Farnborough, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

57/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Farnborough is more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 999, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Farnborough at a glance

Population (2021): 469
Median age: 49
Median weekly household income: $1,472
SEIFA score: 999
Coordinates: -23.0662, 150.7365

Farnborough demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Farnborough using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 10% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	65	14%
Youth (15–24)	56	12%
Young adults (25–44)	84	18%
Mid-life (45–64)	168	35%
Seniors (65+)	105	22%

Share of the 478 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	88	51%
Owned with a mortgage	59	34%
Rented	17	10%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	166	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 166 occupied private dwellings in Farnborough.

Median weekly rent: $300
Median monthly mortgage: $1,673
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $2,107
Median weekly personal income: $771

Community and culture

Born overseas: 46 (11%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 9 (2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 10 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 204 (53%)
Labour-force participation: 57.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%
Employed full-time: 127
Employed part-time: 76

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Farnborough

Where is Farnborough?

Farnborough is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Farnborough?

At the 2021 Census, Farnborough had a population of about 469.

Is Farnborough an advantaged area?

Farnborough has an ABS SEIFA score of 999, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 57 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of Australian suburbs.