Barney Point
QLD 4680 · Gladstone
1,065 (2021) → 1,168 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Barney Point is a suburb in Gladstone, QLD 4680, about 440km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Barney Point are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Barney Point has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 81/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3%), England (2.82%), Philippines (1.97%), Germany (0.94%), India (0.75%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.22%), Russian (0.66%), Persian ED (0.56%), Khmer (0.47%), Mandarin (0.28%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gladstone local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 971 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Gladstone Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 987
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1kmICSEA 1028
- Gladstone State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 946
- Gladstone South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 899
- Rosella Park SchoolCombined · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 943
- Gladstone West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 952
- Trinity CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 1031
- Toolooa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 955
- Chanel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1025
- Kin Kora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 937
- Clinton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 924
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6kmICSEA 1028
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Barney Point
Is Barney Point safe?
Barney Point has a residential safety score of 81/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 7,584 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Barney Point from Brisbane CBD?
Barney Point is about 439.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Barney Point?
Barney Point has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Barney Point?
Barney Point has a transport score of 0/100.