Farnborough flood map & planning overlays
3 ha lots with lighter overlays than most of the shire, at 34.3% flood and 27.9% bushfire.
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A planning-constraint profile of Farnborough
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 148.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
148.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Farnborough's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Farnborough
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Farnborough at a glance
Schools in and near Farnborough
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 2.38 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Farnborough address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Farnborough is zoned
Selling in Farnborough? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 148.05 km², Farnborough is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 28% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 28,994 m² across 274 parcels.
Who lives in Farnborough
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Farnborough suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 999, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Farnborough's 469 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Farnborough. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Farnborough itself.
3,883 in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Farnborough data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Farnborough address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Farnborough. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Farnborough lot.
Farnborough planning - frequently asked
Is Farnborough flood-prone?
About 24% of Farnborough falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Published flood models are held over parts of Farnborough; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Farnborough bushfire-prone?
Around 28% of Farnborough is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
Is Farnborough under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Farnborough in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Farnborough?
The dominant planning zone in Farnborough is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Major Tourism.
Does Farnborough have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Farnborough.
What is the typical lot size in Farnborough?
Across 274 surveyed parcels in Farnborough, the median lot size is about 28,994 m². There are also 49 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Farnborough?
At the 2021 Census Farnborough had 469 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Farnborough, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Farnborough an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Farnborough scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Farnborough?
Median household income in Farnborough was $1,472 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,673 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalee | 5.6 km | 21% | 0% |
| Woodbury | 8.1 km | 51% | 73% |
| Pacific Heights | 9.4 km | 0% | 65% |
| Barlows Hill | 10.1 km | 0% | 67% |
| Meikleville Hill | 10.6 km | 0% | 62% |
| Yeppoon | 11.3 km | 19% | 16% |
| Inverness | 12.0 km | 27% | 86% |
| Adelaide Park | 12.0 km | 36% | 83% |
| Cooee Bay | 12.8 km | 19% | 1% |
| Taranganba | 14.0 km | 16% | 50% |