Barmaryee, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

73/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Barmaryee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 73% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1028, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Barmaryee at a glance

Population (2021): 925
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $2,431
SEIFA score: 1028
Coordinates: -23.1325, 150.6923

Barmaryee demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Barmaryee using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 3% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	186	20%
Youth (15–24)	107	12%
Young adults (25–44)	201	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	267	29%
Seniors (65+)	162	18%

Share of the 923 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	121	42%
Owned with a mortgage	155	53%
Rented	9	3%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	284	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 284 occupied private dwellings in Barmaryee.

Median weekly rent: $500
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,540
Median weekly personal income: $845

Community and culture

Born overseas: 72 (8%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 8 (1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 18 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 376 (54%)
Labour-force participation: 67.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%
Employed full-time: 288
Employed part-time: 170

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Barmaryee

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Barmaryee is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 21.3°C). The area receives roughly 1061 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.6°C	23.8°C	151 mm
Feb	28.7°C	23.5°C	132 mm
Mar	28°C	23.1°C	202 mm
Apr	26°C	20.6°C	92 mm
May	23.7°C	17.7°C	58 mm
Jun	21.9°C	15.5°C	34 mm
Jul	21.3°C	14.3°C	82 mm
Aug	22.3°C	14.9°C	21 mm
Sep	24.1°C	17.2°C	28 mm
Oct	25.8°C	19.7°C	65 mm
Nov	27.5°C	21.5°C	71 mm
Dec	28.4°C	22.9°C	125 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Barmaryee

Where is Barmaryee?

Barmaryee is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Barmaryee?

At the 2021 Census, Barmaryee had a population of about 925.

Is Barmaryee an advantaged area?

Barmaryee has an ABS SEIFA score of 1028, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 73 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 73% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Barmaryee?

Barmaryee has average daytime highs of about 25.5°C and overnight lows of about 19.6°C, with roughly 1,061 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).