DunRoaminTheUK

Do you apply this same reasoning to Wakerley then (including the new developments)?

asprilla

You spend an hour in the shower ? Surely you have more important things to fill your day ?!!!

Disregard the 8hrs of time you might spend asleep each night, and you are spending over 3 weeks worth of your waking days in the shower each year!

1hr in the shower each day....

crap coffee

it's just once a week - having an hour shower; scrub (not bath - we don't have enough water for bath either). rest of week, maybe it takes a half-hour in the morning? (I am also slow as I don't have much energy ), because it takes such a long time to wash my hair (I loose too much hair by washing - I will soon become bald I guess - very worrying at the mo). I've got long hair and when I wash it, I must grab hair all the time, otherwise a drain clogg (up) with it! :curse: for me, a shower time is stressful! I've never enjoyed it - It's also bloody cold & freezing here all the year round - it's not very nice you know!!! I didn't mind having 25 minutes shower in Brisbane each day

In Brisbane (Australia), even once a week/once a month or whatever I am just not allowed to have such a long time shower or using that much water at once which I can't stand !

Brisben

Deffo not, Wakerley is not an industrious area, it is placed well inbetween other suburbs and is all new houses. Doesn't have any flowthough of traffic except for local residents.

Not affected by the gateway either.
valuation growth has been good but has dropped this year, but like quite a few other suburbs.

If you like the suburban feel, like in many US suburban areas then Wakerley is a good choice.

I think the area is overpriced myself.

asprilla

You need to get short hair then, like me !

PS - you can spend as long as you like in the shower here in Brisbane, so don't fret. There was a recent ad campaign encouraging people to take 4min showers and save water...... but there were no laws brought in !

You won't get thrown in jail for spending an hour in the shower here ! heh heh....

spartacus

There are as many different answers as there are posters on BE.

Lots of decent suburbs. Lots of decent schools. Everyone has their own opinion, based primarily on where they've chosen to settle.

45 minutes drive (maximum) assuming you're going into the CBD, doesn't cover a whole lot of Brisbane believe it or not. Traffic here can be shocking. Think about public transport alternatives and their accessibilty; or motorbikes and scooters for those with a death-wish.

DunRoaminTheUK

I left (Wakerley) for work (Albion) at 5:55am today and I couldn't believe that the traffic was generally speaking about the same volume as 7-8am.

Shocking innit?

spartacus

Shocking's the word.

The picture postcard images of Brisbane, city lights glinting on the (retouched) river as a Citycat serenely progresses by, are fantasy. Think nose-to-tail with a bunch of ejuts who don't understand the term 'peripheral vision' let alone employ it, and who think their level of responsibility to other drivers stops along with their rear bumper.

ridds

There are so many good suburbs in brisbane it is hard to recommend only one or two - for more information on suburbs you might want to check out the ourbrisbane website which has suburb profiles and gives info on transport, school and shopping in the area. I would defineitly recommend suburbsn which have good public transport links because as other posters have mentioned, traffic can be a real b*tch here in Brisvegas.

Once you've had a look at this and the realestate.com site perhaps you could ask questions about specific suburbs you are considering, which might generate better feedback for you.

(By the way, whilst most posters have suggested the eastern suburbs, I would throw in a vote for the western suburbs - not as close to the beaches but still not too far - 45 - 55mins to both Gold and Sunshine Coast beaches - and lots of very good schools.)

spartacus

Some good recommendations there ridds.

Also have a look at:

www.whereis.com.au very good route planner. Also shows train lines/stations names etc.

and

www.qr.com.au Queensland Rail website. Journey planner, train times, duration all covered.

Swooty

We have settled in Narangba/Burpengary area and find it very nice, I do work North Side (Geebung) so only takes me 30 mins to work. We have only been here 4 months and live in rental, it has been suggested to us not to buy as the bottom is going to fall out of the market so renting is good for now.

If you want any advice on this area PM me and I will be happy to advise, send pics, look at rentals for you anything like that.

CBD = 1hr on a good day.
Beach = 25 mins (Recliffe)
Bribie Island = 30 mins
Sunshine Coast = 45-60 mins (good beaches)
Gold Coast - 1hr 15 on a good run.
Oz Zoo = 30 mins
Red Rooster = 3 mins

Brisben

I think as people have noted is it depends on what you are looking for in an area, there aren't too many bad suburbs in Brisbane so you would be unlucky to pick a bad one.

Rent for six months, see what happens in the market and also get a feel for the place, I did find that where you first settle becomes hard to leave as the children get settled in school etc so it is worth writing down the most import factors of a suburb in terms of what you need asnd use that to short list desireable areas.

comet555

Capalaba or Alexandra Hills for one.

The newer areas of those suburbs can be pretty nice and it's only a 15-20 minute drive to the ocean.