brisbane good suburbs any advice
john
we are hopefully emigrating to brisbane in the next couple of months and
wonderd if anyone has any advice on nice suburbs to live.we need easy
commuting to the hospitals and schools are an important factor.(is it true
that most of the ausies send there children to private schools ?).
we have been told that carindale,capalaba and alexandra hills are very nice
but we have no idea of the commuting times from the above locations.secondly
is it feasable to cycle in from carindale is there any good cycle routes.
thanks john
jopaulss
with his reply on it . Tim gives a great run down of the things you
really need to know and you can have a laugh at some things too, also
you can contact him , hes really helpful give him a go Regards Joanne
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dugongs
SW from Capalaba and about 5 kms SW from Carindale. We work in the
Brisbane CBD and drive in every day - leave home about 7.30 and usually
make it by 8.30 unless there is an accident on the Story Bridge in which
case in can take a lot longer. We usually leave about 5 ish and takes
less than 30 minutes to get home. Outside of rush hour takes about 25
mins to get into the city from here. Capalaba would be about the same,
Carindale probably about 5 to 10 mins less.
There is a lot of cycle lanes around Brisbane and there is a link I seem
to recall on the Brisbane Govt web site which gives maps etc. However,
most of these lanes are simply sections marked off off the main roads.
Certainly possible to cycle in from Carindale even Wellington Point as
long as you dont mind the traffic - would take about 20 mins from
Carindale I would have thought if you are fairly fit.
The story bridge coming from the eastside is the worse hazard for
cyclists in the rush hours unless you use the path ways which a lot seem
to do to stay clear of the traffic. Alternatively you could stay south
of the city and use the southbank cycleways along the side of the river
joining at the kangaroo point cliffs entrance which would be very
pleasant but the long way round into the city.
Schooling here depends on the individual. Ozzies I work with mostly
educate privately but that seems to be as much about one upmanship and
snobbery as the quality of the education. There is definately an old
school network thing going on here particularly with schools like
Brisbane Grammar. Schools linked to churchs are also very popular and
have excellent reputations - apparently the fastest growing sector of
ozzie education.
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Johnny Boy
We also live at Wellington Point and along with Ormiston and Cleveland, I
would say it is the loveliest area of Brisbane to live in. Right on the bay,
with lots of wildlife and bushland and easy commuting distance to the
Brisbane CBD. Carindale, Capalaba and Alex Hills - though close by, are
probably not close enough to the water to get the cooling bay breezes in
summer.
Yes - private education seems to be the way to go here. Catholicism and
Catholic education is big in Australia, and the Catholic school system is
very popular with Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
All the best,
Johnny
Johnny Boy
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> We live in Wellington Point which is another bayside suburb about 2 kms
> SW from Capalaba and about 5 kms SW from Carindale.
Hey RM, don't you mean 2 km "NE" from Capalaba, and 5km "NE" from
Carindale???? ;-)
Cheers,
Johnny
Johnny Boy
Tim Sorrell's website is: http://emigrate.hotshopping.com.au/
It's a really good read - particularly if you're coming to Brisbane!
Johnny
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timsorrell
outside the city.... and you don't have to go far ! $280k upwards gets
houses on acreage, some with mountain views, great separation between
neighbours etc. Samford is 30 mins drive to Brisbane, 45 mins in the
morning, or 7 mins to the station at Ferny Grove with 25min train
journey. Other acreage areas include Brookfield, Pullenvale, Kenmore
Hills, Bridgeman Downs etc. A lot of this depends of course on amount
you intend to spend on a house - if you look at Samford Downs there are
some outstanding houses for $450k+. Re private schools, well it must
surely be like the UK - most go to state schools and some go to private.
The education system is good here and I have a private school background
from the UK and my son was at prep school; we decided however - as part
of our change of lifestyle - to give the state system a go, and we have
been very pleased with Samford State school. Now our son has moved on to
Ferny Grove High school and that has numerous facilities and a good
reputation. I understand that many people in our area who do use private
schools, chose to send them when they reached high school age, taking
advantage of our village state school while the children were younger.
One of the main reasons we decided to make the jump to state education
was to avoid the one upmanship scenario, and to allow our son to have
local friends from school and also to make it easier for us to support
school activities. We do have friends whose children go to private
schools, some by bus and some by car - typically 30 mins away - to St
Pauls (Anglican), 25 mins Marist (Catholic) and Brisbane Grammar amongst
others. Regards Tim http://emigate.hotshopping.com.au
Andrew
Hi John,
Will you be renting or buying a property?
If you will be buying, the cost vs. size of house/property will
probably influence your choice of area the most. Inner city suburbs
are 'very' close to the city but are much more expensive to buy or
rent and the houses and land tend to be a fair bit smaller than houses
in outer suburbs. However, advantages include close proximity to most
hospitals, amenities (restaurants, theatres, most sports venues),
commuting time to the city both for work and going out on weekends,
etc. (can be a low as 10mins by car or bicycle!) If you have young
children, good junior schools are pretty much everywhere. If your kids
are older, the 'better' senior schools are dotted around all over the
place, both northside and southside. Luckily getting around Brisbane
is still pretty easy at the moment although I have noticed a definite
increase the amount of traffic in the last 3 years.
The places you mention are south-east suburbs, and I'm pretty sure you
can cycle easily from Carindale to work every day, but I'm not sure if
it's that feasible from Capalaba or Alexendra Hills. <Somebody correct
me if I'm wrong >.
Tim Sorrell is really keen on Samford (north-west outer suburb) but
again I think it's too far to cycle in from Samford every day
(unless you're really fit!).
I rent in Toowong at the moment which is great for me and my family,
but it's expensive and we'll probably have to move a cheaper area when
we buy a house. I'd certainly recommend Toowong, Auchenflower, Taringa
and Indooroopilly for renting and buying (if you have enough money) as
'nice suburbs' and close to almost everything but the coast. Also
cycling to work in the CBD along the river pathway got to be one of
the nicest ways to get to work too.
Private education is very popular amongst the aspiring Aussies ('tall
poppies?') and immigrants and most are reasonably priced except for a
small few (e.g. Brisbane Grammer). However, it has been explained to
me that these schools don't produce the most academically gifted but
ensure that the children of the 'well-heeled' to rub shoulders with
one another and stay away from the general riff-raff.
Cheers,
Andrew