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New Farm, 4005

Est. population · Jun 2025

12,992

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.5%

Median age

39

Median income

$2,069/wk

Employment rate

65.1%

University qualified

47.6%

Work from home

26.6%

Languages at home

16.7%non-English

Most common: Italian, Cantonese, Portuguese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

64.1/100
Good

Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Excellent transport
  • Café precinct
  • Nightlife
  • Walkable
What New Farm is known for: Beach, Excellent transport, Café precinct, Nightlife, Walkable

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Suburb profile

New Farm is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council, where heritage listings sit alongside dense residential and commercial development.

Access to jobs, services and transport is where the suburb performs particularly well, with better access to shops and everyday services than in most comparable places. School access is stronger than in comparable places, with school access 20% above the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is slightly stronger than in comparable places. Trade-offs centre on thinner park access and weaker population growth, with park access 80% below the peer median.

New Farm is a better fit for people who value city life and daily services more than open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in Queensland (35)

Strengths

  • Urban convenience is a major strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • School access is a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • New Farm Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Heritage listings

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How New Farm compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$700/wk

Population (ERP)

12,992

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#29

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

69th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

49th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

55%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

88th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
64.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
225th in Australia
State rank
47th in QLD
Peer rank
#29 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#38 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
91%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$700

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

12,992(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +5.5% over 5 years · 49th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+5.5%
Change in 1 year
+145
Change in 5 years
+674
Growth rank in QLD
49th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~13,500), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
12,197
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$2,069
Dwelling vacancy
12.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
809 of 6,514
Median monthly mortgage
$2,264
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$405
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
24.5% / 20.7% / 54.8%
Employment rate
65.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
26.6% / 9% / 39.5%
Walked or cycled to work
12.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,167 / 252 / 4,252 (+ 11 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

47.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 8.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified47.6% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified9.2% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational8.8% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below34.4% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce26.2%
  • Society and culture18.5%
  • Health13.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies10.2%
  • Creative arts8.6%
  • Education5.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$80,529

98th percentile in QLD · +37% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$80,000

96th percentile in QLD · +23% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

94th percentile in QLD · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$94,157

85th percentile in QLD · +49% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

51st percentile in QLD · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4005 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
12,987
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,248
Median net rent
$1
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,421
Taxable income vs state median
+45%
Salary / wages vs state median
+31%
Rental investment vs state median
+55%
Super vs state median
+36%
Business income vs state median
+10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

16.7% speak a language other than English at home; 29.8% born overseas

Language at home
9,480 English only · 1,906 other
Non-English at home
16.7%
Born overseas
3,395 (29.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
134 (1.1%)
Australian citizens
9,945
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Italian108 · 14%
  • Cantonese88 · 11.4%
  • Portuguese74 · 9.6%
  • Spanish72 · 9.3%
  • Nepali71 · 9.2%
  • Mandarin54 · 7%
  • French43 · 5.6%
  • German26 · 3.4%

Religion

46.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 46.1%, while Christianity accounts for 39.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion46.1%40.7%
Christianity39.6%45.7%
Buddhism2.3%1.4%
Other / not stated12%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic22.9%18.6%
Anglican8.6%11.3%
Uniting Church2%3.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4005, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
865
Against the person
81
Against property
399
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
89
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 151 residents
State crime-rate percentile
68.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+2.4%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences297
  • Other Property Damage42
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)205
  • Traffic And Related Offences37
  • Unlawful Entry87

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
12
Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
1,115.5
Median ICSEA percentile
88th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Holy Spirit SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 265 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • New Farm State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 539 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Music Industry CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1067 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 87 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Lourdes Hill CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1120 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 1,225 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • All Hallows' SchoolCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1183 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,707 students · Top SEA quarter 74% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • St James CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 64% · 980 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Angelorum CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 69 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Anglican Church Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1170 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 1,901 students · Top SEA quarter 69% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Norman Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1119 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 364 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Fortitude Valley State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 822 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Fortitude Valley State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • New Farm SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

55 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Merthyr Rd at Hawthorne Street, stop 13
  • Merthyr Rd at Hawthorne Street, stop 13
  • Moray St near Sydney St
  • New Farm Park ferry terminal
  • Sydney St at Llewellyn Street

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

540 mapped amenities

23 restaurants · 19 cafes · 1 pubs · 5 bars · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 1 bakeries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Strong café and dining scene — 56 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 55 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 104 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.56
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
4.59
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.25
Food & drink(56)
  • ChouquetteBakery

