A development application has been approved for Multiple Dwellings
Designed by John Cameron-Architects
the proposal seeks to provide twenty five (25) townhouses each with 4 bedrooms
with the townhouses arranged in a mix of detached and attached dwellings over 9 buildings
The buildings have a maximum building height of 2-3 storeys (under 12m high)
Each dwelling is provided with private open space (25sqm) in the form of courtyards that have been positioned outwards along the site boundaries or facing internally within the site
Vehicle and pedestrian access is provided to Government Road via a private internal driveway
According to the planners at, Hickley Oatley, “provide a mix of residential uses
tenure and densities on a variety of lot sizes providing housing choice and affordability for different lifestyle choices and life stages to meet diverse community needs
the intended development conforms to local character and zone requirements”
The proposal is for a total site cover of 2,489sqm (48.3%) over the 5,149sqm irregular irregular-shaped site
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a longstanding pillar in our community for over three decades
stepping into the shoes of his late father Ray Tozer
has taken the helm of this beloved local business
Ben pledges to honour his father’s legacy by preserving the core values that have made Everton Mechanical a trusted name – affordable pricing
‘Our priority remains the same – supporting our community by offering accessible prices and maintaining the high-quality service Everton Mechanical Repairs has been known for over the years,’ said Ben Tozer
‘We’ve been incredibly grateful for the community’s support
especially during challenging times like the understaffing we faced during the peak of the Covid pandemic and the loss of my father in 2021
Our aim is to continue caring for the community by ensuring car maintenance remains affordable for everyone without compromising on the quality of service.’
In response to the surge in prices and the scarcity of resources during the pandemic
Everton Mechanical Repairs remains steadfast in its commitment to affordability
‘Despite the challenges faced during Covid
we are dedicated to providing the same level of quality care without burdening our customers with exorbitant costs,’ added Ben
The rejuvenated Everton Mechanical Repairs introduces a fresh and capable team
The team is further bolstered by Max and Jack
the latest apprentices training under experienced mechanics
a seasoned mechanic bringing his expertise and passion for automobiles
A significant benefit of the expanded team is the drastic reduction in waiting times for the community
customers experienced a two to three-week wait period for bookings
Everton Mechanical Repairs can accommodate clients within a week or even sooner
‘We’re thrilled to welcome the community to meet our new team and experience our enhanced services,’ exclaimed Ben
Everton Mechanical Repairs caters to all makes and models
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two bathroom home with a good sized backyard
perfect for some casual backyard cricket during family get togethers
The house has been renovated on the inside with a modern
on trend kitchen and updated bedrooms and bathrooms
Outside is a large deck with built in barbecue and beer fridge
perfect for parties and keeping an eye on the backyard cricket action
where you’ll find the home’s second bathroom and laundry
which last traded hands in 2015 for $500,000
Since then it’s been updated with fresh paint and carpets in the bedrooms
and the popular Kedron Brook walking track
It was listed for sale by Harcourts Solutions‘ Michael Knowles. His listing described the home as an entertainers’ delight and a great home to raise a family.
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Views from the Hills District can be spectacular
and property doesn’t last long with the median days on market ranging from 12 to 28 days
THE Hills District north of Brisbane has welcomed record house prices as the neighbourhood prepares for a new transit
Ferny Hills set a new suburban record in 2018 with a large homesite at 233 Lanita Rd selling for $1.525m
This 16.5 hectare property at 233 Lanita Rd
Arana Hills and Everton Hills in the Moreton Bay Region between 9 and 18km north of the CBD
The highlighted yellow area is 233 Lanita Rd
Arana Hills and Everton Hills also saw the multimillion-dollar sale of large home sites
continuing the transition toward medium density residential developments in the middle ring of suburbs
This Ferny Grove house on 900sq m at 26/82 Bergin Rd
sold for a suburb record price of $1.05 million
Everton Park broke its suburban record with the $1.8 million sale of a residential block on South Pine Rd
The house on a 2909sq m block at Everton Park
Att the same time Brisbane City Council received an application to build a $99.6 million Ferny Grove Central transit oriented development over 3.5 hectares
The development will support the growth in the Hills District suburbs
Soil testing was conducted on behalf of Honeycombes Property Group last month and construction is expected to be finished by the end of 2020
Ray White Bridgeman Downs agent Sonya Treloar sold 35 Yarraman St, Arana Hills for the 2018 record price of $1.1 million in June and said 2018 was a buoyant year
The top selling house for 2018 in Arana Hills was this six-bedroom house on 793sq m at 35 Yarraman St
“There was a real surge in the first half of the year
but the great part has been that buyers are more qualified with their finances.”
Everton Hills had 87 house sales last year
six of which were sold by Hills District resident and Professionals Ferny Hills estate agent
“I came from Toowoomba and we first lived in Taringa (in Brisbane’s inner west) and then we found the Hills District and purchased in Ferny Hills
It’s a relaxed and family oriented area,” he said
“It has its own characteristic with all the parklands and bushlands and bike paths
“There’s a few homes that are being built on smaller blocks in Everton Hills
keeping up with the Brisbane City trend and a lot of townhouses being built but it’s very popular for buyers to be looking for a larger home with a teenage retreat or music room downstairs
a great family home and you can find that here.”
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ABC NewsCar crashes through roof of Brisbane home
sleeping family escape uninjuredShare Car crashes through roof of Brisbane home
sleeping family escape uninjuredBy Emma PollardTopic:Accidents and Emergency Incidents
The Everton Hills home suffered major damage. (ABC News: Louisa Rebgetz)
Link copiedShareShare articleA car has smashed through the roof of a Brisbane home, landing just metres from where a family of four were sleeping.
Brent Gamble, his wife, baby boy and seven-year-old son were in their beds when a car veered off Buckland Road, went through a fence and crashed through their house, which is set below the roadway, about 10:00pm (AEST) Friday.
The car landed in the bathroom and living room, coming just metres from entering one of the bedrooms.
Mr Gamble had to scale the car to get to his children.
Brent Gamble and his family escaped uninjured. (ABC News)
"I literally jumped out of bed, headlights in my face when I jumped out of bed, [my] first thought was obviously the family, I tried to make sure that they were all okay," Mr Gamble said.
"We're just lucky to be alive. It's like a scene in a movie."
The Gamble family had been packing to move out of the rental property next week.
The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle was treated for minor abrasions and lacerations, Queensland Ambulance Service operations supervisor Brad Hardy said.
He was taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital in a stable condition.
Firefighters said the car would be removed by crane. (ABC News)
Local residents looking down on the hole made by the car. (ABC News: Louisa Rebgetz)
Fire Superintendent Tim Watkins said the car caused major damage to the house.
"It's going to be quite the job to get the car out," he said.
"We'll get a crane in from the street behind the house and lift it out of the house. It's probably going to cause more damage to the house.
"This is one of the most unusual things I've been to in my 18 years in the service.
"We probably had a bit of a miracle here tonight given the damage to the house and the fact it landed so close to where the bedrooms are. It's just amazing no-one was hurt or killed."
the world’s 27th most livable city and the capital of the Sunshine state
Brisbane’s housing market was the country’s strongest performer in 2022, with a 32% growth in median house prices, according to CoreLogic
Brisbane’s dwelling values increased by 42.7% from trough to peak
Budget Direct data analysis based on property crime records from Queensland Police reveals the safest postcodes in the city
Topping the list is 4055 in North West Brisbane
Taking out the silver place is 4070 which encompasses Anstead
This area is in southwest Brisbane and records 17 crimes per 1,000 properties
In third place is 4061 where The Gap is located
The Gap is a northwestern suburb in Brisbane
It has a population of 17,318 people according to the 2021 census
Next is code 4037 which includes Eatons Hill
The area has a crime rate of 23 crimes per 1,000 properties
4154 has a crime rate of 24 crimes per 1,000 properties
The postcode encompasses three suburbs north-west of the CBD Bardon West
The relatively central area records 26 crimes per 1,000 properties
the crime rate is 26 crimes per 1,000 properties
The postcode records 30 crimes per 1,000 properties
The area neighbours the University of Brisbane campus and includes the suburbs of St Lucia
The area has a crime rate of 31 crimes per 1,000 properties
Although the postal code covers a vast area
the crime rate remains low at 31 crimes per 1,000 properties
The coastal area includes three suburbs: Lota
The riverside area includes Seventeen Mile Rocks and Sinnamon Park
the area records 42 crimes per 1,000 properties
Arana Hills and Keperra are three suburbs in northwest Brisbane
This seaside postal area includes the suburbs of Bracken Ridge
the postcode records only 45 crimes per 1,000 properties
4018 is located in north Brisbane and encompasses Fitzgibbon and Taigum
The postcode records 48 crimes per 1,000 properties
This postal area contains New Farm and Teneriffe
This area is in south Brisbane and includes Holland Park
The postal code has a crime rate of 50 crimes per 1,000 properties
The postcode property crime rates shown represent the collective statistics of the suburbs within the postcode and do not necessarily reflect the individual suburb property crime rates
Property crime data was taken from the Queensland Police
accounting for only ‘Unlawful Entry’ and ‘Other Theft (excluding Unlawful Entry)’ events from 2017-2020
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Jane Holmes is an interior designer and owner of Hark Interiors
Jane Holmes is an interior designer and owner of Brisbane’s Hark Interiors and shares why she loves living in Everton Hills with her husband and two little girls
We moved here when we were expecting our second and were longing for some more space
We had been searching for about six months when we decided to widen our search radius and I immediately fell in love with this house – in particular its cathedral ceilings
I actually didn’t know a great deal about Everton Hills before we moved here
Island estate sold for less than many lush capital city units
Brisbane’s own White House sells for $10m
Designer beach house to die for
One of the first things we noticed when we moved was the birdlife
growing up surrounded by nature is pretty special
If you keep your eyes peeled we’ve even spotted koalas on our afternoon scoots – there are so many nature reserves and parks in the area
If you could change one thing about your house what would it be
We’re actually about to embark on a huge renovation
It was designed by an architect in the 1980s so it has some really unique features including high raked ceilings
but all-in-all it’s still in its original condition
We decided that instead of moving we’d make the home work for us
We’re adding a large extension (sensitive to the original design) and completely renovating the existing home
If I could pick up my newly renovated home and plonk it in front of an ocean view I’d be a happy girl
We have lots of family on the Sunshine Coast so we could definitely see ourselves living there
But we’re pretty happy to be building a life for our family here for the time being
What is the best piece of property advice anyone has ever given you
Buy a renovator in a suburb you’re going to love living in
How can you add value or make the home work for you
Buy a home with character/history/interest so that if you sell later down the track you’ll attract buyers who fall in love with it
despite having lived in Brisbane for nearly 20 years
I knew it was north side – but that was about it
can sometimes be a little off – was about 15 minutes from my inner-city location during peak hour
thanks mainly to the new Airport Link that connects the CBD and Clem Jones tunnel to the East-West arterial road and Brisbane Airport
LJ Hooker Stafford principal Richard Mirosch said that piece of infrastructure had been a game changer for his neck of the woods
Not that he thought that way a few years back
I didn’t really appreciate what was going to happen,” he said
“But now we want to be near it because the roads are getting busier and that’s why these areas around here will keep going up [in price] – because they’re affordable.”
The thing about Everton Park is that it appears to be on the cusp of change
New townhouses are cropping up and old homes are making way for new as a younger demographic stakes their claim on some of the most affordable property within 10 kilometres of the city
but it seems like before long many more people will know where Everton Park is – and want to live there
was a firm favourite with city or airport workers due to its easy access to both locations
The suburb is also firmly on the radar of first-home buyers
with 60 per cent of sales transacting between $500,000 and $700,000
Investors and owner-occupiers were equally keen
especially since the suburb has solid affordable homes on large blocks of land
He said older weatherboard houses were being knocked down and replaced with new homes
And they’re not the only punters who’ve recognised Everton Park’s development potential
there are no character controls in Everton Park
which means townhouse developers have made their move
“What they did is they went out to Everton Park and Everton Hills
where they’ve got big englobo blocks of a hectare or half a hectare
It was the closest acreage to the city that [developers] could find,” Mr Mirosch said
One such townhouse development is Queens Edge in Everton Park
which features 26 townhouses on what was previously an 8000sq m single home site
more ambitious project is in neighbouring Everton Hills
where developer giant Sunland has received approval for its 91 terrace home Hills Residences project
This in itself shows where Everton Park and its surrounds are heading – a developer at big as Sunland would be unlikely to appear in a suburb without careful and well-researched consideration
“Not only is [Everton Hills] easily accessible to the Brisbane CBD and major retail centres
it is also located on the doorstep of the expansive parklands and nature trails of Bunyaville State Forest,” Sunland Group managing director
“It’s also exceptionally well-located close to four train stations with direct services to the city
and only minutes from the Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera.”
