Barlows Hill QLD 4703
Barlows Hill sits 686 km from Brisbane CBD in Queensland, around 8 hours by car. Census data records 834 residents with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $106,444 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 7.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Barlows Hill a good suburb?
Barlows Hill scores a B (64/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 28/100 · 685.6 km · 482 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $868K
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 25/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 45 · 834 residents
Liveability Rating
64 / 100 · Ranked #276 in QLDEach bar is Barlows Hill's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Barlows Hill?
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Our score
64 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBarlows Hill's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $868,000, about 1% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$868,000
13% above its 4 neighbours (median $767,750)
Based on 36 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 17 sales $785K
- 4 bed 14 sales $1.1M
Land
$522,500
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Barlows Hill are currently listed at around $895,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$895K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 293 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Barlows Hill rent for around $750 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$750/wk
8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
9 rentals advertised against an estimated 54 rented homes (16.7%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202599 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4703.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $895,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Barlows Hill safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Barlows Hill sits in the low band, with 4 incidents recorded in 2025.
4 offences
no change since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–2024No crash in Barlows Hill killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2020–2024.
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Barlows Hill is car-dependent on foot — at 28/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Barlows Hill.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 2.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 8.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Barlows Hill.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 43%
- Premises covered
- 364
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Livingstone: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Barlows Hill is home to 834 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $106,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
834
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$106,444/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$44,928/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
16.4%
Total Dwellings
293
Owner-Occupier Rate
81.4%
Houses
96.9%
Rental Stress
19.5%
Mortgage Stress
19.5%
Work From Home
9.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.8%
- Employment Rate
- 57.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
4 residents (0.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (6 of 401).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,445 a year through Livingstone based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Livingstone
In the year to August 2026, 317 new dwellings were approved across Livingstone. That mix is 253 houses and 64 units. Approvals are up 97.1% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 6 to 20 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 6 to 20 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (1 parcel), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Darumbal People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Climate & Setting
from Pacific Heights, 1.5 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.1 km
- 1.0 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,330 mm
- 89 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4703, 79 of 22,796 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (545 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4703, 7,120 rooftop-solar systems totalling 44.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 10,445 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 414 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4703.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $868,000 this is $118,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Michelle Landry Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michelle Landry | 44.2% | 55.8% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Michelle Landry | 43.4% | 56.6% | -5.8 |
| 2019 | Michelle Landry | 37.6% | 62.4% | +11.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Nigel Hutton Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nigel Hutton LNP | 60.5% |
| 2020 | Brittany Lauga ALP | 55.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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Common questions about Barlows Hill
Is Barlows Hill a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Barlows Hill is low (25/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Barlows Hill?
Barlows Hill has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Barlows Hill a good place to live?
Barlows Hill has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (64/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Barlows Hill?
Barlows Hill, QLD had a population of 834 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Barlows Hill, QLD?
The postcode for Barlows Hill, QLD is 4703.
How far is Barlows Hill from Brisbane?
Barlows Hill is 686 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 482 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Barlows Hill?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Barlows Hill was $106,444 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Barlows Hill?
The median advertised rent in Barlows Hill is $750 a week for houses (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Barlows Hill?
The median age of residents in Barlows Hill was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Barlows Hill walkable?
Barlows Hill scores 28/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Barlows Hill?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Barlows Hill, Pacific Heights (1.5 km away), 1,330 mm of rain a year over 89 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Barlows Hill?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Barlows Hill belong to?
Barlows Hill sits within the Livingstone local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Barlows Hill?
The average residential rates bill through Livingstone is $2,445 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Barlows Hill?
Across Livingstone, 317 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 97.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Barlows Hill in?
Barlows Hill sits within the federal Division of Capricornia, currently held by Michelle Landry (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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