    19 Barker Street, New Farm

  • Bar
  • Bar AltoBar
  • DeathproofBar
  • Gertie'sBar

    699 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • The Junk BarBar

    710 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Bánh MíCafe

    121 Merthyr Road

  • cirqueCafe
  • Crypto CoffeeCafe

    572 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Death Before DecafCafe

    3/760-766 Brunswick Street

  • Dicki'sCafe
  • Double Shot New FarmCafe

    Unit 2 125 Oxlade Drive

  • End Of The Road CafeCafe

    1231A Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • franc.Cafe
  • Ground AlchemyCafe
  • IdleCafe

    84 Merthyr Road

  • Joedy's CafeCafe
  • MK CaféCafe

    938 Brunswick Street

  • Mylk + KoCafe
  • New Farm DeliCafe

    900 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • PonycatCafe
  • SavourCafe

    83 Merthyr Road

  • The BakeologistsCafe

    81 Merthyr Road, New Farm

  • The Little LarderCafe

    76 Moray Street, New Farm

  • The Moray CafeCafe
  • BarbeküFast food
  • Broken Hearts Club BurgerFast food

    876 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Chargrill CharlieFast food
  • CrustFast food
  • Domino'sFast food

    676 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Krua E-SanFast food
  • SUSHI FarmFast food
  • Brunswick HotelPub
  • Cartel del TacoRestaurant

    79 Merthyr Road

  • Casa ItaliaRestaurant

    26 Gray Street, New Farm

  • Chang ThaiRestaurant
  • Common ViceRestaurant

    75 Welsby Street, New Farm

  • Continental CafeRestaurant
  • Gerbino's PasticceriaRestaurant

    650 Brunswick Street

  • Himalayan CafeRestaurant
  • JakartaRestaurant
  • KarmaRestaurant
  • KoyaRestaurant
  • Mary Mae’sRestaurant
  • New Farm SeafoodRestaurant

    85 Merthyr Road

  • New Farmer's KitchenRestaurant
  • Pizza HutRestaurant
  • Siam Square ThaiRestaurant

    888 Brunswick Street

  • Taj MahalRestaurant
  • Taj Mahal Indian CuisineRestaurant
  • Thai on New FarmRestaurant
  • The Balfour Kitchen & BarRestaurant
  • The Brunswick ProjectRestaurant
  • The Fish CafeRestaurant
  • To Be ThaiRestaurant
  • Vine RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(9)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Rayner's MeatsButcher
  • NightOwlConvenience store
  • Jan Powers Farmers MarketMarketplace
  • RSPCAOp shop
  • ColesSupermarket

    85 Merthyr Road

  • IGASupermarket

    Brunswick Street, New Farm

Everyday services(6)
  • Aussie Home LoansBank
  • BOQBank
  • SuncorpBank
  • PEV Charging - New Farm foreshoreEV charging
  • PEV Charging - Officers MessEV charging
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(4)
  • Library Community Meeting RoomCommunity centre
  • New Farm LibraryLibrary

    135 Sydney Street, New Farm

  • Holy Spirit SchoolSchool
  • New Farm State SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
  • Dermatology Specialist CenterClinic

    92 Merthyr Road

  • New Farm ClinicClinic
  • Maven DentalDentist
  • Ramsay PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(138)
  • BBQ (8)
  • Beach
  • New Farm - Newstead BikewayCycling route
  • New Farm RiverwalkCycling route
  • Norman Creek BikewayCycling route
  • North Brisbane BikewayCycling route
  • Powerhouse Dog ParkDog park
  • Drinking water (15)
  • Fitness station
  • Anytime Fitness New FarmGym

    599 Brunswick Street

  • G ZoneGym
  • Snap FitnessGym
  • Merthyr ParkPark
  • New Farm ParkPark
  • Powerhouse ParkPark
  • New Farm Park PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Sydney Street Soccer FieldsSports field
  • Swimming pool (95)
  • QUT to New FarmWalking trail
Places to stay(4)
  • Cream GablesGuest house

    70 Kent Street, New Farm

  • Hostel
  • Balfour SuitesHotel
  • Spicers Balfour HotelHotel
Entertainment(1)
  • New Farm CinemasCinema

    701 Brunswick Street, New Farm

Transport(47)

46 bus stops · 1 ferry terminals

Other(77)
  • Merthyr Park Public ArtArtwork
  • Place of the Land TortoiseArtwork
  • WatermarkArtwork
  • New Farm Park RotundaBandstand
  • Adorable NailsBeauty salon
  • Ascensión Cosmetic MedicineBeauty salon

    170 Merthyr Road, New Farm

  • Image by LaserBeauty salon

    669 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Prophile Clinics New FarmBeauty salon

