New Farm vs East Brisbane

East Brisbane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in New Farm. In New Farm, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In East Brisbane, most households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. Units cost more in New Farm: a median of $980,000, against $824,000 in East Brisbane. New Farm is closer to the city centre: 3.2 km, against 4.4 km. On these figures, New Farm tends to suit people living alone, while East Brisbane suits share households and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

East Brisbane

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (44% vs 20%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (35% vs 26%)
  • But New Farm carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

East Brisbane

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,655,000 vs $3,525,000)
  • has cheaper units ($824,000 vs $980,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Farm

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (80% vs 56%)
  • carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 90/100)
  • But East Brisbane has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Investors

East Brisbane

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (4.2% vs -2.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.7% vs 3.9%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

New Farm and East Brisbane drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

New Farm East Brisbane
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.

New Farm East Brisbane
Walkability 88 / 91
New Farm — Walkability: 88/100 East Brisbane — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 20 / 10
New Farm — Safety: 20/100 East Brisbane — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
New Farm — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Brisbane — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Farm has more residents (12,197 vs 6,186); New Farm skews older (39 vs 33).

New Farm East Brisbane
Population 12,197
+49% vs other
 6,186
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +4.2%
Median age 39 33
Median household income $107,588/yr $106,912/yr
Median weekly rent $405/wk
+1% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

New Farm East Brisbane
0-4 3.5% / 3.5%
New Farm — 0-4: 3.5% East Brisbane — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 5.8% / 7.5%
New Farm — 5-14: 5.8% East Brisbane — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 2.5% / 4.5%
New Farm — 15-19: 2.5% East Brisbane — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.0% / 11.9%
New Farm — 20-24: 7.0% East Brisbane — 20-24: 11.9%
25-34 22.9% / 25.3%
New Farm — 25-34: 22.9% East Brisbane — 25-34: 25.3%
35-44 15.6% / 16.3%
New Farm — 35-44: 15.6% East Brisbane — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 12.6% / 12.2%
New Farm — 45-54: 12.6% East Brisbane — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 12.1% / 8.9%
New Farm — 55-64: 12.1% East Brisbane — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 10.1% / 5.9%
New Farm — 65-74: 10.1% East Brisbane — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 5.4% / 2.9%
New Farm — 75-84: 5.4% East Brisbane — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 2.2% / 0.9%
New Farm — 85+: 2.2% East Brisbane — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

New Farm 59.6% lone person
New Farm — Lone Person: 59.6% New Farm — Couple Families: 19.4% New Farm — Group Household: 12.2% New Farm — One Parent Families: 7.0% New Farm — Other Families: 1.8%
East Brisbane 44.0% lone person
East Brisbane — Lone Person: 44.0% East Brisbane — Couple Families: 25.4% East Brisbane — Group Household: 18.7% East Brisbane — One Parent Families: 9.4% East Brisbane — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

New Farm 54.8% renting
New Farm — Owned Outright: 24.5% New Farm — Mortgage: 20.7% New Farm — Renting: 54.8%
East Brisbane 57.2% renting
East Brisbane — Owned Outright: 18.0% East Brisbane — Mortgage: 24.8% East Brisbane — Renting: 57.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

New Farm East Brisbane
Bachelor Degree 27.9% / 25.7%
New Farm — Bachelor Degree: 27.9% East Brisbane — Bachelor Degree: 25.7%
Postgraduate Degree 11.2% / 10.6%
New Farm — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2% East Brisbane — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 9.6%
New Farm — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% East Brisbane — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.2%
New Farm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% East Brisbane — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.5%
New Farm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% East Brisbane — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

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.

