pete jackson

We are thinking that the forest lake area is nice and not too far away from the CBD and people on this forum have lived there and liked it. We were just wanting to know who lives there!! ie, is it full of brits or is it a mix of Aus and Brits?? Thanks Pete.

TrickyTree

I live there and on my street we have another English couple and an old Scottish lady but the rest are Aussies and a nice bunch to.

From the places we go to gym, tavern and shopping centre etc etc there are a few Brits around but certainly in the minority.

pete jackson

Sound like the place we want to be at, Like the style of homes and dont want too many brit's really. Want a good area with things to do like the gym, lake walks, places to eat and drink etc. What are the down sides? And the good points? of living there if any!!!! There seems to be alot of rentals there too, so we thought that we could rent there for six months and then buy as soon after that as poss. Pete

pike

I Have Also been looking at forest lake area I have too look perceivably to an area that has plenty of places too socialise for my teenage daughters who like the music and pubs clubs etc is there much of that in the area thanks Alby

pete jackson

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Any body with any pictures of the forest lake area and what it has to offer to a young married couple?? Pete (get your cameras out!!!)

JaneandJim

Its a giant housing estate with not so good areas and better areas. Part of it backs on to the Logan motorway and the houses there are jammed so close together that the roofs are almost touching. It also has a relatively high burglary rate. There is also some low income housing. The primary school is very big with a broad socio-economic mix. (Not a term I would normally use but the politest way of saying what I'm trying to! ) Not enough parents are volunteering for the tuckshop so the kids spend all of their breaktime queuing for lunch.

Have a good luck round and choose your house carefully.

Jane

pete jackson

We live in an area abit like that in the UK, we are on a really lovely street, quiet with good people etc but we are only a two minute walk from a bad area that you would never consider living in. We dont get any trouble or anything. Thats what we thought with forest lake, it sounds nice but it is surrounded by the areas thaat we have been told to avoid like logan, Inlal etc. So we dont mind being close to the bad spots as long as the area we live in is good. Pete

TrickyTree

Probably not going to be to much help on this as I havent been a teenager for many a year now.

There are a couple of pubs close by in the Forest Lake Tavern and the Richlands Tavern which are OK but they are typical aussie pubs which I can only take in small doses.

I think for music and clubs they would have to head to the valley (as you would from most of the burbs).

All the best

TrickyTree

Heres a list of what I can think (although it is Monday morning).

Close to Inala but they seem to keep away from me and I do the same to them so im happy. I also lived in Fallowfield (Manchester) which is next to Moss Side and believe me Inala is a paradise compared to that place. It takes 45 mins to get to the city in the morning rush hour but thats what we can afford so thats what we have got and its what I did in Nottingham so its no different. It could do with a decent pub but the tavern is OK for the amount of time I spend there (not a great deal).

The place has a pretty good infrastructure with a large shopping centre (cafes, restaurants, supermarkets etc) a couple of gyms and the private school has a decent reputation (link attached). Regular buses which can take you into the city or other large shopping centres (Indooroopilly and Mt Omaney). The lake is a nice touch plenty of runners, walkers and families make use of it.

http://www.forestlakecollege.com.au/...napshot_05.pdf

The older areas of the place (although even the oldest place is probably only 8 or 9 years old and usually close to the lake) probably have the bigger houses and blocks while the newer builds do tend to be pushed together but you have a choice.

It has its positive and negative points but as you say you can rent give it a go and take it from there.

Edit - Also stick the the state school report in

http://www.forelakess.qld.edu.au/

All the best mate