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New Farm flood & bushfire risk

Of New Farm’s 10,504 mapped properties, 42.3% are in a council-mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

42.3%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
10,504
Mapped properties
Risk varies property by property. Check a specific New Farm address:

Nearby suburbs

Teneriffe · 45.3% floodKangaroo Point · 28.2% floodFortitude Valley · 29.8% floodHawthorne · 44% floodNewstead · 99.4% floodEast Brisbane · 26.5% flood

Zoning in New Farm

New Farm is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential53% of properties

Low–medium density residential — a mix of houses, townhouses and small unit blocks.

Council zone: LMR2 - Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix)

Residential26% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Council zone: MDR - Medium density residential

Other8% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Council zone: DC1 - District

School catchments in New Farm

PrimaryNew Farm SS
JuniorFortitude Valley State Secondary College
SeniorFortitude Valley State Secondary College

New Farm can span more than one catchment — check a specific address above for the exact school.

Figures are the share of mapped addresses in New Farm that fall within council flood/bushfire overlays — indicative only, verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF.