Farnborough flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Farnborough at a glance
Schools in and near Farnborough
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular 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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
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 34% 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 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.
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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Farnborough lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Farnborough planning - frequently asked
Is Farnborough flood-prone?
About 34% of Farnborough falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Farnborough bushfire-prone?
Around 28% of Farnborough is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
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 | 25% | 0% |
| Woodbury | 8.1 km | 60% | 73% |
| Pacific Heights | 9.4 km | 1% | 65% |
| Barlows Hill | 10.1 km | 3% | 67% |
| Meikleville Hill | 10.6 km | 5% | 62% |
| Yeppoon | 11.3 km | 24% | 16% |
| Inverness | 12.0 km | 27% | 86% |
| Adelaide Park | 12.0 km | 36% | 83% |
| Cooee Bay | 12.8 km | 21% | 1% |
| Taranganba | 14.0 km | 39% | 50% |