Jim&Sus

Hello again,

Can I pick all your brains for your views on which suburb of Brisbane you live in and why you came to choose it?

Our son will be going to High School and our daughter would be still in the equivalent of primary school, so we'd like to be fairly close by to both schools, parks, etc.

Not looking for the most expensive area (couldn't afford it anyway!) We'd be renting at first so would be looking for 3/4 bedroom house in reasonable area.

I'd be grateful for any views. Thanks.

Sus

ABCDiamond

If you want some ideas of the Bayside area, have a look at Brisbane Bayside Brits, too much info to post here

I'm in Victoria Point, Redlands. It's nice and quiet, yet still only 1 hour from Brisbane CBD.

steandleigh

Does anyone know anything about Moorooka? Just being nosey, really...

wanderingwombat

Generally older (Post WW2) modest timber framed houses.

Houses up the hill near Toohey Forest Park are larger brick homes dating from 60's -70's.

Closish to Griffith University.

WW

Jim&Sus

Thanks - I'll definitely visit the site for a 'look see'.

Sus

steandleigh

Thanks for that, any idea what the mediun house price is for Moorooka? Is there much to do there? Walking / fishing / camping / chilling out / scenery etc?

thanks again. x

MrsDagboy

S, its suburbia, so you wont get to much of the camping/fishing part LOL , but as WW has said, its close to Toohey Forest Park which Im pretty sure has some walking trails etc. The other side of the mountain is Tarragindi part of which has some nice views to the city. Parts of Moorooka are quite high & there are a few streets that have nice views to the south & south west (to the mountains). Good train & bus service to the city, its about 8kms from the CBD

Its close to the QE2 stadium, QE2 hospital, Griffith Uni as WW mentioned & not far from Garden City shopping centre (one of the nicest shopping centres in Brisbane).

Dont know what the median house price is, but my guess is you would be looking around the $350K+ mark for something nice there.

I grew up near there .

MrsDagboy

Jim & Sus, you really need to give an idea of how much you want to pay for rent/buy etc as Brisbane is a very large city & varies greatly .

steandleigh

Thanks Mrs D we're not 'on the move', just being nosey - long lost friend has contacted us with their stories...etc etc

cadman

Have a look on www.realestate.com.au

we were looking in Fig Tree Pocket, Chapel Hill, Kenmore. bit pricey mind.

Cadman

EDIT - oh, and Mrs.D is THE person to ask if you want to know about suburbs around brissie !

Jim&Sus

We'd thought between $200-$250 per week, but am unsure what would be available at this price in each area. Wouldn't want to be too far from CBD from a commuter point of view, but on the other hand, would quite like to have some 'open space' around us.

PS: Have taken note that your the person 'in the know', so await your advice / suggestions.

Sus

cadman

realestate.com.au have rentals too

Stitch

Hi,

Not quite living there yet but have visited and check out this site (http://www.ourbrisbane.com/) which I think gives some useful info. Also domain.com.au has rental properties.

Hope this helps

Cheers

The A Team

I can recommend a very good book on Brisbane suburbs available from www.where2live.info. It's full of really useful information including profiles of 295 suburbs and a list of schools and hospitals etc.

There are also books on the Gold Coast and Logan available from the same author. I've got the Gold Coast and Brisbane books and they're brilliant.

Jim&Sus

Hey Stitch,

Thanks for info on site. Have found this to be really useful already too.

Noticed your location is Tayside. We live in the area too - Monifieth!! Wherabouts are you?

Sus