New Farm East Brisbane
England 4.3% / 3.7%
New Farm — England: 4.3% East Brisbane — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.3%
New Farm — New Zealand: 3.0% East Brisbane — New Zealand: 3.3%
China 1.2% / 1.5%
New Farm — China: 1.2% East Brisbane — China: 1.5%
Italy 1.3% / 0.9%
New Farm — Italy: 1.3% East Brisbane — Italy: 0.9%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.1%
New Farm — South Africa: 1.0% East Brisbane — South Africa: 1.1%
India — / 1.3%
New Farm — India: not among its largest East Brisbane — India: 1.3%
Nepal 1.0% / —
New Farm — Nepal: 1.0% East Brisbane — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

New Farm 75.1% flats / apartments
New Farm — Flats / Apartments: 75.1% New Farm — Houses: 20.4% New Farm — Townhouses: 4.4%
East Brisbane 50.8% flats / apartments
East Brisbane — Flats / Apartments: 50.8% East Brisbane — Houses: 44.0% East Brisbane — Townhouses: 5.2%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

New Farm East Brisbane
Median house price $3,525,000 $1,655,000
Median unit price $980,000 $824,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 44 sales
 23 days
from 45 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

New Farm East Brisbane
1 bed $688K / $620K
New Farm — 1 bed: $688K (77 sales) East Brisbane — 1 bed: $620K (15 sales)

77 vs 15 sales

2 bed $1M / $835K
New Farm — 2 bed: $1M (165 sales) East Brisbane — 2 bed: $835K (45 sales)

165 vs 45 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

New Farm East Brisbane
3 bed $2.95M / $1.52M
New Farm — 3 bed: $2.95M (15 sales) East Brisbane — 3 bed: $1.52M (26 sales)

15 vs 26 sales

4 bed $3.88M / $1.78M
New Farm — 4 bed: $3.88M (31 sales) East Brisbane — 4 bed: $1.78M (15 sales)

31 vs 15 sales

5 bed $5.3M / $2.46M
New Farm — 5 bed: $5.3M (9 sales) East Brisbane — 5 bed: $2.46M (14 sales)

9 vs 14 sales

Development activity

New Farm East Brisbane
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

New Farm East Brisbane
Houses 1.7%
$1,200/wk on $3.65M
 —
Units 3.9%
$720/wk on $952K
 4.7%
$715/wk on $800K

Ranking within QLD

New Farm East Brisbane
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

New Farm scores higher overall (76 vs 70).

New Farm East Brisbane
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

East Brisbane carries more crime risk (90 vs 80).

New Farm East Brisbane
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
90/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

New Farm East Brisbane
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 1.6 km
 3
Brisbane C.Q.U. Campus, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 4.8%

Schools in New Farm

  • New Farm State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Spirit School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in East Brisbane

  • Anglican Church Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • East Brisbane State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

New Farm East Brisbane
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 43 17
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 3 5
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

New Farm East Brisbane
Walkability score 88/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 3.2 km 4.4 km
+38% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 10 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus · Ferry
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 374.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 160.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 4005
 2.0%
postcode 4169
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 10
postcode 4005
 11
postcode 4169

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.

New Farm East Brisbane
Car (driver) 40.2% / 48.7%
New Farm — Car (driver): 40.2% East Brisbane — Car (driver): 48.7%
Worked from Home 31.2% / 27.1%
New Farm — Worked from Home: 31.2% East Brisbane — Worked from Home: 27.1%
Bus 9.3% / 9.8%
New Farm — Bus: 9.3% East Brisbane — Bus: 9.8%
Walked Only 10.6% / 5.0%
New Farm — Walked Only: 10.6% East Brisbane — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.6%
New Farm — Car (passenger): 3.8% East Brisbane — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bicycle 3.8% / 3.6%
New Farm — Bicycle: 3.8% East Brisbane — Bicycle: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.7%).

Setting

New Farm East Brisbane
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.4 km 9.4 km

NBN connectivity

New Farm East Brisbane
Connectivity score 77/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
8,098 premises
 31%
3,586 premises

Climate

New Farm East Brisbane
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

New Farm East Brisbane
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ — 1.25 pphm

Council rates

New Farm East Brisbane
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

New Farm East Brisbane
Division Brisbane Griffith
Member Madonna Jarrett Renee Coffey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

New Farm East Brisbane
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

New Farm

Apartments Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

East Brisbane

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Urban

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