New Farm, QLD 4005 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
New Farm gained 1,484 residents from internal migration and 771 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,120 people moved away — a net addition of 135 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
New Farm against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
New Farm population grew from 13,664 in 2016 to 13,880 in 2025, a change of 1.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | New Farm | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,664 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 13,665 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 13,533 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 13,435 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 13,185 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,673 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,831 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 13,305 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 13,729 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 13,880 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the New Farm SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 4 parks. For families: 1 library and 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 20 cafés, 28 restaurants and 7 pubs and bars. Staying active: 3 gyms and 18 sports fields. Also 1 cinema. The nearest train station, Fortitude Valley, is about 1,650 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 56 bus stops here.
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- Holy Spirit School
- New Farm State School
- New Farm Library
- Snap Fitness
- G Zone
- Anytime Fitness New Farm
- New Farm Cinemas
- Dermatology Specialist Center
- New Farm Clinic
- Coles
- IGA
- New Farm Park
- Wilson Outlook Reserve
- Powerhouse Park
- Merthyr Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.