Low-medium density residential dominant. 4,516 lots resolved to zone, overlays and development potential.
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Zoning
New Farm is dominated by LMDR — Low-medium density residential. Land use, building height, and permitted development are set per zone in the council planning scheme, made under the Queensland Planning Act 2016.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.
Location
New Farm 4005 covers 2.2 km² within Brisbane City.
Drill into any lot in New Farm
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or sized for subdivision.
under the relevant council planning scheme
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
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Constraints & risks
65% of lots are in mapped flood zones — material for any development.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Flood hazard overlay mapping
Bushfire hazard overlay mapping
Real estate agency · serves New Farm, QLD
1A/24 Macquarie St, New Farm QLD 4006
Market
Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.
Sale-price history isn't yet loaded for Queensland suburbs — rent, demographics and planning data are shown where available.
Queensland Government Statistician's Office projection.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
44 businesses serving New Farm and nearby.
Real estate agency
1A/24 Macquarie St, New Farm QLD 4006
Real estate agency
900 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
Accountant
Level 1/888 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
Real estate agent
900 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
Commercial real estate agency
Level 1/5 Lamington St, New Farm QLD 4005
Real estate agency
McGrath Estate Agents, 876 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
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New Farm is dominated by the LMDR (Low-medium density residential) zone, which covers 2,815 of 4,516 lots (68%). The full mix is: LMDR Low-medium density residential (68%), MDR Medium density residential (16%), CR Character residential (10%), DC District centre (5%), OS Open space (1%), NC Neighbourhood centre (0%), CF Community facilities (0%), SC Specialised centre (0%), SR Sport and recreation (0%), SP Special purpose (0%).
Yes — 1,497 lots in New Farm appear eligible for a secondary dwelling under the relevant council planning scheme, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
Median weekly rent for a house in New Farm is $1,036.
Across New Farm, 64.9% flood-affected. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
1,497 of 4,516 lots in New Farm show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or capable of subdivision.
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Real estate agency · serves New Farm, QLD
900 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$31.9014-section report · planning scheme controls cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative Queensland Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Brisbane Citycouncil planning scheme and lot-level cadastre (4,516 lots). Hazard overlays, demographics and rent drawn from Queensland council planning schemes, Development.i / council DA registers, Queensland Globe, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →