Carl England

Hello all

I have booked my ticket, May 11th eight weeks time. going to brisbane redcliffe area or deception bay any advice or information would be greatfully recieved.
thanks in advance and see you all soon.

sniffydog

Good stuff - one way? permanent?! Fab!

LouiseR

My bit of advice would be to be avoid Deception Bay! And be choosy about where in Redcliffe you live, some parts are lovely, others not so much...

asprilla

I would look at scarborough first, specifically places that are within 2 or 3 mins walk of this beach. If you're going to live in a suburb next to the sea, then you really want to make the most of it, you don't want to be 20mins walk from the water.

Then redcliffe I would look around woody point (near the belvedere hotel ) or perhaps somewhere near Maine road, that leads down to the waterfront.

I would give Deception bay a miss, just my opinion though.

I'm assuming that you have selected those 3 suburbs because they are fairly cheap and near the sea? If that is the case, just remember that places are usually cheap for a reason.

asprilla

exactly right... spend a bit of time driving around these suburbs before deciding where to live ! some parts are nice and some are.... not so great.

jad n rich

Woody point is great. We had a house there for a while. The new bridge across is due to open this year, by next year it will be 6 lanes Still cheap down there, waterfront stuff is a fraction of the price of the coasts yet closer to brisbane. One of the reasons its cheap is the 3 lane bridge is not big enough for peak traffic, but as I said 6 lanes by mid 2011.

Wendy66

Enjoy it, don't get stressed......... everything will fit into place

James516

You're a northerner, so North Lakes beckons

jayr

Bring a jumper, it is starting to get cooler already.

rodandhayley

I would certainly not rule out deception bay that area is marked for massive growth in the next few years its going to be a hotbed (area tipped to increase rapid in value)
if I had a spare 350k I would buy an investment property there
saying that the marina that there going to build there has been shelved till 2012

LouiseR

Personally, I wouldn't want to live there!

Carl England

thanks for all the posts, can i ask why deception bay seems so bad a place to live?

James516

Full of poms

asprilla

have a wander around the streets on google streetview.

have a browse through the qld police media releases.

have a look at deception bay state high school at www.myschool.edu.au* at the school results and demographic profile.




* of course, you have to bear in mind that there are lots of australians who think that the myschool website is extremely "unfair" and they strongly oppose the idea of ranking pupil's exam results. But I'm not sure why they feel that way.






edit - basically every country, every town around the world, has good parts and bad parts. When it comes to south east qld, deception bay is one of the bad parts along with inala, beenleigh / logan, morayfield, kallangur etc... and others.

The dodgy suburbs are the cheapest ones - it's the same the world over.

Trevski

If you want to live on benefits and have loads of kids that dont want to work then deception bay is the place, but saying that it is trying to get rid of its stigma
With regards to north lakes, it is over run with english and hoons that drive fast and dangerous, it does have a problem with gangs of kids doing naughty things at night.
My advice is arrive in Australia and stay in hotel for a week or two and have a good look around
Rents are on the up so dont be supprised to pay any where from $320 to $450 a week for a three bed low set home depending on area