Barnard is in Central Highlands (Qld) LGA, QLD, postcode 4702, with population 32.
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Barnard is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Central Highlands (Qld) local government area (postcode 4702). It is home to about 32 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Polish.
The median weekly rent is $92 (Census 2021).
The crime rate in the Central Highlands (Qld) LGA is moderate at 6,543 incidents per 100,000 population.
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Barnard is in the Central Highlands (Qld) Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4702. Council-level context for Central Highlands (Qld) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Barnard is $92/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.