Lake Mary QLD 4703

Located in Queensland, Lake Mary sits 701 km from Brisbane CBD, around 8 hours 20 minutes by car. The locality has 96 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $76,336 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $750 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,084. Lake Mary is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

99 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.

Is Lake Mary safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Lake Mary sits in the moderate band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.

1 offences

66.7% since 2024
Assault 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2020–2024

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Lake Mary Road 3 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Lake Mary is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Lake Mary.

28
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
42
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 83%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 17%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Livingstone: council population

The whole council area, not just Lake Mary · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
43,668
+2.1% in a year
Change
+894
people since 2024
Density
3.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+45
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+748
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+101
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
8/10 within QLD
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within QLD
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
6/10 within QLD
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Lake Mary is home to 96 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $76,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

96

no change since 2016

Median Age

42

2.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$76,336/yr

4.7% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$750/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$2,084/mo

4.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

3.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$36,712/yr

38.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

31

no change since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

51.1%

Mortgage Stress

32.8%

9.3% since 2016

Work From Home

26.8%

30.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 31 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 20 (71.4%)
Mortgage 8 (28.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
82.3%
English Spoken at Home
82.3%
Employment Rate
54.2%
5.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
41.7%

Occupations

Managers 12 (27.3%)
Professionals 10 (22.7%)
Labourers 7 (15.9%)
Technicians & Trades 6 (13.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (11.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (9.1%)

Religion

Christianity 51 (53.1%)
No Religion 26 (27.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (8.3%)
5-14 12 (12.5%)
15-19 6 (6.2%)
20-24 5 (5.2%)
25-34 9 (9.4%)
35-44 11 (11.5%)
45-54 16 (16.7%)
55-64 9 (9.4%)
65-74 15 (15.6%)
75-84 3 (3.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 14 (48.3%)
Lone Person 10 (34.5%)
One Parent Families 5 (17.2%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 30 (73.2%)
Worked from Home 11 (26.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 19 (19.8%)
Bachelor Degree 11 (11.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7 (7.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (3.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (9.7%)
2 cars 6 (19.4%)
3 cars 13 (41.9%)
4+ cars 3 (9.7%)

Council Rates

Livingstone
FY 2025-26

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,445 a year through Livingstone based on 2025 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,445/yr
84% above the QLD average of $1,328 · median of 59 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

Building Approvals: Livingstone

The whole council area, not just Lake Mary · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

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.

Trailing 12 months
317dwellings
+97.1% YoY
Houses
253
detached dwellings
Units
64
townhouses + apartments

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.

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 8.6 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1.

From the Parkhurst (Rockhampton, Central Queensland) monitoring station, 24.1 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Pacific Heights, 11.8 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
71 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
13.4 km
Annual rainfall
1,330 mm
89 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

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%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.06%
2023
0.09%
2024
0.20%
2025
0.35%

Rooftop solar

68
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
344
2020
688
2021
631
2022
665
2023
522
2024
496
2025
462
2026
238

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."

Verify eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office

Federal Electorate

Division of Capricornia

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Keppel District

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 locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.

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Common questions about Lake Mary

Is Lake Mary a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Lake Mary is moderate (69/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Lake Mary?

Lake Mary has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Lake Mary?

Lake Mary, QLD had a population of 96 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Lake Mary, QLD?

The postcode for Lake Mary, QLD is 4703.

How far is Lake Mary from Brisbane?

Lake Mary is 701 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 498 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Lake Mary?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Lake Mary was $76,336 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 Lake Mary?

There are too few current rental listings in Lake Mary for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $750, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Lake Mary?

The median age of residents in Lake Mary was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the air quality in Lake Mary?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Lake Mary (Parkhurst (Rockhampton, Central Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 8.6 µg/m³. That puts Lake Mary below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Lake Mary?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Lake Mary, Pacific Heights (11.8 km away), 1,330 mm of rain a year over 89 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Lake Mary?

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 Lake Mary belong to?

Lake Mary sits within the Livingstone local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Lake Mary?

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 Lake Mary?

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 Lake Mary in?

Lake Mary sits within the federal Division of Capricornia, currently held by Michelle Landry (Liberal National Party of Queensland).

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