But Hot Property Buyers Agency senior buyers agent Zoran Solanohas
who has been targeting houses in Everton Park
has some concerns about a potential future oversupply of townhouses
“Most of this new product will be sold to investors
which could oversupply the rental market and soften rents
so investors need to invest in established properties to ensure top performance,” he said
It’s clear the area is changing but its retail offerings are still dragging the chain somewhat to a first-time visitor
But that might be able to change, too, with plans afoot for a dining precinct across the road from the abandoned Masters site, which itself is set to be chopped up into smaller retail lots.
“It’s not a really trendy cafe precinct but as you get younger families shifting in they want those groovy coffee shops,” Mr Mirosch said.
“It’s those kind of neighbourhood centres that will really drive an area. That will be one of the biggest factors and one of the driving forces of Everton Park when it goes off.
“It’s the area that you want to buy in because it hasn’t gone but you know it’s going to go. It’s like Stafford three years ago because all of the little cafes were opening up there,” Mr Mirosch said.
“Once that starts happening, people feel confident and they start spending money in the area so the median price goes up.
“It’s too late when you see big rises because people have already poured their money into it, whereas it’s a good time to be buying here because it hasn’t gone yet.”
5 things you didn’t know about Everton Park
Why people choose one suburb over another is highly subjective: access to education, public transport, the coast and employment are often big factors. Across 17 indicators, 260 Greater Brisbane suburbs were ranked for the inaugural Domain Liveable Brisbane study, which has given us this list.
It’s gold for Alderley! This leafy suburb about seven kilometres northwest of of the CBD with its wide, tree-lined streets and character housing is Brisbane’s most liveable suburb, with extremely strong scores for access to public transport options, a low crime rate, access to schools, tree cover and topographic variation. Residents enjoy plenty of open spaces and relatively little traffic congestion.
Second place goes to nearby Wilston, home to an array of beautifully renovated homes which has helped gentrify the suburb over recent years. The suburb scores very highly for its café culture, open space, tree cover as well as its walkability, with many of its residents no doubt strolling to its plethora of dining options. Wilston is also one of Brisbane’s best suburbs for access to trains as well as boasting a beautiful topography with rolling hills.
With its hilly landscape offering city views, it’s no surprise that Paddington is the number one location for topographic variation. The suburb, just a few kilometres from the CBD, also boasts an embarrassment of culture, cafes and retail options for residents and visitors alike. Paddington also scores highly for access to employment as well as its walkability.
The inner north suburb of Newmarket has gentrified over recent years, bringing a plethora of positives for residents. Located about five kilometres from the central city, Newmarket scores strongly for culture, cafes and retail. The suburb is also considered highly walkable, scoring very highly in that category.
Red Hill has one of the most beautiful landscapes in the city, so it’s no surprise it gets top marks for topographic variation. It also scores very highly for culture and, given its location just a few kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD, Red Hill has excellent access to employment and is highly walkable.
Also in the inner north, Kelvin Grove is considered one of the best suburbs for education in the city – no doubt due to its Queensland University of Technology campus and the nearby Kelvin Grove State College. The suburb also ranks highly for cafes and walkability, as well as access to employment nodes.
Located adjacent to Wilston, Windsor has an impressive cultural and café lifestyle. Located about six kilometres north of the central city, residents have easy access to buses and trains for their daily commutes. The suburb also scores strongly for access to employment as well as walkability
The inner-north suburb of Albion, literally next door to Windsor, has some of Brisbane’s best cultural and café offerings and it was scored accordingly. Residents can walk to its many dining and entertainment options as well as take advantage of its excellent access to bus services and access to employment.
Completing the inner north’s dominance of the most liveable suburbs in Brisbane is Grange. The suburb, just seven kilometres north of the city, has an abundance of tree cover and open space, which also means it is very walkable. Grange residents also have plenty of cafes to choose from.
The inner city suburb of Auchenflower is well known for its enviable hilly landscape, but it also scores highly for culture and access to employment. The suburb is very walkable, with many of its residents commuting via its local train station. Although its leafy streets helped secure it a strong tree cover score, its overall ranking was let down by a lack of open space and a low mark for congestion.
The seaside suburb of Sandgate unsurprisingly scores highly for its coastal and beach location north of Brisbane as well as its myriad open spaces for residents to enjoy. It is also a highly walkable suburb with a burgeoning café culture and great scores for education options.
Located about six kilometres south-west of the city, Taringa is well serviced by both bus and train public transport options, which means it also scores highly for access to employment. The suburb also has a varying landscape, which not only boasts plenty of tree cover it is highly walkable.
Located adjacent to Sandgate, Deagon also scores highly for its coastal and beach location, however that’s closely followed by its strong access to secondary education score. The suburb also ranks highly for culture and retail, as well as its train station, which is on the Shorncliffe line.
Mitchelton, which is about 10 kilometres north of the CBD, scores highly for its excellent access to a variety of primary and secondary schools. In fact, it ranked in the top 10 for education access overall in the study. The suburb also scores well for retail, cafes and topographical variation.
Toowong has become a well known café precinct over recent years, and so it unsurprisingly scores highly in that category. With its location just a few kilometres from the city, as well as being adjacent to the Brisbane River, residents use its excellent bus services to commute for work as well as spend plenty of time walking around the suburb.
What Petrie Terrace may lack in size, it sure makes up for in substance, scoring six top 10 rankings in the study. The suburb has high scores for culture, café and retail as well as for access to employment and its walkability. The suburb also has an enticing natural landscape.
The northern suburb of Nundah has gentrified over recent years which has resulted in residents flocking to its thriving café and retail precinct. The suburb also has its own train station for commuting to the city about 12 kilometres away and is considered very walkable to boot.
Less than two kilometres from the CBD, Spring Hill is unsurprisingly in the top three suburbs for access to employment. It also scores highly for education and walkability with its residents no doubt meandering to its many cafes as well as culture and retail offerings.
The inner north suburb of Lutwyche has transformed over recent times with renovation activity gentrifying the suburb. It comes as little surprise that it scores highly for its access to a growing café scene and retail precincts. It is also considered a very walkable suburb with a varying landscape.
Located just four kilometres south of the city, Annerley has been previously been overshadowed by its more well-known neighbours Highgate Hill and Tarragindi. Times are changing though, with the suburb scoring very highly as one of Brisbane’s most walkable, as well as having excellent access to employment and education.
Banyo has gone ahead in leaps and bounds in recent years, partly due to the Australian Catholic University setting up its Brisbane campus in the suburb. The suburb ranks second-best for access to education overall in the study, as well as having coastal and beach access via the neighbouring suburb of Nudgee.
Located less than five kilometres north-west of the CBD, Ashgrove has long been known for its charming character homes of the same name. However, when it comes to liveability, Ashgrove is about much more than its beautiful houses. The suburb scores strongly across the board, especially for its tree cover, walkability, topographic variation and employment.
Milton has been at the centre of a development blitz over recent years, thanks to its inner city location just two kilometres from the CBD. The suburb has seven top 10 rankings in the study, including access to cafés, retail and employment, as well as access to train and bus transport.
It wasn’t so long ago that Brisbane City was home to very few residents but that has changed and with it has the CDB’s liveability attributes. It was ranked number one for access to culture, retail, walkability and employment as well as scoring strongly for its café lifestyle and bus networks.
The inner north prestige enclave of Clayfield has long been associated with its education options, including two private girls’ schools, which saw it score highly in the study for overall education. It also has its own train station as well as an excellent café precinct.
Another suburb that has come into its own is Dutton Park, which has traditionally been overshadowed by neighbouring West End and Highgate Hill. These days, it has an enviable café lifestyle, as well as a number of education offerings for both primary and secondary students, as well as direct access to the UQ campus at St Lucia via the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. The suburb has excellent access to employment and is considered highly walkable.
When you think about Bardon, it’s probably trees and hills that come to mind, which is why there is no surprise that the inner city suburb ranks highly for both of these attributes. There is also ample open space. It also has a strong bus network and scored well for primary education options.
Already well-known for its medical precinct, Herston also scores highly for its culture and café attributes. Being home to a number of medical facilities also means the suburb has strong employment access. However, Herston has plenty of open space as well.
Located five kilometres south of the city, Fairfield is also one of those lucky suburbs that has the Brisbane River on its doorstep, which is what makes it a highly walkable suburb with plenty of tree cover and open space. It is also well known for its retail with it being home to its own shopping centre.
The number one suburb for coastal and beach access in Brisbane is Shorncliffe. Located about 20 kilometres north of the city, the suburb has direct access to Moreton Bay as well as a popular pier. If that wasn’t enough, the suburb boasts its own train station as well as plenty of plenty of open space.
Tucked in between the stately suburbs of Clayfield and Wooloowin, Kalinga is a new inner city Brisbane suburb (gazetted in 2015) that is on the rise. The suburb scores highly for its open spaces, including Kalinga Park, as well as its walkability but is also a top performer when it comes to its access to secondary school options.
Inner city West End is considered the second most walkable suburb in Brisbane, with its residents regularly walking along the river or to its range of café, culture and retail offerings. They represent its highest scores but it also ranks well for for access to primary and secondary education. Its location adjacent to the CBD also means it has excellent access to employment. Its overall score was let down by a lack of open space, tree cover and poor congestion.
Once upon a time it was only known as a place to party but Fortitude Valley has evolved to be home to a growing number of permanent residents. The suburb is seen as the second-best location for its café lifestyle as well as access to employment. It also ranks highly for retail, culture and walkability.
The neighbouring city of Ipswich was previously known for coal and rail, but these days Ipswich (its central suburb) has a number of enviable strings to its bow. The suburb has oodles of open space and scores highly for access to employment. Ipswich also has excellent access to a bus network as well as retail precinct.
The northern suburb of Stafford has undergone a transformation over recent years, courtesy of renovations of its many timber and tin dwellings. It now boasts one of Brisbane’s best retail precincts as well as a vibrant café and cultural scene. The suburb is also considered highly walkable.
Located about nine kilometres of Brisbane city, Corinda has a landscape that in the envy of other suburbs given it has plenty of open space as well as river views. When it comes to liveability, Corinda scores highly for this attribute as well as its tree cover. The suburb has excellent access to trains, decent bus access as well as strong secondary education options. It’s overall score was let down by average marks for culture and cafe access.
The inner city suburb of Highgate Hill has an attractive, undulating landscape and that is reflected in its excellent topography score. The suburb’s location just two kilometres from the city means it has excellent employment options as well as being highly walkable. It also scores highly for access to secondary education.
Norman Park is just four kilometres east of the CBD and scores highly for access to trains, thanks to the local train station that transport commuters every day. The suburb also scores highly for access to education options, especially primary level, and for its great tree cover that residents enjoy.
Chermside West may be best known for its proximity to the sprawling Westfield shopping centre in neighbouring Chermside but it also has some of the city’s best access to education options. Options include Craigslea State School and Craigslea State High School. The suburb also scores really well for open space.
Perched on the coast of Brisbane rising back from the water fronting Moreton Bay, Manly is a picturesque seaside suburb and, not surprisingly, scores top marks for its coastal and beach lifestyle. The suburb, about 16 kilometres east of the city, is home to an expansive marina and plenty of residents who want to smell the sea air while being in cooee of the CBD via the local train station. The suburb also scores highly for secondary schools, as well as its café precinct.
Boondall’s claim to fame may be the Brisbane Entertainment Centre but this northern suburb has much more to offer residents than just big concerts. Its location not far from Shorncliffe means it ranks very highly for its coastal and beach access but also has one of the top scores for open space. The suburb scores well for tree cover.
Gaythorne scores top marks for topographical variety and does well for access to trains and employment. The suburb, located seven kilometres north-west of the city, has good results for cafes and retail but its overall score is let down by poor tree cover and access to primary education.
Teneriffe is one of Brisbane’s most popular — and expensive — inner city suburbs, and it scores highly for culture and café, as well as walkability and access to employment. Access to retail is another strong point but poor tree cover and open space drag down its overall score.
Previously part of Sunnybank, the southern suburb of Macgregor now is considered more liveable than its previous locality. The suburb, about 12 kilometres south of the city, scores highly for its secondary education options given it is home to its own high schools. The suburb also scores highly for its culture and café attributes as well as employment.
Located about 14 kilometres north of the CBD, Zillmere’s affordability has resulted in its residential market strengthening over recent years. The suburb’s growing number of residents enjoy great access to trains, while it also scores well for access to education, walkability and its coastal and beach lifestyle.
New Farm’s ranking is likely to raise a few eyebrows; as one of Brisbane’s most sought after suburbs, real estate here is fiercely fought after and comes at a premium. Its inner city riverside location translated into very strong scores for access to employment and walkability, while the plentiful amenities saw it score highly for culture, cafe and retail. New Farm’s overall score is let down by poor access to secondary education, a lack of tree cover and, significantly, congestion.
Located about 40 kilometres from the Brisbane metropolitan area, West Ipswich has one of the city’s most attractive landscapes – in fact, it has one of the top scores for topographic variation in the study. The suburb also ranks strongly for retail and train access as well as primary education options. It also has a maturing cultural sector sector.
Located on the waterfront next door to Manly, it’s little wonder that Wynnum is classed as one of the city’s best for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the study. While it might be located about 16 kilometres from the city, its residents have a choice of three train stations to commute to the city. The suburb also scores well for its walkability and its open space.
One of Brisbane’s most desirable suburbs with easy access to the city, Coorparoo has also undergone a metamorphosis over recent times courtesy of the new Coorparoo Square. The development is likely part of the reason why the suburb scores highly for its café lifestyle. Coorparoo also ranks well for its walkability, access to primary schools and bus network.
The inner north suburb of Wooloowin has seen many of its timber homes renovated to a high standard of late and is home to a number of heritage-listed properties. The suburb scores highly for having access to primary and secondary schools. It also boasts its own train station and is considered a highly walkable suburb.
Everton Park has been quietly undergoing a transformation courtesy of new development and a new demographic. This is no doubt the reason why suburb scores highly for its café and retail precincts. Everton Park, just eight kilometres north of the city, has excellent access to bus services as well as access to educational offerings.
Located south of the city and with the Brisbane River on one of its boundaries, Yeronga has a lot going for it. As well as a collection of streets that start with the letter “O”, the suburb is the highest-rating suburb for access to bus transport, plus it has its own train station to boot. Yeronga also scores highly for culture as well as open space, tree cover and walkability – beside the river no doubt.
Kangaroo Point has one of the city’s most recognisable landscapes with part of it perched on the cliffs above the Brisbane River. Such an enviable location means the suburb scores highly for its topographic beauty as well as its walkability. It has excellent access to employment and excellent scores for cafes. It is also an easy commute to the city via bus or ferry.
As its name suggests, Carina Heights has one of those lovely hilly landscapes as well as plenty of post war properties ripe for renovation. The suburb, about eight kilometres south-east of the city, naturally scores well for its topography but also was ranked number eight in the study for its open space. Carina Heights also has excellent access to secondary schools.
Located about nine kilometres north-west of the city, Keperra has an undulating landscape and a well-known golf course. The suburb scores strongly for tree cover, walkability and retail, however its poor scores for congestion and lack of access to local primary schools dragged down its overall score.
Another suburb where its name gives away its topography is Wavell Heights. Its location, about 11 kilometres north of the city, also sees it within an easy drive to the waterfront — a fact that helps it score strongly for its coastal and beach access. The suburb is classed as having excellent open space and tree cover.
Home to the precinct of Stones Corner — recently reinstated as a suburb in its own right — Greenslopes has come of age with many of its post war homes undergoing rejuvenation. The suburb in one of the top two for access to primary schools and also scores strongly for retail, cafes and walkability.
It may hold one of the city’s smallest populations but Nathan is a suburb with open space and culture in spades. It is home to a university campus as well as a sports stadium, which means it scores highly for culture, cafe and access to employment. Nathan, south of the CBD, also ranks well for access to employment.
While it may be located along Brisbane River, Indooroopilly has many more attributes than just water activities. The suburb scored strongly for its secondary education opportunities as well as for its walkability. Given it is also home to a Westfield shopping centre, the suburb ranked highly for its retail and café precincts as well as access to employment and culture.
The southern suburb of Holland Park is one of the city’s best for tree cover with its residents no doubt making the most of its hilly landscape when pounding the pavement. The suburb also has excellent secondary school options, including its namesake high school, and also boasts a number of primary schools. Holland Park is also considered very walkable.
Lota is not often in the news, even though it is one of the few Brisbane suburbs with ocean views. Located about 16 kilometres east of the city and neighbouring Manly, Lota was ranked eighth for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the suburb. However, it is ranked fourth in the city for access to primary schools, such as Lota State School which opened in 1952. The suburb also has excellent access to trains and as well as open space and tree cover.
Well-known for its desirable landscape as well as its bevvy of beautifully renovated homes, it’s little wonder that Camp Hill is a very liveable suburb. Its key attributes are clearly its open spaces as well as tree cover, however, the suburb also scored well for its secondary education opportunities.
With a name like Sherwood, this southwest suburb has a picturesque landscape that obviously includes plenty of trees, but also the Brisbane River. However, when it comes to liveability, Sherwood scored highest for its train station as well as its primary school, which is actually one of the oldest in the State.
Being home to a namesake mount, or hill in reality, Mount Gravatt has come of age over recent years with renovation being part of its evolution. Where the suburb really kicks goals, though, is in education, especially secondary with it being the third best in the study for this attribute. Mount Gravatt also has plenty of open space and a developing café lifestyle.
Upper Mount Gravatt may be located next door, but its liveable are quite different given it is one of the study’s best areas for primary schools. In fact, the suburb boasts three of them. Being home to a large shopping centre as well as a number of businesses means the suburb ranked highly for retail and café as well as employment.
Cleveland, in the Redlands shire, is located on the western shores of Moreton Bay, which is scored so highly for its coast and beach lifestyle in the study. The suburb also has its own train station as well as strong bus networks. Cleveland also scored well when it comes to primary level education, with it being home to two primary schools.
The inner-north suburb of Kedron has more than its fair share of education offerings for its residents it seems. The suburb scored well for education overall, with it being home to one primary and two secondary schools. Kedron is also well serviced by buses and has plenty of open space for residents to enjoy.
Graceville’s enviable location means it has the Brisbane River as two of its four borders as well a number of parks. Both of these attributes are part of the reason why the suburb scores strongly for its tree cover, open spaces as well as walkability. Graceville also has a number of schools nearby as well as a desirable café culture.
It you want to experience the best café lifestyle in Brisbane, well, you better head to Newstead which took out the top spot for that attribute in the study. The suburb, just a few kilometres north of the city, also has culture and retail in spades as well as excellent access to employment. Newstead is also considered highly walkable.
Being one suburb back from the beach, hasn’t stopped Wynnum West from ranking highly for its coastal and beach lifestyle. The suburb, about 13 kilometres east of the city, also has one of the best bus networks around as well as access to trains. Wynnum West also scored well for primary and secondary schools.
Chermside is perhaps best known as being home to the largest Westfield shopping centre in Australia, but it is also a suburb that is growing fast, too. The suburb, about nine kilometres north of the city, unsurprisingly scores strongly for retail, but it also ranks well for its cafés as well as its walkability and open space. Chermside is also a top performer when it comes to employment, too.
Gordon Park tends to fly under the radar, probably because it is one of the smallest suburbs in Brisbane. Located about five kilometres north of the city, the suburb scores strongly for its tree cover. Neighbouring Kedron means that Gordon Park residents have access to its well-regarded high school.
Being located on the bend of the Brisbane River means Chelmer is one of the city’s most desirable locations but it also ranked number one for secondary education in the study, and 12th for overall education, as well. Chelmer also has oodles of tree cover, no doubt along the river reaches, as well as its own train station.
Taigum may be located about 16 kilometres north of the city, but it is only two suburbs from Moreton Bay, meaning it is ranked 20th for its coastal and beach lifestyle. The suburb also ranked well for retail – it has its own shopping centre – as well as buses.
One of the best performers for the Ipswich region in the study, East Ipswich scored highly for primary education with two schools, including the Ipswich Girls Grammar School, located in the suburb. The suburb also has excellent train and bus networks as well as access to employment.
The Gap is well-known for its hilly and leafy landscape so it’s no surprise that it scored strongly for tree cover as well as geographic variation. The suburb, about eight kilometres northwest of the city, also scored well for education, especially high schools.
Popular with families wanting lifestyle as well as access to education, Kenmore scores strongly for both of these liveable attributes in the study. The suburb is considered one of the best for tree cover as well as being highly walkable. It is also home to its own primary and secondary schools, so scores highly for access to education.
The best performer for its region, Logan Central is the official business district as well as being a major activity centre. It got top marks for education overall and is considered highly walkable.
The south side suburb of Sunnybank gets great marks for access to education being home to a number of primary and secondary schools. It also scores well for tree cover, walkability and access to train and bus services in the study. However, Sunnybank has one of the poorest scores for congestion in Brisbane, which drags down its overall ranking.
The second-best performer for the Logan region, Beenleigh also has enviable access to education, with it being home to its own state primary and secondary schools. The suburb also scores well for culture and retail and is considered very walkable. Beenleigh also has its own train station.
With Toohey Forest as one its boundaries, the southern suburb of Tarragindi took out the number three spot for tree cover in the study. The suburb also scores strongly for access to primary education, given it is home to two primary schools. Tarragindi is also considered quite walkable.
Located 13 kilometres north of the city, Aspley has excellent retail as well as a number of primary and secondary schools within its boundaries. The suburb also scores well for its coastal and beach access as well as open space. The suburb has average access to bus and train networks.
Hendra is most well-known for being home to the Doomben racecourse but also has an abundance of lifestyle attributes. The suburb scores highly for culture and cafes with a plethora of options available for residents. Hendra also ranks well for access to employment as well as education, with the Hendra Secondary College located in the suburb.
Located just a couple of kilometres from the city, the predominant architecture in East Brisbane is timber and tin Queenslanders, most having been renovated to a high standard. The suburb also has a number of café precincts, which is reflected in its score. It did well for retail. East Brisbane’s access to secondary education is very good — it ranks 22nd for this indicator — but its scores for open space and tree cover need to be improved.
One of the Centenary suburbs in western Brisbane, riverside Jindalee is the eighth best location for access to secondary education in the study. The suburb, about 12 kilometres southwest of the city, also has strong bus networks and a growing café culture.
A sparsely populated, semi-rural suburb, Sadliers Crossing has many attributes to offer its residents. Located in the Ipswich region, the suburb ranks fifth for primary education as well as sixth for access to trains with the Thomas Street Railway Station. Sadliers Crossing also has excellent tree cover — it ranked seventh overall.
Another of Brisbane’s most prestigious suburbs, Hawthorne’s inner-east riverside location is dominated by grand character homes and beautiful Queenslanders. While it scores well for cafe, culture, access to buses and ferries, and tree cover, its overall ranking was dragged down by poorer scores for open space and congestion.
Located about 22 kilometres from the city in the Moreton Bay council region, Strathpine is one of the best locations for access to secondary education with it being home to two high schools. The suburb also has two train stations, making commuting for work easy and an evolving café culture.
