Thread: Comparing Sydney suburbs to Brisbane

Originally Posted by zer-o5

I have recently bought my first disco for some future serious camping expeditions with the family and we are now looking at moving from Sydney to Brisbane and would like some help from those that have lived in both cities before.
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We don't want to move to the CBD area of Brisbane or the Gold/Sunshine coast but would like to be within say 45mins drive of the city. We currently live in a quiet semi-rural (small acreage) part of Sydney just out past Glenorie (which is about 15min's NW of Dural for those who have never heard of it).

Could anyone that has lived in or knows both cities well recommend a similar sort of rural area/suburb as this in the Brisbane area as to which we can start our search from.

Darren

These days to be 45 min from the CBD you'll have to start from Kangaroo Point or Bowen Hills. But for what you're after look around Samford or Pinjarra Hills, neither are budget buys though.

Our neighbour moved up to Cedar Grove onto about 5 acres. It's about 50km from the centre of Brisbane.
They love it in that area.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

These days to be 45 min from the CBD you'll have to start from Kangaroo Point or Bowen Hills. But for what you're after look around Samford or Pinjarra Hills, neither are budjet buys though.

Check out Rosewood area,the Lockyer,Fassifern and Brisbane Valleys.They are towns and rural. Rosewood has a direct rail link to Brisbane via Electric train.Not real sure of prices but if you look to between Brisbane and the Gold Coast anything there will cost you an arm and a leg.It is now more urban and probably not what you want.
Cheers,
John

Ascot, Hamilton, Clayfield = Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill
Brown's Plains, Woodridge, Kingston, Riverview, Goodna, Caboolture, Morayfield = Rooty Hill, Mt, Druitt, Green Valley, Campbelltown
Inala, Acacia Ridge, Darra, Grovely, Mitchelton, Everton Park, Stafford, most of Chermside = older Housing Commission areas like Bankstown, Blacktown
New Farm, West End = Paddington, Centennial Park, Edgecliff
Sherwood, Corinda, Chelmer, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Moggil, Fig Tree Pocket, Brookfield = Upper North Shore
and there are lots of once working/middle class suburbs now becoming full of trendy younger renovators just like Sydney.

Any river or bay frontage properties will cost you a three generation mortgage.

Small acreage within 45 minutes of the CBD likewise very expensive. You would need to go North of Caboolture, South of Maclean Bridge, West of Ipswich for affordable acreage. None are within 45 minutes drive of the CBD except at night.

[QUOTE=Brian Hjelm;1127583]Ascot, Hamilton, Clayfield = Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill
Brown's Plains, Woodridge, Kingston = Rooty Hill, Mt, Druitt, Green Valley, Campbelltown
New Farm, West End = Paddington, Centennial Park, Edgecliff
Sherwood, Corinda, Chelmer, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Moggil, Fig Tree Pocket, Brookfield = Upper North Shore
and there are lots of once working/middle class suburbs now becoming full of trendy younger renovators just like Sydney.

Any river or bay frontage properties will cost you a three generation mortgage.

Small acreage within 45 minutes of the CBD likewise very expensive. You would need to go North of Caboolture, South of Maclean Bridge, West of Ipswich for affordable acreage. None are within 45 minutes drive of the CBD except at night.[/QUOTE]
Even at night.

[quote=V8Ian;1127610]

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Ascot, Hamilton, Clayfield = Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill
Brown's Plains, Woodridge, Kingston = Rooty Hill, Mt, Druitt, Green Valley, Campbelltown
New Farm, West End = Paddington, Centennial Park, Edgecliff
Sherwood, Corinda, Chelmer, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Moggil, Fig Tree Pocket, Brookfield = Upper North Shore
and there are lots of once working/middle class suburbs now becoming full of trendy younger renovators just like Sydney.

Any river or bay frontage properties will cost you a three generation mortgage.

Small acreage within 45 minutes of the CBD likewise very expensive. You would need to go North of Caboolture, South of Maclean Bridge, West of Ipswich for affordable acreage. None are within 45 minutes drive of the CBD except at night.[/QUOTE]
Even at night.

Trust me where he is at the moment is not a cheap area, especially anything with acreage.

Baz.

[quote=Redback;1127620]

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Trust me where he is at the moment is not a cheap area, especially anything with acreage.

Baz.

Hence my original advice.

[quote=V8Ian;1127610]

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Ascot, Hamilton, Clayfield = Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill
Brown's Plains, Woodridge, Kingston = Rooty Hill, Mt, Druitt, Green Valley, Campbelltown
New Farm, West End = Paddington, Centennial Park, Edgecliff
Sherwood, Corinda, Chelmer, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Moggil, Fig Tree Pocket, Brookfield = Upper North Shore
and there are lots of once working/middle class suburbs now becoming full of trendy younger renovators just like Sydney.

Any river or bay frontage properties will cost you a three generation mortgage.

Small acreage within 45 minutes of the CBD likewise very expensive. You would need to go North of Caboolture, South of Maclean Bridge, West of Ipswich for affordable acreage. None are within 45 minutes drive of the CBD except at night.[/QUOTE]
Even at night.

By night I meant from midnight to dawn. I can get to Blacksoil, Jimboomba, or Morayfield in 45 minutes from Norman Park in the early am, by using mostly the motorways. Don't even think about it in peak hours or on holidays.