Adelaide Park vs Farnborough

Adelaide Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Farnborough. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adelaide Park, most households are couple families. In Farnborough, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Adelaide Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Farnborough suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Adelaide Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 61%)
  • But Farnborough has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Farnborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Adelaide Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (482 min vs 492 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (688 km vs 694 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Adelaide Park carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 51/100)
  • Farnborough has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Adelaide Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Adelaide Park and Farnborough drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Walkability 0 / 0
Adelaide Park — Walkability: 0/100 Farnborough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 49
Adelaide Park — Safety: 75/100 Farnborough — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Adelaide Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Farnborough — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Adelaide Park has higher household incomes ($108,732 vs $76,544); Farnborough skews older (49 vs 42).

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Population 449 469
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% -1.5%
Median age 42 49
Median household income $108,732/yr
+30% vs other
 $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park Farnborough
0-4 4.7% / 3.6%
Adelaide Park — 0-4: 4.7% Farnborough — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 17.1% / 10.2%
Adelaide Park — 5-14: 17.1% Farnborough — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 8.9% / 7.2%
Adelaide Park — 15-19: 8.9% Farnborough — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 3.6% / 4.7%
Adelaide Park — 20-24: 3.6% Farnborough — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 7.6% / 8.3%
Adelaide Park — 25-34: 7.6% Farnborough — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 14.0% / 9.6%
Adelaide Park — 35-44: 14.0% Farnborough — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.3% / 14.9%
Adelaide Park — 45-54: 14.3% Farnborough — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.6% / 20.9%
Adelaide Park — 55-64: 13.6% Farnborough — 55-64: 20.9%
65-74 11.4% / 12.6%
Adelaide Park — 65-74: 11.4% Farnborough — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 5.1% / 7.5%
Adelaide Park — 75-84: 5.1% Farnborough — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 0.7% / 2.3%
Adelaide Park — 85+: 0.7% Farnborough — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park 68.1% couple families
Adelaide Park — Couple Families: 68.1% Adelaide Park — Lone Person: 22.3% Adelaide Park — One Parent Families: 9.6% Adelaide Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Farnborough 46.8% couple families
Farnborough — Couple Families: 46.8% Farnborough — Lone Person: 32.4% Farnborough — One Parent Families: 14.4% Farnborough — Group Household: 6.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park 6.3% renting
Adelaide Park — Owned Outright: 46.5% Adelaide Park — Mortgage: 47.2% Adelaide Park — Renting: 6.3%
Farnborough 10.4% renting
Farnborough — Owned Outright: 53.7% Farnborough — Mortgage: 36.0% Farnborough — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.6%
Adelaide Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Farnborough — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 11.5%
Adelaide Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Farnborough — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.8%
Adelaide Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Farnborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 2.3%
Adelaide Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Farnborough — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.9%
Adelaide Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Farnborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Adelaide Park Farnborough
England 3.6% / 1.3%
Adelaide Park — England: 3.6% Farnborough — England: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.8%
Adelaide Park — New Zealand: 1.3% Farnborough — New Zealand: 2.8%
Japan — / 1.3%
Adelaide Park — Japan: not among its largest Farnborough — Japan: 1.3%
Germany 1.1% / —
Adelaide Park — Germany: 1.1% Farnborough — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.1%
Adelaide Park — Scotland: not among its largest Farnborough — Scotland: 1.1%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Adelaide Park — Philippines: 0.9% Farnborough — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.9% / —
Adelaide Park — South Africa: 0.9% Farnborough — South Africa: not among its largest
Fiji — / 0.6%
Adelaide Park — Fiji: not among its largest Farnborough — Fiji: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park 101.5% houses
Adelaide Park — Houses: 101.5% Adelaide Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Farnborough 98.8% houses
Farnborough — Houses: 98.8% Farnborough — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Median house price $990,000 $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,370,000

Development activity

Adelaide Park Farnborough
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Adelaide Park Farnborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Farnborough carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Farnborough carries more crime risk (51 vs 25).

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Adelaide Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Farnborough

  • Farnborough State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Supermarkets 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Farnborough sits further from the CBD (694 km vs 688 km).

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 688 km 694 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 482 min 492 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Car (driver) 78.4% / 73.8%
Adelaide Park — Car (driver): 78.4% Farnborough — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 13.1%
Adelaide Park — Worked from Home: 16.7% Farnborough — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Adelaide Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Farnborough — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 1.6%
Adelaide Park — Car (passenger): 4.9% Farnborough — Car (passenger): 1.6%
Bus — / 4.4%
Adelaide Park — Bus: not among its largest Farnborough — Bus: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 769 m

NBN connectivity

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
168 premises
 0%
202 premises

Climate

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adelaide Park Farnborough
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adelaide Park

Rural

Farnborough

Coastal Rural

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