Situated on a peninsula with the Brisbane River on three sides, St Lucia offers some of the best water views in the city. The suburb is also well known for being home to the University of Queensland. If that isn’t enough, St Lucia also ranks highly for access to employment as well as walkability, cafes and culture.
Brighton is the most northern suburb of Brisbane with Moreton Bay on its border. Home to the Brighton Esplanade, the suburb ranks highly for its coastal and beach lifestyle, and open space. Brighton also scores strongly for access to primary education, with three schools in the district.
With a name like Ferny Grove, it’s little surprise that this suburb, about 11 kilometres north-west of the city, has a picturesque landscape – it ranked 12th-best in the study. The suburb has excellent access to employment as well as secondary education.
Stafford Heights has come of age over recent years during to renovation and gentrification. The suburb, about eight kilometres north of the city, also has excellent tree cover – the eighth best in fact. While Stafford Heights has good access to educational and retail offerings, its culture and congestion ratings are on the low side.
Robertson might be located about 13 kilometres south of Brisbane, but it sure punches above its weight when it comes to education. The suburb was the 13th best for primary and 16th for education overall in the study. Robertson also has excellent tree cover.
The fact that Arana Hills is on the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve is one of the reasons why the suburb is ranked number three in the city for its beautiful landscape. Located in the Moreton region about 12 kilometres north-west of the city, it also has excellent access to buses and above average retail offerings.
Its name does give it away, but Seven Hills is indeed one of Brisbane’s finest with it comes to topographic variation. The suburb, about five kilometres east of the city, is also the seventh best in the study for open space as well as having excellent tree cover. Seven Hills always has excellent access to employment.
Mansfield has an abundance of bush and parklands courtesy of its agricultural history. Today, the suburb about 11 kilometres south-east of the city, is home to the well-regarded Mansfield State High School. Mansfield unsurprisingly ranks strongly for its open spaces and varying landscape, as well as tree cover.
Nestled behind Bulimba, Balmoral boasts bountiful character homes. The suburb is also considered one of the city’s best for access to secondary education, mainly thanks to Balmoral State High School. Balmoral also has an enviable topography, and scores highly for tree cover and its undulating landscape.
If you’re looking for open space close to the city, then Cannon Hill should be on your radar. The suburb is only five kilometres east of the city yet ranks the third best for open space in the study. Cannon Hill also scores strongly for its retail and café precincts as well as walkability. Its overall score is let down by its airport noise rating, which will come as no surprise to its residents.
With the Bremer River as one of its boundaries, it’s clear why North Ipswich is one of the most liveable in the region. The suburb has a strong retail sector as well as access to bus networks. North Ipswich also ranks well for culture and topographic variation.
Location within cooee of its namesake beach, Nudgee has one of the best coastal lifestyles in the city. The suburb ranks strongly for access to education, specifically secondary, as well as having plenty of open space. Nudgee also ranks highly for train transport given it has its own station. Its overall rank is impacted by its score for airport noise, which was one of the lowest in Brisbane.
Located on a riverside peninsula just east of Brisbane’s CBD, Bulimba has long been of the city’s most desirable places to live. It’s liveability scores were very good — the suburb boasts some of the city’s best marks for cultural, retail and cafés and is considered highly walkable. However its overall score is dragged down by poor marks for congestion, open space and tree cover.
Carina has undergone a transformation of sorts over recent years with its affordable post war housing attracting younger buyers and renovators. The suburb, about seven kilometres east of the city, also boasts oodles of open space. Carina is home to the Clem Jones Centre and Carina Leagues Club, which no doubt helped it rank highly for culture in the study.
If any suburb’s name reflects its nature, then Basin Pocket hits the mark, given it is just 0.2 square kilometres in size. Yet this tiny Ipswich suburb scores big for its wide open spaces, tree cover, and access to bus networks.
Mount Gravatt East has gentrified over recent years courtesy of younger residents and local development. The suburb, about eight kilometres east of the city, scores strongly for its retail sector. Mount Gravatt East also has an attractive landscape that features plenty of open space and tree cover.
The commercial heart of Greater Springfield, Springfield Central has many liveable attributes to its name. Not only does it have one an enticing landscape, courtesy of Robelle Domain, the suburb ranks highly for its retail and café sectors. Springfield Central also scores strongly for access to secondary education opportunities.
Home to the Enoggera Army Barracks, Enoggera rates as one of the best suburbs for access to employment in Brisbane. It also has a beautiful topography, courtesy of Enoggera Hill. Situated about six kilometres north of the city, Enoggera gets decent marks for cafes and tree cover.
From the highest point of Bracken Ridge, you can see the coast as well as the city on a clear day. The suburb, about 11 kilometres north of the city, ranks highly for its coastal and beach lifestyle. However, Bracken Ridge also scores well for open space, tree cover and access to education.
With its evocative name, the inner Ipswich suburb of Woodend is home to a large number of parks as well as schools. Its location, just two kilometres from the centre of Ipswich, sees it rank highly for employment. Woodend, as its name suggests, also has an abundance of tree cover and open space and scores highly for those as a result.
With its eastern boundary being the shoreline of Moreton Bay, it’s no surprise that this Redland Bay suburb is one of the city’s best when it comes to a coastal and beach lifestyle. While it’s about 27 kilometres out from the city, Ormiston residents can easily commute via its train station and it scores well for access to trains. It also gets decent marks for cafes and open space.
A suburb that is slowly gentrifying, Moorooka also is one of Brisbane’s most multicultural. Located about seven kilometres south of the CBD, it ranks seventh for primary education in the study. Moorooka also scores well for its culture, cafes and walkability.
Home to a plethora of timber and tin Queenslanders, the northern suburb of Virginia is only a short drive the ocean, with its coastal and beach access its highest ranking. The suburb, about 10 kilometres north of the CBD, also has its own train station for the commuting needs of residents and scores well on this front. Virginia also gets good marks for culture and cafes.
An exclusive enclave best known for its prestigious properties and its koala sanctuary, Fig Tree Pocket, as its names suggests, has some of the best tree cover in the city. The suburb is also one the top ranked when it comes to culture. Bordered by the Brisbane River on three sides, Fig Tree Pocket ranks well for topographic variation as well as open space.
Clontarf may be best known as a coastal suburb of Moreton Bay, but this picturesque neighbourhood took out the number one ranking for overall education. Home to a number of schools, the suburb comes in at number one for access to primary education and ninth for access to secondary education. Clontarf also scores strongly for its coastal and beach lifestyle.
Given Toohey Mountain extends into this southern Brisbane suburb, Salisbury scores strongly for its landscape variation in the study. The suburb, about nine kilometres south of the city, also scores well for its access to primary education and cultural offerings. Salisbury also boasts plenty of cafes. Its congestion score was its poorest — not surprising given the major roads that run through the suburb.
While Runcorn may be located a fair distance from the CBD – about 19 kilometres – its residents have some of the best access to a train network in the city, according to the study. The suburb also punches above its weight for access to secondary education. Runcorn also has plenty open space, which is why it’s considered very walkable.
With a name like Everton Hills, the topography of this northern suburb is not hard to imagine. In fact, it ranks as one the city’s best for its attractive geographic features. The suburb also has an abundance of tree cover. Everton Hills also has excellent access to retail, courtesy of neighbouring Mitchelton, as well as cafés.
A suburb that was mostly rural until recent decades, Mount Warren Park in Logan has oodles of open space courtesy of its many waterways and parks. The suburb, about 37 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD, also has excellent access to education, especially primary. Mount Warren Park also ranks well for retail.
The inner Ipswich suburb of Churchill is within cooee of Ipswich’s centre but also has access to has a number of water ways, which could be why the suburb scores well for its attractive landscape. Churchill residents also have access to a number of train stations in nearby suburbs.
With its seaside peninsula location overlooking beautiful Moreton Bay, you would think that Wellington Point’s highest score would be its access to the coastal and beach lifestyle. And while it does score strongly for that indicator, it also ranks highly — 20th in fact — for access to education. Wellington Point, part of the Redland local government area, also has its own train station as well as plenty of open space —with sea breezes.
Another suburb which boasts easy access to the bay is Manly West, which came in 28th for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the study. The suburb, about 16 kilometres for the city, also ranks well for access to education given it is home to a number of public and private schools. Manly West also has excellent tree cover. Its cafes and culture need improvement and it scores poorly for access to buses.
With its location mostly on the side of a hill, plus being on the southern side of the Brisbane River, Mount Ommaney kicks serious landscape goals. In fact, its topographic variation is ranked 11th best in the city. However, Mount Ommaney’s top result, 10th overall, is for its retail, likely given it is home to its own shopping centre.
Classed as the commercial precinct for the Redcliffe peninsula, Kippa-Ring also has the enviable position as being one of Brisbane’s best for access to coast and beach. The suburb also ranks sixth for bus transport. Kippa-Ring rates highly for retail and walkablility but very poorly for topographical variation and access to primary schools.
Another suburb well known for its retail offerings, the northern suburb of Carseldine is home to a popular homemaker centre. The suburb therefore scores well for its retail, and rates as one of Brisbane’s best for tree cover. Carseldine, about 16 kilometres north of the city, also ranks well for coastal and beach as well as open space.
With an abundance of parks, bushland and waterways, Tingalpa scores highly for its multiple open spaces. The suburb, 10 kilometres east of the city, also has excellent access to primary education. Tingalpa ranks well for culture, retail and its access to coast and beach, given its close proximity to Manly.
Nestled north of Chermside and west of Nudgee, Geebung is in the enviable position of having easy access to the city and the coast. However, its best feature is access to primary education, with two primary schools located in the suburb. Geebung also scores well for culture and walkability.
Located just east of Capalaba, Alexandra Hills has a number of schools within its borders, with access to primary education its highest scoring feature. Along with an undulating landscape, the suburb has excellent tree cover and open space. Alexandra Hills also ranks highly for its access to coast and beach, thanks to its Redland City location. It needs to improve its access to buses and tree cover.
Holland Park West has easy access to both the Gateway Motorway and Logan Road and is also one of the city’s best for access to education. The southern suburb is ranked eighth for education in the study, with access to number of nearby schools, including the Nursery Road Special School. Holland Park West also scores well for its abundance of tree cover.
Jamboree Heights was originally part of “Centenary Project”, and along with surrounding suburbs was developed in 1959. The suburb, about 14 kilometres south-west of the city, ranks highly for its impressive tree cover, coming in ninth in the study. Jamboree Heights also scores well for its attractive landscape, as well as culture and access to primary education.
With its location on the coast of Moreton Bay, Redcliffe is well known for its water sports as well as Suttons Beach and parklands. The suburb is classed as the heart of the peninsula and scores strongly for retail and cafes. Redcliffe also has good access to employment.
With its hilly terrain and extensive bushlands, Shailer Park is classified as having one of the city’s more alluring landscapes. The suburb, which is part of the Logan region, correspondingly has excellent tree cover. Shailer Park also scores strongly for its primary school opportunities.
Having Mt Coot-tha within its boundaries is clearly part of the reason why Chapel Hill’s topographical features are so well regarded. The suburb, about seven kilometres west of the city, also has plenty of walking tracks, which means it scores strongly for tree cover. Chapel Hill ranks well for access to primary education.
With a train station, substantial shopping centre and retail strip plus parkland, Booval is an eastern Ipswich suburb with strong family appeal. The suburb’s best result is for its retail offerings – coming in 11th in the study. Booval also scores well for its train, walkability and access to employment.
When it comes to access to the coast and beach, you can’t get much better than Woody Point in the Moreton Bay local government area. The suburb is ranked third best for this attribute in the study, with its residents living an active lifestyle thanks to its parks and waterways. Woody Point also scores well for its access to employment and cafes.
A major suburban service centre within the Moreton Bay council area, Albany Creek residents have a number of lifestyle attributes at their fingertips. The suburb, about 17 kilometres north of Brisbane’s CBD, has one of the city’s best access to buses as well as good access to primary and secondary schools. The suburb also scores well for open spaces.
With creeks as well as a coastline, the Redland suburb of Birkdale has many strings to its bow. Unsurprisingly, the suburb ranks highly for its access to coast and beach. While it scores well for walkability, tree cover and access to trains, its access to cafe and culture lets down its overall ranking.
The Logan suburb of Kingston is one of the city’s best for access to education, according to the study. Kingston, about 24 kilometres from the city, also scores strongly for open space and trains.
One of Brisbane’s newest and smallest suburbs, the northern suburb of Fitzgibbon has an enviable amount of open space for residents to enjoy. The suburb is just two suburbs from Moreton Bay, which is why it ranks well for access to coast and beach. Fitzgibbon also scores strongly for cafes and trains.
A small suburb adjacent to Nudgee, Northgate has excellent coastal and beach access. The suburb, which is also close to the airport, ranks well for access to employment. Northgate is also kicking goals when it comes to cafes and trains.
With a name like Ferny Hills, this suburb north-west of Brisbane easily ranks as one of the city’s best for tree cover, coming in fourth in that indicator for the entire study. The suburb also has one of our most attractive landscapes. Ferny Hills scores well for access to education, particularly secondary schools.
Algester may be on the outskirts of the Brisbane council area but it received one of the highest scores for access to primary education. The suburb also has plenty of tree cover and is considered quite walkable. Algester rates well for access to buses.
In the second-most populous suburb in the Redlands, residents are spoilt for choice when it comes to educational offerings with the suburb ranking highly for access to primary and secondary schools. As well as having Moreton Bay an easy drive away, the suburb has good open space and is classed as quite walkable. Capalaba also scores well for access to its bus network.
With its location next door to Mansfield, this southern suburb is the enviable position of being in the school catchment for the well-regarded Mansfield State High School. The suburb, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city, obviously ranks well for education, particularly secondary. Wishart has excellent access to buses as well as plenty of tree cover.
Coopers Plains gets the gold medal for access to trains. The suburb also scores strongly for bus networks and access to employment, with solid scores for retail and café precincts. Its overall score is let down by open space, tree cover and walkability.
Once part of Loganlea, the Logan suburb of Meadowbrook has oodles of open space courtesy of its extensive parklands. The suburb has access to a number of transport options, including trains and buses. Meadowbrook also ranks well for secondary education as well as retail.
Located on the Redcliffe peninsula, it’s no surprise that Margate gets top marks for access to coast and beach, including access to its namesake beach. The suburb, about 26 kilometres from the CBD, also gets an excellent retail score. It ranks well for access to employment and tree cover.
With one of its boundaries being North Pine River, Lawnton is a suburb in the Moreton Bay region. The suburb has strong scores for access to train and bus networks for its residents. Lawnton also ranks well for culture and retail in the study.
Home to a large primary school, Edens Landing in the Logan council area also has a median age five years below the Australian average and scores well for access to primary education. The suburb, about 33 kilometres south of the city, has decent scores for access to bus and train networks.
If you want access to secondary schools, then Slacks Crack in Logan is one of the best according to the study, with this suburb coming in at number four. The suburb, which is near the Pacific Motorway, also scores highly for education overall, as well as retail. It scored poorly for access to buses.
Another suburb in Logan, the population of Browns Plains has been growing strongly over the past decade. It’s little surprise then that the suburb ranks very well for its access to education. Browns Plains also scores well for culture and open space.
Woodridge in Logan probably has more than its fair share of educational offerings for its size with it ranking strongly for both primary and secondary schools. The Logan suburb also has excellent access to buses and trains. Woodridge also ranks well for tree cover. Its overall score is dragged down by below average marks in cafe and culture and a poor result for crime.
The northern Brisbane suburb of McDowall is notable for the Raven Street Reserve, which is a 24-hectare bushland area. No surprises then that the suburb is classed as one of the city’s best for its topographical variation and open spaces. McDowall also scores well for its retail sector.
Flanked to the north by the Brisbane River, Sinnamon Park has oodles of open space for residents to enjoy. The suburb, about 14 kilometres from the city, also scores well for its access to retail and cafes. Sinnamon Park has good access to secondary schools.
The Moreton Bay suburb of Petrie is about to transformed courtesy of a new university campus set to open next year. It ranks highly for access to primary schools, access to trains and coast and beach. Its scores for cafe, culture and retail are average and its access to buses needs to be improved.
Redland suburb Victoria Point boasts good scores for cafes and retail. Located about 33 kilometres from Brisbane’s CBD and eight kilometres from Cleveland, it ranks well for access to secondary education and open space but poorly for access to public transport.
One of the “Centenary suburbs” which came into being in the 1970s, Middle Park housing is generally of the brick and tile variety. The suburb has excellent access to bus transport and scores well for retail and access to primary schools.
Given it is home to more than 20,000 residents, the Moreton Bay suburb of Kallangur has a number primary and secondary schools and scores accordingly in the study for these indicators. The suburb also ranks solidly for its access to buses and the coast and beach.
It may be on the edges of the Brisbane City Council region but Kuraby residents have excellent access to buses and train transport options. The suburb, about 16 kilometres from the city, also ranks well for its primary school access and open space. Its scores for cafe, culture and retail were low, as was its score for access to employment.
Named after the early explorer John Oxley, this south-western Brisbane suburb also has a number of waterways within its boundaries. The suburb scores well for culture, retail, access to primary schools and walkability. Its overall ranking was let down by poor scores in congestion and access to secondary schooling.
Home to a number of affordable timber houses, Darra is popular with first-home buyers and renovators. The suburb, about 14 kilometres south-west of the city, scores well for access to primary education, culture, retail and trains. It’s one of the lowest ranked suburbs for access to secondary education though, and its tree cover score needs improvement.
Newtown gets the gold medal in the entire study for tree cover. Unlike its Sydney namesake, the east Ipswich suburb of Newtown remains relatively price accessible. Dotted with large colonial homes and post war designs, with ready access to the Ipswich CBD Newtown is well loved by local homeowners. The suburb also scores well for access to secondary education and trains.
Well known for its robust Asian population, Sunnybank Hills also has excellent access to primary schools. The suburb also has plenty of tree cover and is considered highly walkable. Sunnybank Hills also has a good retail sector. Its scores for culture and access to buses and trains need improving.
Named for its flat topography as well its distance to Woolloongabba, Eight Mile Plains residents have good access to employment. The suburb also scores well for open spaces. Its scores for access to education are below average, while its walkability, tree cover and open space are all fairly average.
Home to a large number of parks, Springwood in Logan also has a strong retail sector. The suburb scores well for access to secondary education, cafes and access to the coast.
One of Brisbane’s smaller suburbs, Hemmant has easy access to the airport as well as being home to its own train station. The suburb, about 11 kilometres east of the city, is recognised for access to the coast and beaches as well as employment. Hemmant also has plenty of open space.
With a location that boasts easy access north to the city and south to the Gold Coast, the northern Logan suburb of Rochedale South is also one of the best in the study for tree cover. The suburb scores well for its topographical features and access to secondary education. Its ranking is let down by lack of access to public transport and average cafe and culture offerings.
The Moreton Bay suburb of Caboolture South has a mix of residential, commercial and rural land uses. The suburb scores well for access to secondary education as well as access to employment. Caboolture South is also recognised for its cafes but lacks access to retail and local schools, both primary and secondary.
Bordered by the Brisbane River on one side, the Ipswich suburb of Goodna has mainly average scores across the board, with above average ratings for access to educational options including a TAFE campus. The suburb has decent access to public transport but its score for crime and let it down considerably.
Home to its own conservation park, the Logan suburb of Daisy Hill, ranks highly for its tree cover. Daisy Hill is also recognised for its retail and cafes. Its scores for access to trains and schools, both primary and high, are quite low.
Originally established as a place for returned servicemen after the Second World War, Inala today has excellent access to secondary schools. The suburb scores highly for its abundance of tree cover as well as its retail sector.
A desirable address within the city of Ipswich, Eastern Heights is centrally located, enjoys ready access to major parkland and offers a mix of housing styles on well-sized, family-friendly allotments. The suburb scores strongly for secondary education in the study. Eastern Heights also ranks very well for tree cover.
One of Brisbane’s newest suburbs within the Greater Springwood development, Brookwater, like its name, has an attractive landscape. The suburb scores well for culture, retail and cafes but is let down by below average scores in public transport and walkability.
One of Moreton Bay’s fastest growing neighbourhoods, Burpengary’s location close to Bribie Island means it scores well for coast and beach. It also has access to trains and is recognised for its open space and walkability. Its cafe and culture scores need improvement and its access to public transport scores are low.
Underwood is positioned on the Bruce Highway and includes a number of major commercial operations servicing Logan council residents. This likely contributed to its high score for retail in the study, as well as its solid ranking for cafes and culture. Housing ranges from affordable, established dwelling to newer estates.
The masterplanned community of North Lakes has been a major growth driver in Brisbane’s northern outskirts. Train and Bruce Highway access make it popular with commuters, while the regional shopping centre services residents well, helping drive its strong walkability ranking. Its proximity to the bayside shows in its coast and beach access score.
With a long foreshore and plenty of parkland options improving its tree cover rank, this Redland suburb appeals to a broad range of buyers seeking a bayside lifestyle only just outside of the Brisbane City Council boundaries. As such, it scores highly in the coast and beach category of the study. However, it scored poorly for cafe, culture and retail, as well as access to employment.
Dinmore is a modest suburb with affordable housing positioned 7.5 kilometres east of the Ipswich CBD. Properties range from detached homes on standard lots to some attached, entry-level housing. Its access to public transport options, both trains and buses, ranked highly in the study but its access to schools and open space scored poorly.
Positioned 28 kilometres south-east of the Brisbane CBD, Cornubia’s ready access to the Logan Hyperdome and the Pacific Motorway make it a popular choice with commuter-style, family buyers. There’s a mix of standard and rural residential home options, the later likely helping to contribute to its high tree cover and open space rankings.
An established suburb within easy reach of Strathpine’s comprehensive retail and service facilities. Comprehensive school options see the suburb rank well for access to education, while easy highway access helps drive its coast and beach position in the study.
This modest Ipswich suburb bounded by the Cunningham Highway and Brisbane Road has affordable detached housing in its northern part, with a central park helping boost its tree cover result. Its access to trains ranked well, although it rated below average for cafes and access to buses.
A Logan City suburb bordered by the Pacific Motorway and divided by the Logan Motorway, Tanah Merah gets good marks for tree cover and open space but poorly for public transport, walkability and crime.
Calamvale in Brisbane’s south is a well recognised residential suburb with brick and tile homes typical of mid-1990s developments. The suburb did well in the education and open space rankings but poorly for culture, public transport options and congestion.
Silkstone is an Ipswich suburb positioned three kilometres west of its CBD. While housing age various, there are numerous late 1800s and early 1900s dwellings among the mix. Good school options saw a strong showing in the access to education ranking, with a decent rank for open space as well.
The bayside suburb of Rothwell sits between the Redcliffe peninsula and Deception Bay, resulting in a high coast and beach ranking. It’s home to the Redcliffe Aerodrome and has easy access to major roadways, wetlands and parks. Bus access ranks highly in the study while the Rothwell Central shopping area boosts its retail result.
Gailes extends south of the Ipswich Motorway/Logan Motorway junction and is dominated by affordable post-1960s housing. Tree cover was strong in the study, as was train access with the suburb having its own station.
Positioned 10 kilometres south-west of Brisbane and with frontage to the Brisbane River, Seventeen Mile Rocks includes riverfront parkland, likely contributing to its high open space ranking. There are also sections of light industrial bulk retail and detached housing of mixed age. Seventeen Mile Rocks Road has several commercial outlets helping boost the suburb’s retail ranking.
Springfield Lakes is Australia’s largest master planned community located in Brisbane’s western corridor growth zone. It offers residents an enormous range of housing options, as well as comprehensive lifestyle facilities and necessary services, and plentiful parklands helping to boost its ranking in the open space category. Education also scores highly with multiple options for families across both primary and high schools, as well as a university.
The southern suburb of Yeerongpilly is traversed by a train line. To its east is established housing, while west comprises the Brisbane Golf club, plus a comprehensive redevelopment of government land toward new residential, retail and other services. Its open space and train access are well regarded in the study.
