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cool.. how far is it from toowong to city? is there a good primary and secondary school in there? medical centers ? transport ?:unsure:

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10 mins on the train or 10 minutes on the CityCat. Yes there is Toowong Village with all the shops, supermarkets, medical services, restaurants etc.

Toowong has some of the most prestigious schools in Brisbane: Brisbane Boys College, Stuartholme.

Also has a selective government school for high achievers:

http://qasmt.eq.edu.au/wcmss/
http://www.qldacademies.eq.edu.au/

Other schools include:

http://www.stignatiustoowong.qld.edu.au/
http://www.toowongss.eq.edu.au/ourschool.htm

Very close to the University of Queensland.

Many good state and private schools in surrounding areas as well (St Lucia, Indooroopilly).

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thanks again mate! so i blv toowong is safer than west end? :unsure:

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Overall, yes. But west end would still be fine unless you were unlucky.

Is your daughter young enough to still use children's parks, swings etc?

If so, Toowong/Taringa has lots of apartments around Perrin Park - it is a lovely park with childrens swings in a green peaceful area - search for Josling St in google maps. Only caveat is that because it is near university of queensland the apartments may have higher rate of students renting.

From Perrin Park a steep walk up a hill brings you to Toowong village and train station. (there is a another flat way to walk there)

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=jos...,0.003264&z=19

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she is 4y.. she loves parks :).. okay so toowong houses are in better condition and less rent is it ??

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Toowong being close to he uni has a lot of students - its correspondingly 'lively' (although not as lively as West End). You migh find that theres more 'basic' rental housing in Toowong to cater for that student market and if your in units you might want to be careful you dont end up in a student block subjected to constant party noise.

If you still want good schools and just 10 minutes from City and good shops then Ashgrove might be better suited to a young family. Its little quieter (with some great parks for little kids not plagued by drunken homeless undesirables) but still very easy to to get to city.

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I haven't really had any problems. The fact that you can use data on Vodafone is a major bonus versus switching to Telstra.

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ashgrove.. hmm..let me check it out :thumbup:

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yes, on average houses in better condition.....but the family houses in Toowong may cost more to rent than the more run down places in West End...really depends. Purchasing is cheaper though - or you get more for your money.

If renting another place to consider is near Rosalie Village. I lived with my then 4yo there until recently and we loved it. Great govt primary school (Milton State School), lovely little village with restaurants, cafes, deli, butcher, cinema etc...flat and easy to walk around, safe with people on the street until late at night. Close to Baroona Rd shops with late hours IGA supermarket, medical facilities etc. Close to Park Road cafe/restaurant district.

Milton train station takes you to CBD in 4 mins. Small 3 bedroom modernised character house was $520/week including gardening (you could get an apartment cheaper). Also has a fantastic park next to school and village. You could live here without a car. Save on electricity in small home. Save on transport costs. No need for private school fees. Walk to the CBD in 30 mins or less.

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/files/ima...d/IMG_1938.JPG

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/files/ima...d/IMG_1897.JPG

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/files/ima...d/IMG_1902.JPG

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/files/ima...d/IMG_1705.JPG

http://national.atdw.com.au/multimed...2_rosalie4.jpg

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Do you mean use as in not worry about going over your limit?

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Vodafone usage is included in cap as far as I know. Telstra usage is not.

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Yeah, would have to be careful which apartment block you moved to. I worked in Toowong until recently and the area around Perrin Park was beautiful and peaceful every day...loved it as you could go from the bustle of the main village area into this calm green oasis with locals peacefully enjoying the park - in the matter of a few minutes - have to pick your pocket in Toowong I imagine.

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I get 500Mb data included in my Telstra cap? Or am I misunderstanding what you mean?

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That's where I live...what do you want to know :)

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Do you mean purchasing a property is cheaper than renting? I find that very hard to believe. Investors would buy up all the stock.