    Unit 2

  • Bench (48)
  • TrekBicycle

    584 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Bicycle Parking (6)
  • Mary Ryan'sBooks
  • Bessette BridalClothes
  • Extend Circular FashionClothes

    Unit 2 880 Brunswick Street

  • Merthyr Rd News & CasketCopyshop

    893 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Salt SpaceCoworking Space

    888 Brunswick Street

  • New Farm DeliDeli

    900 Brunswick Street

  • Vape & GrindE-Cigarette
  • Events on OxladeEvents Venue
  • Avalon FloralsFlorist
  • Bouquet FloristFlorist
  • Fountain (2)
  • Priority FramingFrame
  • Graydon GalleryGallery
  • Garden (62)
  • Anavrin HairHairdresser

    890 Brunswick Street

  • Jimmy Rods BarbershopHairdresser
  • Kenneth's HairdressingHairdresser
  • Luke Reynolds HairdressingHairdresser
  • Mustachery On BrunswickHairdresser

    Unit 2 760 Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Orb Hair & BeautyHairdresser
  • Rogers and Young HairdressingHairdresser
  • Gelateria AmorosoIce Cream
  • Re Del GelatoIce Cream
  • Information (3)
  • New Farm Park BandstandInformation
  • New Farm Park Coffee KioskKiosk
  • Lingua FrancaLanguage School

    884 Brunswick Street

  • City-New Farm RSL Sub-BranchLicensed Club
  • Jan Thong Thai Massage & Day SpaMassage
  • Pho Thai SpaMassage
  • Wellness SanctuaryMassage
  • Premier News & CasketNewsagent

    83 Merthyr Road

  • Outdoor Seating
  • Library LockerParcel Locker
  • Parking

    Brunswick Street, New Farm

  • Parking (46)
  • Playground Car ParkParking
  • Sporting Fields Car ParkParking
  • Parking Entrance
  • PeakPhysiotherapist
  • The Body RefineryPhysiotherapist
  • Picnic Table (5)
  • Holy Spirit Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesPlace of worship
  • Macedonian Orthodox ChurchPlace of worship
  • Merthyr Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Saint Michael & All AngelsPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Australian PostPost Box
  • Post Box (3)
  • Brisbane City CouncilRecycling
  • Recycling (4)
  • New Farm Seafood MarketSeafood

    85 Merthyr Road

  • Shelter (10)
  • Bolton Clarke - Treetops New FarmSocial Facility
  • BUPA Aged Care New FarmSocial Facility
  • Ozcare Palm Lodge Aged Care FacilitySocial Facility
  • Social Facility
  • finesse alterationsTailor

    626 Brunswick Street

  • Val Pro-FashionTailor
  • Tour de TeaTea
  • Telephone (3)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Brisbane City CouncilWaste Basket
  • Waste Basket (12)
  • Water Point (4)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

5 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Brunswick St at Bowls Club, stop 16

    Lawn Bowls

  • Merthyr Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Merthyr Croquet Club
  • New Farm Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • New Farm United Soccer Club

    Soccer

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Merthyr ParkPark
  • New Farm ParkPark
  • Powerhouse ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
10%
Woodland / forest cover
1.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
23
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

5 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Holy Spirit Catholic Church
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Macedonian Orthodox Church
  • Merthyr Uniting Church
  • Saint Michael & All Angels

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
6
Nearest hospital
Saint Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane (1.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
87

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Dermatology Specialist CenterMerthyr RoadClinic
  • Maven DentalDentist
  • New Farm ClinicClinic
  • PeakPhysiotherapist
  • Ramsay PharmacyPharmacy
  • The Body RefineryPhysiotherapist
Aged-care services
  • Bupa New FarmNEW FARMResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
201
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

13 heritage places

  • AmityState heritage place
  • BertholmeState heritage place
  • CSR Refinery (former)State heritage place
  • CairnsvilleState heritage place
  • FenitonState heritage place
  • GlenugieState heritage place
  • Julius Street Flats New FarmState heritage place
  • New Farm ParkState heritage place
  • New Farm State SchoolState heritage place
  • Remains of the Langshaw Marble Lime WorksState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Brisbane
Member of Parliament
Madonna JARRETT (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,512
Turnout (2025)
89.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+59.0 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 41.0%Labor 59.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.3 km away).

Coalition 44.2%Labor 55.8%

3.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +55.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • New Farm CentralLabor 54.3% · Coalition 45.7% TPP (2025)0.1 km away
  • New Farm SouthLabor 60.3% · Coalition 39.7% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • New FarmLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Fortitude ValleyLabor 73.3% · Coalition 26.7% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Spring HillLabor 69.8% · Coalition 30.2% TPP (2025)1.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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