Brendale, in Brisbane’s north, provides a broad range of property types, from standard residential home sites with dwellings of various ages, through to rural stock and industrial uses. Cafes, culture and open space are plentiful in Brendale, although access to buses, employment and schools are not. Brendale’s lowest score was for crime.
A north Ipswich suburb providing a small number of mixed quality housing along its main road, it has frontage to the Bremer River and includes a caravan park and sports centre. The local primary school helps boost its rank for access to education in the study, while easy bus access is reflected in its public transport ranking
Positioned 25 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD and well serviced by train and retail facilities, Loganlea is an established residential suburb offering a mix of average housing blocks, acreage style holdings as well as some high density housing. Secondary school options are seen as a strong point for the suburb in the analysis, while the suburb station boosts its train ranking too.
Located in Logan City and bounded by Logan River to the east, Waterford West provides a mix of standard residential properties and acreage. The suburb, which features Waterford West Plaza and Tygum Lagoon park, has decent scores for retail and open space. Access to secondary school options score well too.
Sitting just west of the Ipswich CBD, Leichhardt’s 1960s defence force housing evolved throughout the 1990s and beyond through a program of renovation and gentrification. That said, it still provides affordable housing options and ranks highly for access to employment. Access to primary schooling and tree cover both rank well in the study.
Forest Lake is a major, master planned community, with its earliest stages begun in the 1990s. The suburb has evolved over the decades to become a major service centre, offering new-home alternatives to nearby Inala and Richlands. Schooling options are comprehensive, helping to drive a high overall education ranking across both primary and secondary tiers.
Bundamba, in Ipswich, is a well established suburb that houses a TAFE and broadacre/rural residential and manufacturing in its northern portion. The suburb also includes affordable, older style housing in the area south of Brisbane Road. Its ready access to trains and buses rate particularly well in the study, although its access to primary schools does not. Crime and open space score poorly.
Loganholme is most commonly recognised as a major retail and services hub located on the Pacific Motorway heading south to the Gold Coast, which resulted in a strong rank for retail. Housing within the location is of mixed quality but it appeals strongly to family buyers needing to commute both north and south with access to local primary schooling also a feature result in the analysis.
Brassall is an Ipswich suburb positioned just off the Warrego Highway. In its elevated western portion are relatively new homes, however established housing in the affordable price sector can be found across its landscape. As home to the Ipswich State High School, the suburb ranks well for access to secondary education. Its scores for cafe and culture were below average, as was its access to buses.
Augustine Heights is one of the newer suburbs created within Greater Springfield, Australia’s largest master planned community. Positioned just off the Centenary Highway, homes are mostly good quality and of new construction. Its open space rates well in the study, as does its access to bus options.
Bald Hills sits on the boundary between Brisbane City Council and the Moreton Bay local government area. With a train station and ready highway access, it’s a popular location for commuters seeking relatively affordable housing in a well serviced suburb. This proximity to the highway has raised its ranking for coast and beach in the analysis. Its open space also ranks highly because of abundant parkland and broadacre holdings.
Caboolture was recognised as the traditional “city centre” of Brisbane’s fringe northern suburbs housing the local government offices, major parkland, train station and retail outlets. Its housing is a mix of affordable, modest quality post-1970s dwellings, some new infill housing and small unit and townhouse projects. As a commercial centre, it did well for employment in the analysis, and its highway and train accessibility mad for easy access to the coast according to the rankings
Riverhills is a highly regarded locality within Brisbane’s Centenary suburbs to the west of the city. Homes are of mixed quality but include some very high quality prestige construction, especially those with Brisbane River frontage, with abundant parks boosting its open space ranking, and ready access to bus transport featuring too.
Murrumba Downs in Brisbane’s northern suburbs fronts both the Bruce Highway and North Pine River meaning access to coast and beach are highlighted in the study. It has seen a series of large-scale subdivisions over the past 30 to 40 years, including the slightly unusual Castle Hill project with eye-catching designs in its early stages. Parks are considered a feature in the analysis, scoring relatively well for open space.
While this was seen as one of the city’s best known rural residential suburbs offering very high-quality housing on acreage allotments, development has progressed with numerous subdivisions completed over the past 40 years. Quality contemporary housing on good size suburban blocks are now the norm. The abundance of acreage sites shows in its high scores for tree cover and open space.
The Moreton Bay-fronting tip of the Redcliffe peninsula offers a range of housing types, many with excellent water views. As such, access to beach and coast rates extremely well. The suburb has evolved slowly away from its “retiree haven” status to become a lifestyle hub for many in the region. Scarborough rated well for cafes but not so well for retail, culture and public transport.
One Mile in Ipswich sits just west of its CBD and is bounded in part by the Bremer River. The suburb is dominated by affordable housing on good size blocks. Ready access to the Ipswich golf course provides local appeal too. Open space, bus and train access are some of its standout ratings.
A reasonably small suburb within Logan City, it includes Berrinba Wetlands, a man-made recreational park covering 120 hectares along Scrubby Creek. Culture and open space are seen as drawcards in the analysis, scoring decent results.
A slightly unusual mix of established housing, industrial and retail outlets dot the landscape of Sumner in Brisbane’s western suburbs. With easy highway access and plenty of services and facilities, including a nearby train station, the suburb has appeal to both tenants and homeowners. The suburb ranks highly for open space and culture, with densities still fairly low throughout. Its crime score is poor, as is its access to schools.
This bayside suburb east of Brisbane has been progressively developed away from its established market-farm holdings towards more traditional lots with contemporary homes. That said, there are still a number of rural residential properties, reserves and parkland areas across the neighbourhood, which help boost its open space ranking. It also, unsurpringly, places well for coast and beach access.
Springfield came to fruition in the 1990s and formed the initial stages of what is now the master planned community of Springfield Lakes. The study shows access to secondary education options is strong and the suburb ranks well for cafe access. This is related to its ready access to Springfield Lakes facilities.
North Booval is positioned just three kilometres from the Ipswich CBD. Its Bremer River frontage has appeal, although it was heavily affected in the 2011 flood event. Detached housing dominates with some homes dating back to the early 1900s. The analysis shows access to retail options is a drawcard, particularly south to Booval Fair Shopping Centre. It is one of the poorest performers for crime and open space in the study.
Located within Redland, Thornlands is seeing progressive development of its once dominant rural holdings. Rural residential housing is still on offer, along with a mix of housing types on more traditional allotments. The low density nature of the suburb resulted in good ranking for tree cover and open space. Its easy bayside access also ranks well for coast and beach in the study. However, it is limited by poor public transport options and walkability.
Riverhills is a well-regarded locality within Brisbane’s Centenary Suburbs to the west of the city. Homes are of mixed quality, but include some very high-quality. There are also extensive parklands fronting the Brisbane River which boosted its open space ranking.
Positioned 25 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD, Bethania is a Logan City suburb with ready access to the Pacific Motorway and Beenleigh service centres. Trains also run directly to the suburb from the city and south to the Gold Coast which is reflected in the study scores – complimented by a high ranking for bus options.
Located along Brisbane’s western corridor to Ipswich, Collingwood Park saw housing progressively developed south from the motorway and Redbank’s major shopping centre. Homes are predominately brick construction of post 1980s design. Open space is deemed a suburban strong point, as is access to good primary school options with Collingwood Park State School and Wood Links State School nearby.
This is a southern suburb that saw extensive subdivision and development since the 1980 with a dominant house type of lowset brick and tile design. Education options and open space score well in the rankings with Yungumbir State School and Regents Park State school within its boundaries.
Riverview is an Ipswich suburb that provides affordable attached and detached homes within easy reach of the Ipswich Motorway and train services. Easy train and bus access ranks highly but crime does not. It also rates poorly for access to schools, open space and tree cover.
Deception Bay is a waterfront suburb known for offering affordable post-1970s housing on both standard size and acreage lots. It has evolved over the past three decades to now include newer designs and townhouses as well and has comprehensive shopping and services. Primary schools and coast and beach access rank well for the suburb – unsurprising given its bay front position.
Hillcrest has a comprehensive range of services and facilities – including the popular Greenbank RSL – running adjacent to Mount Lindsay Highway. Housing is a mix of older and more contemporary homes on standard blocks as well as some acreage holdings helping boost its open space ranking. Bus options were seen as a strongpoint too.
Marsden’s reputation as a popular, well serviced residential locality has grown over the past two decades, with a broad mix of post-1960s housing, townhouses and newer designs on offer. Secondary school options are well regarded in the rankings, due in part to Marsden State School’s good reputation. It did not fare so well for access to employment and crime.
Richlands is best known as an industrial suburb and an employment hub in the western suburbs, although there are pockets of detached housing and new townhouse and house developments that offer affordable accommodation for residents. Culture and retail are its strong points in the rankings, while access to buses and crime are not.
With a major shopping centre and easy access to the Bruce Highway, this established residential suburb has proved popular with renters and affordability-driven commuter homeowners. Easy access to the coast is highly regarded in the rankings, as is the level of retained tree cover.
Stretton is a highly regarded southern suburb with a notable portion of prestige homes located on large semi-acreage lots, as well as more traditional housing in its western section. It scores top of the class for open space in the rankings and access to education options are deemed good across the board as well. Stretton’s overall score is let down by a lack of retail, poor access employment and walkability.
One suburb out from Sunnybank, Acacia Ridge sits 15 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD. It’s mainly residential, although it’s known for its heavy industrial area in the suburb’s east. Its scores for culture, cafe and retail are above average, although it’s let down by low marks for open space, tree cover, walkability, access to schools and crime.
An affordable, well-established residential suburb in Brisbane’s northern fringe with easy Bruce Highway access and facilities in both Morayfield, Burpengary and North Lakes within a short drive. Ready access to the coast ranks well for the suburb, as did its retained tree cover.
Drewvale’s boundaries encompass the meeting point of the Logan and Gateway motorways, with established housing and some townhouses and villas located to the north and south. Open space and tree cover are real strong points in the analysis.
Parkinson is traversed by the Logan Motorway with its northern section providing semi-contemporary brick and tile homes, and southern portion dominated by industrial and broadacre holdings. The suburb gets a silver medal, coming in second on the rankings for open space. It’s also a very safe suburb, getting top marks for crime. Its overall score is let down by very limited access to public transport and one of Brisbane’s lowest scores for access to both primary and secondary schools.
Boronia Heights, 23 kilometres south of Brisbane, has ready highway access to the services and facilities of Browns Plains. Its low density housing is dominated by post 1970s brick and tile low set construction on good-sized allotments. Primary school options are a strongpoint for the suburb, as is open space and tree cover.
While famed for its fresh food markets and outlets, Rocklea also provides a mix of light industrial and residential property. Heavily affected by the 2011 floods, housing has very much bounced back for this suburb situated just nine kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD. For culture, cafe, employment, and access to trains, Rocklea ranks well. For access to buses, congestion and crime, its scores are very low.
With its well known racetrack and established post-war housing, Raceview provides popular, relatively affordable housing for buyers. The suburb has seen more recent development in the past two decades as well. It ranks highly for primary school options and total education overall.
Eagleby has long been regarded as an affordable but well serviced suburb with ready highway access. School options such as Eagleby State and Eagleby South State helped lift its ranking for access to education. Its location between Brisbane and the Gold Coast make it popular with commuter residents. As such, it ranks well for coast and beach access.
Located in Brisbane’s northern corridor, Dakabin has become progressively developed away from rural residential holdings toward standard house and land properties, as an extension to the nearby Kallangur project. The suburb has easy highway access, and comprehensive facilities at North Lakes are well within reach. Northpine Christian College helps lift access to secondary school education, while ready highway access also promote its beach access ranking.
Camira provides established post-1960s housing just south of the Ipswich highway. The first stages of the now established Springfield Lakes community were in this suburb. Its wide streets and large blocks re recognised with a high tree cover ranking, while access to quality secondary schools is recognised too.
While it’s located within easy reach of the Ipswich CBD, Moores Pocket also offers larger holdings along with more affordable, established holdings. The area was affected by the 2011 floods which impacted its housing markets appeal. Train access is seen as a strong point in the study with the nearest station being Ipswich.
