% Palmyra — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Homebush 53.9% houses
Homebush — Houses: 53.9% Homebush — Townhouses: 52.6% Homebush — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Palmyra 90.2% houses
Palmyra — Houses: 90.2% Palmyra — Townhouses: 3.7% Palmyra — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Homebush Palmyra
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 20.0%
Homebush — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Palmyra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.0%
Homebush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Palmyra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 2.8%
Homebush — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Palmyra — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.2%
Homebush — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Palmyra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Property market

Homebush Palmyra
Median house price — $737,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Homebush Palmyra
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Homebush Palmyra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Homebush is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Homebush Palmyra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Homebush carries more crime risk (35 vs 19).

Homebush Palmyra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
19/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Homebush Palmyra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Homebush

  • Homebush State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Palmyra

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

Amenities in the suburb

Homebush Palmyra
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Palmyra sits further from the CBD (967.9 km vs 959.6 km).

Homebush Palmyra
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 959.6 km 967.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 654 min 662 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.1%
postcode 4751
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 65
postcode 4751

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.

Homebush Palmyra
Car (driver) 70.8% / 75.4%
Homebush — Car (driver): 70.8% Palmyra — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 14.3%
Homebush — Worked from Home: 16.2% Palmyra — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 7.1%
Homebush — Car (passenger): 5.4% Palmyra — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 7.7% / 3.2%
Homebush — Walked Only: 7.7% Palmyra — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Homebush Palmyra
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 10.8 km

NBN connectivity

Homebush Palmyra
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
114 premises

Climate

Homebush Palmyra
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Homebush Palmyra
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Homebush Palmyra
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Homebush Palmyra
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Homebush Palmyra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Homebush

Family Rural Townhouses Young Families

Palmyra

Rural

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