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New Farm 4005 · Inner Brisbane

Property management in New Farm.

Brisbane's most tightly held riverside suburb, managed by locals.

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Renting in New Farm.

New Farm tenants know exactly what they want: walkable streets, the Powerhouse and the park at the end of them, and a landlord who moves fast. Demand here rarely cools, so the job is less about finding tenants and more about choosing well and keeping the property at the standard the suburb expects. That's where careful management earns its keep.

  • →Brunswick Street and Merthyr Village carry daily life - properties near either lease faster
  • →The Powerhouse, New Farm Park and the riverwalk anchor the lifestyle premium
  • →Classic Queenslanders sit beside art-deco flats and new boutique apartments
  • →CityCat and CityGlider make it a genuine car-free suburb for tenants

Property mix: Art-deco units, renovated Queenslanders, boutique new apartments.

Indicative weekly rents - New Farm

Units & apartments

  • 1 bed$580 - $700/wk
  • 2 bed$740 - $900/wk
  • 3 bed$930 - $1130/wk

Houses

  • 2 bed$840 - $1160/wk
  • 3 bed$1050 - $1450/wk
  • 4+ bed$1260 - $1740/wk

Indicative ranges for typical properties. Condition, aspect and features move the real number - a free appraisal confirms yours.

What would my place rent for?

What actually moves rent in New Farm.

The pockets that matter

New Farm rewards knowing the block, not just the postcode. The streets running off Merthyr Road toward the park hold the strongest rents, and anything with a genuine outlook over New Farm Park or the river sits at the top of the range. The flat riverside edge near the Powerhouse is where the 2022 flood reached, so ground-floor units and lower garages there need honest disclosure and a realistic price rather than optimism. Back toward Brunswick Street the land rises, and those blocks stayed dry. Walkability does much of the pricing work here: a tenant who can leave the car and reach Merthyr Village on foot will pay for it.

Who rents in New Farm

The New Farm tenant pool is unusually deep and unusually particular. Professional couples and downsizers dominate, most of them choosing the suburb deliberately after living elsewhere in Brisbane, and they tend to stay for years rather than months. That makes New Farm a suburb where quality of tenant matters more than speed of letting - a well-screened tenant on a longer lease is worth more than a fortnight saved. Art-deco units with original detail lease fastest when presented properly; anything tired gets compared unfavourably against a market that has no shortage of renovated stock. Pets are a live issue given the number of apartments with body corporate restrictions.

What managing here involves

Managing here is mostly body corporate work and presentation discipline. The art-deco blocks are charming and old, which means plumbing, wiring and waterproofing that need a manager who chases issues before they compound. Character houses bring Queenslander maintenance: stumps, decks, paintwork and the odd stormwater problem on the low side. Parking is the single most common tenant complaint, so a secure space should always be priced into the listing rather than mentioned in passing. New Farm State School takes almost the entire suburb, which matters for family houses, and the ferry at Sydney Street is a genuine selling point worth naming in the advertisement.

What's actually around you.

Schools

  • New Farm State SchoolState · Prep-6
  • Holy Spirit SchoolPrivate · Prep-6

State primary catchment

New Farm SS (Prep-6).

State secondary catchment

Fortitude Valley State Secondary College (Years 7-10).

Schools listed are those inside New Farm, from the Queensland Government's school register. "Private" covers Catholic and independent schools alike. Catchments are set by street address, not suburb - confirm yours on the Queensland Government's EdMap.

Getting around

CityCat / ferry: Sydney Street, New Farm Park

Parks & green space

  • Merthyr Park
  • New Farm Park
  • Powerhouse Park

Shops & everyday

  • Coles
  • IGA
20 cafesshow
  • Bánh Mí
  • Cafe On
  • Crypto Coffee
  • Death Before Decaf
  • Dicki's
  • Double Shot New Farm
  • End Of The Road Cafe
  • Ground Alchemy
  • Idle
  • Joedy's Cafe
  • MK Café
  • Mylk + Ko
  • and 8 more
24 restaurantsshow
  • Cartel del Taco
  • Casa Italia
  • Chang Thai
  • Common Vice
  • Continental Cafe
  • Gerbino's Pasticceria
  • Himalayan Cafe
  • Jakarta
  • Karma
  • Koya
  • Mary Mae’s
  • New Farm Seafood
  • and 12 more
3 gymsshow
  • Anytime Fitness New Farm
  • G Zone
  • Snap Fitness
1 pharmacyshow
  • Ramsay Pharmacy
See the map of New FarmBoundary, streets, schools, transport, parks and shopsShow map
Annie StreetMerthyr RoadSydney StreetGriffith StreetJames StreetKent StreetNew Farm State SchoolIGAHoly Spirit SchoolColesPowerhouse ParkNew Farm ParkNew Farm ParkMerthyr ParkSydney Street
SchoolFerryParkShopsSuburb centreBoundary: Queensland Government · streets: OpenStreetMap

Within a walk

Straight-line distance from the centre of New Farm to the nearest of each. Your property will differ - this is the suburb, not the address.

Train station1.5km~18 min

Fortitude Valley

CityCat terminal786m~10 min

Howard Smith Wharves Ferry Terminal

Supermarket362m~5 min

Coles

School106m~1 min

Holy Spirit School

Cafe212m~3 min

Death Before Decaf

Thinking of selling in New Farm?

New Farm sales run on scarcity: tightly held Queenslanders and art-deco blocks draw owner-occupiers with deep budgets, while renovated apartments pull downsizers who refuse to leave the suburb. Presentation and timing decide whether a campaign lands strong or exceptional.

Free sale appraisal

Brad prepares every New Farm sale appraisal personally.

Recent comparable sales, the buyer for your property, and a recommended method - not a flattering number.

What would my place sell for?

New Farm owners ask.

What could my New Farm property rent for?

As an indicative guide, two-bedroom units in New Farm typically rent for around $740-$900 a week and three-bedroom houses around $1050-$1450, depending on condition, position and features. A free LINK Living appraisal confirms your exact figure.

Why choose a local property manager for New Farm?

New Farm has its own tenant profile, pricing dynamics and building quirks. LINK Living manages across inner Brisbane from Fortitude Valley, minutes away - close enough to know the market street by street and inspect at short notice.

Does LINK Living sell property in New Farm?

Yes - we sell what we manage and know what buyers pay in New Farm. Sale appraisals are prepared personally by our director with recent comparable sales.

What schools are in New Farm?

Schools in New Farm include New Farm State School (state) and Holy Spirit School (private). For state schools, the primary catchment is New Farm SS (Prep-6) and secondary is Fortitude Valley State Secondary College (Years 7-10). Catchments are set by street address rather than suburb, so confirm yours on the Queensland Government's EdMap before relying on it.

How do tenants get around New Farm?

New Farm has the Sydney Street and New Farm Park CityCat and ferry terminals. Transport access is one of the strongest drivers of both rent and time-to-lease in inner Brisbane, so it is worth pricing in properly.

New Farm is one of 32 inner suburbs we cover. If you want the wider picture, start with our Brisbane property management overview, or go straight to what it costs: our property management fees are published in full, line by line.

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