Durack is an affordable residential suburb with some industrial property in Brisbane’s south-west offering low priced housing with ready access to major roadways for commuters. Glenala State High School helped boost its secondary education rank, and it is also rates well fortree cover throughout the suburb.
Positioned15 kilometres north of the CNBD, Eatons Hill is a mix of contemporary homes on standard allotments constructed over the past two decades, plus rural residential home sites with a variety of housing on offer. This boosted the open space and tree cover rankings for the suburb.
Ellen Grove in Brisbane’s south west has seen progressive subdivision of its once rural-residential holdings to create new housing on small lots with easy access to Forest Lake facilities. A good tree cover ranking was a highlight for the suburb while nearby Richlands and Springfield stations also boosted its train access ranking.
Positioned just 4.5 kilometres south of the Ipswich CBD, Yamanto’s easy access to the Cunningham Highway and plethora of facilities make it one of the city’s most accessible addresses for commuters looking for an affordable family home. Its retail was strong among the rankings boosted by the Yamanto Shopping centre and surrounding outlets.
Flinders View is an Ipswich suburb which was dominated by established detached homes from the late-1960s onwards, however new subdivisions are seeing growth in affordable contemporary housing for buyers. Its open space scored well among the rankings.
The southern suburb of Heritage Park has firmly established itself as a developing suburb of semi-contemporary homes on standard lots with its population utilising on the wealth of facilities and services available in nearby Browns Plains. Its open space scored well among the rankings while bus access was seen as a definite plus.
Bellbird Park, in Brisbane’s western corridor, is positioned south of Goodna and has seen progressive development away from acreage style property toward higher density house and land development. Its tree cover is a definite high point in the analysis, coming in at 10 on the rankings.
Bellbowrie evolved through the 1990s to become a recognise retail and services hub for Brisbane’s established rural-residential western suburbs, such as Anstead and Moggill. Around the main shopping are, homes on lower density sites have become popular with new development over the past few years gaining traction as well. Walkability is a major strong point in the analysis, while access to primary school options also features due to Moggill State School.
Warner, positioned 19.5 kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD and located in the Morton Bay Shire, offers a diverse range of detached housing due, in part, to the development of Warner Lakes in the late-1990s, through to large acreage holdings south of Kremzow Road. It ranks well for coast and beach access and its nearby lifestyle facilities are recognised with a good café rank.
Newport is recognised as one the Redcliffe Peninsula’s most established canal-front addresses with high quality housing and easy water access appealing to boat-owning buyers. Not surprisingly, a standout performer in the coast and beach rankings coming in at number six, but its café rank is also strong.
The Logan City suburb of Crestmead sits 25 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD and is dominated by semi-contemporary homes on standard residential allotments – a progressive development of housing away from the more established suburb of Marsden. St Francis College and Crestmead State School help boost the suburb’s primary school rank, while good bus access is also recognised.
Doolandella, positioned 17 kilometres southwest of the Brisbane CBD, is evolving beyond its acreage property history. Large blocks are being subdivided into house-and-land style developments as an extension of the now complete Forest Lake project. Despite this, the suburb still ranks well for open space in the analysis. Bus access is well regarded in the study too.
Redbank Plains is a well-established residential suburb located in the Ipswich-Brisbane corridor. The locations evolution has been ongoing since the 1980s with progressive house-and-land development being a primary housing type. Good access to both primary and secondary school options help boost its total education ranking.
Located two kilometres west of the Ipswich CBD, Wulkuraka contains a small residential enclave of traditional-sized lots offering affordably priced properties. The remaining suburb includes larger acreage holdings and a mix of commercial/service use sites. Its easy train access is a standout highpoint in the rankings. It rates poorly for a number of indicators though, including cafe, culture, retail, access to schools and tree cover.
The northern suburb of Joyner, on the banks of Lake Samsonvale, provide a mix of attractive family living on large acreage blocks and higher density, more traditional size house and land holdings. Coast and beach access are well regarded by the rankings due to the lakeside position, while its level of tree cover also features in the study.
Burpengary East is a bayside suburb that sits on the banks of the Caboolture River. It is at the fringe of recent residential development in Brisbane’s outer-north region. Its coast and beach access rank well, as does its open space score. Its overall score is let down by very poor access to public transport, schools and walkability.
Based in Brisbane, Nicola is an award-winning journalist and editor who has more than 14 years' experience writing about the property market and real estate sector.
THE developer behind Palazzo Versace and the Gold Coast’s Q1 tower will launch its first development outside of Brisbane’s inner ring next month
with The Hills Residences recently being given the green light by town planners
which is currently finalising The Shea Residences at St Lucia and completed Abian in the Brisbane CBD last year
It will soon construct 91 terrace homes on land adjoining preserved bushland in Everton Hills
Sunland Group managing director Sahba Abedian said more than a third of the development would be dedicated to open space
with a large central parkland and 3500sq m of bushland a short stroll away
“Homes will feature a mix of three-bedroom and three-bedroom-plus-study designs
and artistic landscaping will add beauty and individuality to the residences
intimately connected to their urban setting through landscaped pedestrian networks
“The community’s proximity to local schools
and neighbourhood retail precincts will provide considerable amenity for residents.”
Everton Hills is considered a “high demand” suburb
with existing homes spending an average of just 31 days on the market
An artist’s impression of the Hills Residences by Sunland Group
It is predominantly made up of older couples and families
with a house held for an average of 9.5 years
The current median sales price for a house in Everton Hills is $570,000 and $509,000 for a unit
While prices have not yet been released for The Hills Residences
Mr Abedian said they were expected to start from $470,000
Earthworks are expected to start this month
with home construction to start in the second half of this year
A court decision is expected soon for Grace on Coronation
The three residential tower development was designed by the late award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid
and was granted approval by the Brisbane City Council before being taken to court by a local resident
Sunland Group also bought land at Chapel Hill last year
and is planning to build 33 freestanding homes later this year
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The arrest of a man in Brisbane’s north has triggered a tense standoff between police and the Gypsy Jokers motorcycle gang this afternoon
Police monitoring the gang's national poker run arrested a 42-year-old man at Everton Hills
Police confront members of the Gypsy Jokers motorcycle gang at Everton Hills.Credit: Channel Nine
for obstruct police and a positive random drug test
Detective Chief Superintendent Gayle Hogan said between 30 and 40 bikies were met by a similar number of police
but peace was negotiated without further incident
“A number of the members of the group came out (after the arrest),” she said
“There were about 30 to 40 of them came out
and the police of similar numbers were there
“The police formed up as we do as a normal response to a potential threat
There was negotiation between police and the members and there was no incident.”
The bikies are in town as part of the club’s national poker run
Superintendent Hogan said around 100 officers were assigned to monitor the gang when it arrived yesterday and defended the police’s management of the run
“We were managing a different part of the event
“We have managed poker runs of other outlaw motorcycle gangs very similarly over the years.”
The arrest of a man in Brisbane\\u2019s north has triggered a tense standoff between police and the Gypsy Jokers motorcycle gang this afternoon
Police monitoring the gang's national poker run arrested a 42-year-old man at Everton Hills
\\u201CA number of the members of the group came out (after the arrest),\\u201D she said
\\u201CThere were about 30 to 40 of them came out
\\u201CThe police formed up as we do as a normal response to a potential threat
There was negotiation between police and the members and there was no incident.\\u201D
The bikies are in town as part of the club\\u2019s national poker run
Superintendent Hogan said around 100 officers were assigned to monitor the gang when it arrived yesterday and defended the police\\u2019s management of the run
\\u201CWe were managing a different part of the event
today they are not moving,\\u201D she said
\\u201CWe have managed poker runs of other outlaw motorcycle gangs very similarly over the years.\\u201D
Childcare workers demanding more pay and better working conditions have rallied outside a Brisbane centre operated by a company owned by Peter Dutton’s wife
The protest was outside Camelia Avenue Childcare Centre in Everton Hills
Education Department figures, released under Freedom of Information laws and obtained by Fairfax Media, showed the centre received $2.03 million in Commonwealth funding between 2014 and 2018
Early childhood educator Kirstie Fildes was one of about 25 protesters who held signs on the side of busy Camelia Avenue during peak hour
She said Mr Dutton should take an interest in the industry and be taking up the fight for workers
he has a duty to those educators to try to stand up in Parliament and advocate for fair pay,” Ms Fildes said
we’ve got about $22 an hour if we’re lucky
Protesters outside the centre run by the company operated by Peter Dutton's family trust.Credit: Fairfax Media
we’re not here to cause trouble or anything like that.”
No workers from Camelia Avenue Childcare Centre participated in the protest and parents who were dropping their children off at the centre were concerned by the demonstration
“No one is agreeing with the policy or the politics of the situation
Absolutely,” said one parent who had dropped off his four-year-old at the centre
we’ve got kids going in now … we’ve seen [Mr Dutton’s] office get attacked and vandalised
we’re just worried about where our kids go
“They’re probably more than reasonable people protesting and I’m not disputing that
but it’s a bit unsettling when you’re dropping your kids off somewhere where you’ve got a focus point like that
“[Mr Dutton’s] policies are extreme and they do rile up a lot of emotive reactions and we don’t want that where our kids are.”
Ms Fildes said previous regulation changes had seen childcare centre staff workloads triple overnight with no matching pay rise
“We also now have another worrying thing coming out of Canberra,” she said
"The Australian Senate has come out with a report [Effect of Red Tape on Child Care]
it was chaired by Senator David Leyonhjelm and he is calling for our qualifications to be stripped off us
“Many of us have studied for a long time … and for somebody to turn around and say 'you guys don’t need qualifications to do what you do' is so demeaning
It’s not respectful to us and it’s not respectful to the children
Ms Fildes said in light of the recent byelection losses suffered by the Liberal Party
it was time for them to support locals in tight electorates
“The last round of byelection showed people have had enough as well
Nobody wants to see you running around saying the little people don’t matter
"It’s not a crime to be poor and it’s not a crime to want better for yourself and your family
so people in Canberra need to stop thinking that it is."
Childcare workers demanding more pay and better working conditions have rallied outside a Brisbane centre operated by a company owned by Peter Dutton\\u2019s wife
released under Freedom of Information laws and obtained by Fairfax Media
he has a duty to those educators to try to stand up in Parliament and advocate for fair pay,\\u201D Ms Fildes said
\\u201CAt the moment we don\\u2019t have equal pay
we\\u2019ve got about $22 an hour if we\\u2019re lucky
we\\u2019re not here to cause trouble or anything like that.\\u201D
\\u201CNo one is agreeing with the policy or the politics of the situation
Absolutely,\\u201D said one parent who had dropped off his four-year-old at the centre
we\\u2019ve got kids going in now \\u2026 we\\u2019ve seen [Mr Dutton\\u2019s] office get attacked and vandalised
we\\u2019re just worried about where our kids go
\\u201CThey\\u2019re probably more than reasonable people protesting and I\\u2019m not disputing that
but it\\u2019s a bit unsettling when you\\u2019re dropping your kids off somewhere where you\\u2019ve got a focus point like that
\\u201C[Mr Dutton\\u2019s] policies are extreme and they do rile up a lot of emotive reactions and we don\\u2019t want that where our kids are.\\u201D
\\u201CWe also now have another worrying thing coming out of Canberra,\\u201D she said
\\\"The Australian Senate has come out with a report [Effect of Red Tape on Child Care]
\\u201CMany of us have studied for a long time \\u2026 and for somebody to turn around and say 'you guys don\\u2019t need qualifications to do what you do' is so demeaning
It\\u2019s not respectful to us and it\\u2019s not respectful to the children
\\u201CThe last round of byelection showed people have had enough as well
Nobody wants to see you running around saying the little people don\\u2019t matter
\\\"It\\u2019s not a crime to be poor and it\\u2019s not a crime to want better for yourself and your family
so people in Canberra need to stop thinking that it is.\\\"
that’s because it is: Brisbane’s median house price is on the rise
bouncing back to $714,500 in the September quarter
the latest reports are that prices are going to keep rising into 2021
continuing their great post-pandemic run off the back of record-breaking interstate migration and a red-hot prestige market
Finding an affordable property that’s still within spitting distance of the CBD is quickly becoming a difficult task
but an analysis of Domain data has uncovered several suburbs scattered across the city
all within a 10-kilometre radius of the CBD
Topping the list of the Brisbane’s most affordable suburbs for houses within 10 kilometres of the CBD is Tingalpa
Cheapest suburbs for houses within 10km of the CBD
as well as the city centre along Wynnum Road
There are multiple parks scattered across the suburb
a massive green space that stretches across multiple neighbouring suburbs and features a lagoon
Lisa Martinez of ReMax Advantage said Tingalpa remained affordable
despite its proximity to the CBD and excellent local amenities and schools
mainly because it was still a suburb most people had never heard of
I’ve had an array of clients who’ve never heard of it
and I always tell them they’ll get more bang for their buck [there]
Ms Martinez said renters from Morningside and Cannon Hill – only one and two suburbs closer to the CBD – who could not afford to buy houses there often stumbled upon Tingalpa
“For the suburb median [of $535,000] you can get a three-bedroom lowset brick house,” she said
“I’m also finding a lot of buyers are inquiring in this area because of the reputation of the local state school
Also in Brisbane’s east and only eight kilometres from the CBD
Carina’s median house price is still affordable at $620,000
Patrick Ivey of Harcourts Property Centre said Carina had always been a subsidiary suburb of its more well-known neighbours, Carindale and Camp Hill.
