Who lives here
12,197
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age39
- Aged 65+17.7%
- Under 2518.9%
- Median household income$2,069/wk
- Median rent$405/wk
Brisbane, Queensland
The inner-city suburb where professional money pays the going rate.
New Farm sits on a bend of the Brisbane River a few minutes from the CBD, and the numbers behind it read like inner-city money rather than suburban average: 12,197 people, a median household income of $2,069 a week, and a median age of 39 that sits squarely in working, earning years rather than either end of the scale. Professional, scientific and technical services lead the wider Brisbane council area with 26,208 businesses, and New Farm's own mix of solicitors, architects, allied health clinics and consultancies trades inside that economy rather than beside it. This isn't a suburb built around volume. It's built around clients who can pay a proper rate and expect a proper result.
New Farm already has around 1,410 businesses trading inside it, and that density is the actual problem for any one of them: a physiotherapist near James Street doesn't need more foot traffic, she needs the next phone search to land on her clinic instead of the practice two doors down. Median family income here runs to $3,173 a week, comfortably enough that price is rarely the objection once someone actually finds you, and a median age of 39 means most of that searching happens on a phone during a lunch break, not at a desktop. A boutique retailer, an architect, a mortgage broker or that same physiotherapist are all competing inside a strip this dense, and the one who wins is the one who is found first, not the one who has been there longest. A fast, well-built site with proper local SEO is the difference between getting the call and getting scrolled past.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The New Farm market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for New Farm itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Brisbane area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,410
businesses in New Farm (estimated*)
- Brisbane total145,916
- Solo / non-employing91,188
- 1–4 staff36,539
- 5–19 staff13,340
- 20+ staff4,849
88% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Brisbane (2025)
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Professional, scientific & technical services26,208
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Rental, hiring & real estate19,638
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Construction18,377
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Health care & social assistance15,180
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Transport, postal & warehousing12,139
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Financial & insurance services8,759
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What New Farm businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Professional Services Website
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For solicitors, architects, consultants and allied health clinics that need a credible site clients trust before the first phone call.
- Booking or enquiry form built in
- Mobile-first for phone searches
- Credentials and case studies page
- Local SEO for New Farm searches
Boutique Retail & Cafe Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–6 weeks
For James Street boutiques, cafes and specialty retailers who need online ordering, a menu or lookbook that matches the shopfront.
- Online menu or product catalogue
- Click-and-collect or booking
- Instagram-ready photo galleries
- Google Maps and hours front and centre
Property & Rental Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–8 weeks
For real estate agents and property managers listing rentals, sales or short-stay bookings across the inner city.
- Live listings with search filters
- Enquiry and appraisal request forms
- Owner and tenant portals
- Integrates with existing CRM
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Why FindDevs in New Farm
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around New Farm the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for New Farm's actual customers.
The median age in New Farm is 39. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
New Farm questions.
It depends on scope, not on the suburb. A professional services site for a clinic or consultancy runs $3,500 – $8,500, a boutique retail or cafe site $3,500 – $9,500, and a property or rental portal with live listings and search $4,500 – $12,000. You get fixed-price quotes from three vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
The developers we match are vetted Australians working to your brief, not necessarily based in New Farm itself. What matters more than a local postcode is that they understand the audience: professionals and families with a median household income of $2,069 a week who expect a site that looks the part and books or enquires without a phone call.
Most projects run 3 to 8 weeks depending on what you need. A straightforward professional services or booking site is usually 3–5 weeks, a retail or cafe build with a catalogue or online ordering is 3–6 weeks, and a property or rental portal with listings and search is 4–8 weeks. You will get a fixed timeline in the quote itself, not an estimate that shifts once work starts.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to New Farm businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around New Farm, by registered businesses in Brisbane. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
26,208
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
19,638
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
18,377
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
15,180
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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