Moving to Brisbane

[Swampy]

G'day

We are moving from Townsville to Bris-vagas and was wondering what are the suburbs to avoid.

One thing is to be fairly close the airport cause I have fly for work.

I've been through brisbane but don't know the suburbs much.

Also price wise in the different areas?


Thanks in advance any help appreciated.


Cheers Mick

[cucinadio]

G'day

We are moving from Townsville to Bris-vagas and was wondering what are the [QUOTE]suburbs to avoid.

lmao..all of them !!!! :o:D:p


One thing is to be fairly close the airport cause I have fly for work.

when you say fly ....airforce...or...airbus??

[Swampy]

lmao..all of them !!!!

Ok



when you say fly ....airforce...or...airbus??

Got myself a mining flyin-flyout job and have to be at airport early and a bit of a look at trains and buses there are none so the wife and kids have to drop me off.

Or how cheap is it to leave a car/bike at airport?

[weeds]

not cheap to leave your car at the airport....

renting or buying a house.....budget for both

the airport is on the northside

we are just upgrading our house and will be living in bracken ridge, we reckon the suburb should be alright

i work right next to the airport, 20min good run 30min bad run to get to work at 5:30am.........going home is another story

[Bigbjorn]

You need to be looking at an inner northern suburb. Ascot, Hamilton, Hendra, Clayfield, Eagle Junction, Wooloowin, Kalinga, Nundah, Toombul, Wavell Heights, Albion, Windsor, Lutwyche, Kedron, New Farm, Teneriffe, Newstead, Fortitude Valley, Kelvin Grove, Herston. Airport parking is rip-off expensive. Weeds may think of Bracken Ridge as handy, but to old Brisbane residents it is not quite the black stump, but the stump can be seen from there.

[mark2]

You need to be looking at an inner northern suburb. Ascot, Hamilton, Hendra, Clayfield, Eagle Junction, Wooloowin, Kalinga, Nundah, Toombul, Wavell Heights, Albion, Windsor, Lutwyche, Kedron, New Farm, Teneriffe, Newstead, Fortitude Valley, Kelvin Grove, Herston. Airport parking is rip-off expensive. Weeds may think of Bracken Ridge as handy, but to old Brisbane residents it is not quite the black stump, but the stump can be seen from there.

Some (many) of these suburbs are really expensive now. You may be able to get in a place in the cheaper ones eg Nundah, Toombul, Wavell Heights for about $400k.

Another alternative to expensive airport parking is the airtrain.

[weeds]

Some (many) of these suburbs are really expensive now.


yes thats why i asked for a budget......

[Swampy]

Yeah Budget is no more than $600 Max.

Am I asking to much for a bit of land I've got a 7X9 shed full of all good stuff that I have to take much to the wife's disgust.

And no more than 30min drive time has been the directive.

[Swampy]

Mark2 I have looked at the Airtrain and it does not run that early have to be there before 5am for a 6am wheels up.

Return trip is late at night.

It'll be only once a week.

Not too happy about a small plot of land got to have a place for the kids to run plus the shed.

[mark2]

Yep - 5.00 am is too early for air train......

I'm doing fly in/fly out at the moment to and from Mackay out of Brisbane airport. I find it easier to hire a car at the airport when I get off the plane but I'm only home for a couple of days at a time then a week or more away so it works out alright with the hire car.

600k should get you a place within 30mins of the airport without any dramas, particularly at the times you'll be driving. It wont be acreage but should have a big enough yard to fit a decent shed unless its one of the new estates, most of which are tiny.

I'd be looking for something which is fairly close to the Gateway Motorway, and on the Northside if you dont want to pay bridge tolls.

[MarknDeb]

Gday, hmmm Banyo would suite just fine for what you are looking for, We have inlaws and some friends living their and no probs, its pretty quiet at night and hardly even hear the airport, Banyo has a railway station and is only 5 to 15 mins drive to the airport, depending on traffic
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[dhard]

If you want a bit of land then you'll need to be looking at places like warner,cashmere,petrie or burpengary. These are about 30-60min from the airport depending on traffic.

[Bigbjorn]

If you have a timetable to keep, then do not rely on the Gateway Motorway or Gateway Bridge, An accident, incident, breakdown, or bunch of boof-headed coppers doing RBT's at peak hour can quickly turn it into a 40 kilometre parking lot. Forgot about Banyo. Mostly post WWII Housing Commission and industrial suburb. Some good housing in Northgate also.

[mark2]

Yes, incidents on the Gateway have caused lots of people to miss flights but it should be fairly safe prior to 5.00 am.

The upgrade, which is currently under construction, to 6 lanes and a second bridge will also a make a big difference to traffic flows and reduce the impact of any incidents.

[paulthepilot_5]

Find out whether the company you will be flying with go into Archerfield. I know that many of the mines use Great Western Aviation and they operate pickups out of Brissy and Archerfield. You will have MUCH LESS of a hassle finding property around and commuting to Archerfield.

Cheers
Paul

[DiscoStew]

Weeds may think of Bracken Ridge as handy, but to old Brisbane residents it is not quite the black stump, but the stump can be seen from there.

I agree that used to be the thinking but the arterial changed that. Yes it is subject to accidents but at that time of day not likely.

And Brisbanites have a very narrow view of what is the sticks. Most of them think that Ferny Grove is a long way out and it is only 15mins (outside of peak hour).


Another alternative to expensive airport parking is the airtrain.

Airtrain is not cheap either at $15 to $20 for a single ticket from a suburban station.

[jerryd]

I live out at Dayboro on acreage, it takes about 40 minutes to get to the airport. It takes about 40 minutes to get into the city if we need to, but if we do venture in we normally go by train.
It also takes about 40 minutes to get to the beach, so for me personally I prefer to live out in a small friendly country town and have some space. It's good for the kids too. Fortunately I don't have to commute on a daily basis