“Buyers often forget about Carina. They might initially overlook it, but then they see these post-war houses on big blocks,” he said.
sleepy suburb but not so much anymore – it’s getting more popular
and people are beginning to spend big money on transforming the ‘post-wars’ into massive homes.”
for $690,000: “He was told Carina was good buying
the cheapest suburbs are even closer to the CBD
are better known for their record-breaking trophy home sales than their affordability
but the data showed that despite having a house price median of $1.12 million
Clayfield’s unit median is less than a third of the price at $360,000
Cheapest suburbs for units within 10 kilometres of the CBD
Corey Biles of Coronis Coorparoo said units in these suburbs, often older and needing work but with bigger footprints than more modern apartments, represented great buying.
Greenslopes, the most affordable suburb in which to buy a unit within 10 kilometres of the CBD, has a median unit price of just $347,125.
Mr Biles is currently marketing a two-bedroom unit at Drummond Street in Greenslopes, where the owner is hoping to achieve $330,000 to $350,000.
“Greenslopes is an amazing suburb. It’s only five kilometres out and with the PA Hospital and Greenslopes Private [Hospital] so close by, as well as the freeway access to the city,” he said.
“Why is it still so affordable? I think the newer developments that have gone up in recent years in neighbouring Coorparoo have meant buyers have preferred those, and Greenslopes has had some new developments, too, that buyers have preferred to spend a bit more on.
1 Bath1 ParkingView listing “There is potential in the older units to add value though.”
Other affordable suburbs included Stafford, Chermside and Nundah, all on Brisbane’s northside, while Bowen Hills, with a median of $396,750, was the closest to the CBD – it’s only three kilometres from the city centre.
The latest Domain House Price Report found the humble Logan suburb, located about 19 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD, saw its median house price rise by a massive 57.5 per cent to $315,000 over the 12 months to December.
Some of Brisbane’s other star performers included Indooroopilly, East Brisbane, Everton Hills, Stafford, Carindale and Red Hill, but they were just a few of many: 40 suburbs in Greater Brisbane recorded house price growth of more than 30 per cent last year.
Greater Brisbane’s house prices rose at their fastest pace in almost 18 years last year and the river city’s median is now poised to pass the $800,000 mark – if it hasn’t already, said Domain chief of research and economics Nicola Powell.
“In Brisbane, buyer demand is still very high,” Dr Powell said. “Supply was 41 per cent below the five-year average for December, one of the deepest declines of all the capital cities.
“Since the pandemic, Brisbane has seen a net gain of people choosing to live there. That changes the housing market.”
In Woodridge, last year’s frenzied buying was driven by that lack of housing stock for sale as well as the suburb’s very affordable price point, said Teza Fruzande of Ray White Logan City.
“About a year ago we had a lot of owner-occupiers trying to get into the market because it was the most affordable. There wasn’t enough stock available – much like everywhere in Brisbane – and there was massive competition, which then pushed prices up,” Mr Fruzande said.
“Once we got those premium prices, that’s when investors jumped in, and for the last six months, they’ve gone really hard. I would say that not much ever sells in the threes anymore – more like the early $400,00s.”
Mr Fruzande said those buyers who took their chance on Woodridge last year were now reaping the rewards, with a number of them already selling and banking profits in excess of $100,000.
“I respect those buyers because they bought in Woodridge when others wouldn’t,” he said. “One buyer bought for $355,000 last year and has re-sold for $491,000 within the year.”
“The Long Pocket area around the golf course, known as the ‘golden triangle’, is in huge demand,” he said.
“I’ve got buyers who have budgets of $10 million to $15 million and they want to buy in Long Pocket but there’s nothing available. There’s a huge appetite for this area from high-net-worth individuals.”
House prices in East Brisbane rose by 40.7 per cent last year, which was long overdue, said East Brisbane local and agent Brett O’Connor of O’Connor Realty.
“I wouldn’t even say East Brisbane is booming – it’s just catching up to the other suburbs. I think it’s got another 20 per cent left in it yet … the growth has happened in the past 12 months but especially even just the past three months,” he said.
“East Brisbane has always been a tail-dragger. It probably isn’t as family-friendly as some of those ‘pram suburbs’ – young upwardly mobile couples have always liked to move those extra couple of kilometres out,” he said.
“But that’s gone by the by now. East Brisbane is a standalone residential suburb with so few apartments and so close to the city. Buyers are seeing the real value in it and, with the Cross River Rail, Olympics and the glow off Woolloongabba, it’s absolutely taken off.”
North of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region, once-sleepy peninsula suburbs like Newport and Redcliffe are soaring: house prices there have risen by 47.8 per cent and 32 per cent, respectively.
Local Harcourts agent Steve Hawley said there was nothing in Newport under $1 million now unless it was a “patch of dirt”.
“And it’s still going. Nothing has changed since last year – the momentum is there and I am not seeing things slowing down,” he said.
2 Baths2 ParkingView listing “I wouldn’t even say we’ve had a boom up here, I think we’ve just been catching up, we’ve been undervalued for so long. Sydney people are still asking me why it’s so cheap here.”
Mr Hawley said the biggest change over the past 12 months was the number of buyers coming from Brisbane.
“They’re coming from suburbs like Chermside [in Brisbane’s north] and thinking they don’t have to commute to the city now or maybe just one or two days a week, so they’re selling up, moving up here for the lifestyle choice,” he said.
Redcliffe’s local rugby league club, The Dolphins, will join the NRL next year, which Mr Hawley said would drive a “stupid amount” of money into the area.
“What we have here is such sustainable growth. This isn’t a one-off. This is just the beginning.”
Three people have been killed in a suspicious house fire
with neighbours reporting hearing screams for help after an explosion
Police confirmed two women and a man died in the blaze which broke out on Pavonia Street, at Everton Hills in Brisbane's north about 5.30am on Tuesday
Six fire crews worked to extinguish the fire while the street was closed and multiple homes in Pavonia
Neighbours heard explosions coming from the property
and smoke is continuing to pour from the roof
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Superintendent Bevan Moore there were reports of people smelling fuel
'There are suspicious circumstances around this fire,' Mr Moore told The Courier Mail.
'Calls from neighbours have indicated there were unusual noises associated with the fire ... there were explosions reported by neighbours, the smell of fuel, things like that.'
Investigators are yet to determine if the loud explosion heard by a neighbour was the cause of the fire, or caused by the fire.
Police are investigating whether the fire was deliberately lit, Police Inspector Daniel Bragg told reporters at the scene.
'It was a loud explosion, quite significant, and the neighbour that heard that explosion contacted the police,' he said.
'I'm told that the fire could be seen from a fair distance away and it was the flames and the smoke that actually led people to the address.'
Inspector Bragg said one neighbour had told police that there was 'some yelling beforehand.
'Screams were heard for help, but exactly where those screams were coming from and who those screams were coming from is yet to be ascertained.
'At this stage we do not know what happened here.
'There's a very thorough investigation that will be conducted into this, and we hope to get to the bottom of it quite soon.'
Police believe the home is occupied by a woman and her adult son, but have been unable to determine if they are among the victims.
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🏆 – winner of local Christmas lights competition
🎄 – worth a look – this house is something special
📷 – there is a photo of this display on our digital map
⭐️ – multiple decorated houses are in the street
🚗 – bit of a drive from previous stop
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If you drive by and see these houses all lit up
let us know in the comments and we will add them 😊
If you are looking for a group of house and streets that all ALL lit up, you will need to check our Best Neighbourhoods for Christmas Lights.
It’s important to know that the people who put effort into these displays do so for (typically) no financial gain
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There are SO many opportunities to embrace the community spirit
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As it’s at the moment has 2023 downloadable map and unsure if addresses have changed
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Are you looking for Halloween Brisbane style
Did you just google best places to go trick or treating near me or haunted houses near me
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of all the best places to go trick or treating around Brisbane that welcome you to enjoy their spooky decorated house in 2024
I have broken it down by local council area
so you can jump to your local area and find the closest streets
Keep reading for the most up to date information on Halloween Brisbane 2024
If you are wondering when will people be trick or treating in Brisbane
The majority of people on our list of trick or treat places in Brisbane will expect you on Thursday 31st October
Wondering what time to go trick or treating
Trick or Treating USUALLY starts around 5 – 5.30pm and finishes by 8pm
Individual houses have the right to start and finish whenever they want – please respect them.
RELATED: Here is our kids’ guide to the real meaning of Halloween
This map was compiled by ‘Brisbane Halloween Lovers’ Facebook group
If you live on the Gold Coast, or you are going to be there for Halloween, check out this list of places to trick or treat on the Gold Coast
We have written a comprehensive list of places to trick or treat on the Sunshine Coast and have published for your reading pleasure
South East Queensland includes Toowoomba, so we have all the best trick or treat locations in Toowoomba for you too
Are you looking for Halloween Brisbane events for 2024? Check out our comprehensive list of quality Halloween events here.
Next year, why not think about hosting your own street party for Halloween
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It’s not Australian yes but I do it for the children in my community
I put my decorations up all of October to get the most of out of it
Coorparoo and welcome all ages to trick or treat
Munna Street Wilston is great if you’re just north of CBD
I think people inviting trick or treaters being put on a list
should be registered formally as a safe house
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Prince of Peace Lutheran College is Co-ed Lutheran college from Prep right through to Year 12
Prince of Peace has its own separate Junior and Senior Campus and dedicated playgrounds for certain year levels
meaning young primary school students will have their own campus away from secondary students
The school’s church can be found on the junior campus and the senior campus also houses a design technology building
Prince of Peace provides students with a music centre which includes individual private rooms for tutoring
the school has cricket nets and soccer nets readily available on the school’s oval
When it comes to education, Prince of Peace believes in a hands on approach. The school provides students with free maths and science tutoring at lunch time in the senior campus as well as a homework club. There is also a gifted and talented program in the junior campus which provides students with extended activities during the semester
Prince of Peace Lutheran College has a huge variety of extra-curricular options available for students of all ages
These camps build resilience and confidence in students
helping them to transition from year to year
students have a number of options to choose from
From chess club to athletics club to musical programs
There is even a chance for year 6s to take part in Pop Parliament
an educational experience where students act as a parliament to pass bills that benefit the local or global community
This is student lead so all the activities are created by kids
The senior campus has even more opportunities for students to partake in
These include music programs involving bands
percussion and strings ensembles; opportunities to take part in the secondary school musical; Medieval Day for Year 8s; Enterprise education
Prince of Peace Lutheran College is well serviced by public bus and also by the school’s own private bus
There are no boarding options for Prince of Peace Lutheran College
Prince of Peace Lutheran College does not offer scholarships
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