Farnborough vs Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Farnborough. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Farnborough, about half of households are couple families. In Pacific Heights, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pacific Heights tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Pacific Heights
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 51/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pacific Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($327,500 vs $1,370,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Farnborough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $445/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pacific Heights
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (485 min vs 492 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (687.6 km vs 694 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pacific Heights
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pacific Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs -1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Farnborough and Pacific Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Pacific Heights has more residents (1,111 vs 469); Pacific Heights rents higher ($445/wk vs $300/wk).
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 469 | 1,111 +137% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | +20.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 45 |
| Median household income | $76,544/yr | $101,920/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $445/wk +48% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $945,000 | $940,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,370,000 | $327,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 51 days from 14 sales |
Development activity
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.5% $780/wk on $1.15M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 76% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 25% of QLD |
Liveability
Pacific Heights is more walkable (21 vs 0).
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 66/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Farnborough carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Farnborough carries more crime risk (51 vs 28).
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 99/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Farnborough
- Farnborough State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Pacific Heights
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Farnborough sits further from the CBD (694 km vs 687.6 km).
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 21/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 694 km | 687.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 485 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).
Setting
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 769 m | 1.9 km 2.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 202 premises | 44% 517 premises |
Climate
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Farnborough | Pacific Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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