Positioned 13 kilometres east of Brisbanes CBD, Wakerley has ready access to the bayside and the Gateway Motorway, which is well recognised in the coast and beach ranking in the analysis. City Fertility Brisbane had a success rate of 39.7 per cent among younger women and 27.4 per cent among women aged 35-42. I fled to a neighbouring suburb which feels a world away. Its overall ranking was let down by poor scores in congestion and access to secondary schooling. Apart from public transport and open space, however, Alderley scored best for tree cover and topographic variation. Jamboree Heights also scores well for its attractive landscape, as well as culture and access to primary education. The city has many great neighborhoods, but it also has its share of bad neighborhoods. 1. . Its mainly residential, although its known for its heavy industrial area in the suburbs east. There are also sections of light industrial bulk retail and detached housing of mixed age. On average there were 126 break-ins each year, per 100,000 people. Carindale also ranks highly for culture, cafes and walkability. The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) 2023. New Farms overall score is let down by poor access to secondary education, a lack of tree cover and, significantly, congestion. With its evocative name, the inner Ipswich suburb of Woodend is home to a large number of parks as well as schools. Date received. Carina is home to the Clem Jones Centre and Carina Leagues Club, which no doubt helped it rank highly for culture in the study. Glenala State High School helped boost its secondary education rank, and it is also rates well fortree cover throughout the suburb. The crime rate on Redland city's bay islands was unexpectedly low, crushing common . Located about nine kilometres north-west of the city, Keperra has an undulating landscape and a well-known golf course. Its key attributes are clearly its open spaces as well as tree cover, however, the suburb also scored well for its secondary education opportunities. Forest Lake is a major, master planned community, with its earliest stages begun in the 1990s. It is at the fringe of recent residential development in Brisbanes outer-north region. Richlands is best known as an industrial suburb and an employment hub in the western suburbs, although there are pockets of detached housing and new townhouse and house developments that offer affordable accommodation for residents. It is best viewed in Chrome. With easy highway access and plenty of services and facilities, including a nearby train station, the suburb has appeal to both tenants and homeowners. It may be on the edges of the Brisbane City Council region but Kuraby residents have excellent access to buses and train transport options. For access to buses, congestion and crime, its scores are very low. However, it is ranked fourth in the city for access to primary schools, such as Lota State School which opened in 1952. Positioned 25 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD and well serviced by train and retail facilities, Loganlea is an established residential suburb offering a mix of average housing blocks, acreage style holdings as well as some high density housing. The suburb also has plenty of tree cover and is considered highly walkable. Tree cover was strong in the study, as was train access with the suburb having its own station. The suburb also has a number of caf precincts, which is reflected in its score. The suburb, about 17 kilometres north of Brisbanes CBD, has one of the citys best access to buses as well as good access to primary and secondary schools. Woolloongabba may be best known for being home to the Gabba sports ground, but the inner city suburb has undergone significant transformation over recent times. A Logan City suburb bordered by the Pacific Motorway and divided by the Logan Motorway, Tanah Merah gets good marks for tree cover and open space but poorly for public transport, walkability and crime. 91. Median rental yield in the area ranges from 3.4% to 4.3% for houses, and 3.7% to 5.9% for units. Located along Brisbanes western corridor to Ipswich, Collingwood Park saw housing progressively developed south from the motorway and Redbanks major shopping centre. The suburb scored well for education overall, with it being home to one primary and two secondary schools. Bowen Hills, three kilometres from the city, is also considered highly walkable. It also scores highly for education and walkability with its residents no doubt meandering to its many cafes as well as culture and retail offerings. The southern suburb is ranked eighth for education in the study, with access to number of nearby schools, including the Nursery Road Special School. This modest Ipswich suburb bounded by the Cunningham Highway and Brisbane Road has affordable detached housing in its northern part, with a central park helping boost its tree cover result. The suburb scores strongly across the board, especially for its tree cover, walkability, topographic variation and employment. Located about 10 kilometres south-east of the city, it has one of the best open space scores of the study. One of Brisbanes most desirable suburbs with easy access to the city, Coorparoo has also undergone a metamorphosis over recent times courtesy of the new Coorparoo Square. Robertson also has excellent tree cover. When you think about Bardon, its probably trees and hills that come to mind, which is why there is no surprise that the inner city suburb ranks highly for both of these attributes. Brighton is the most northern suburb of Brisbane with Moreton Bay on its border. Brisbane City Council's LNP administration has handed down its biggest rates rise since 2008. Parks are considered a feature in the analysis, scoring relatively well for open space. Located about seven kilometres south of the CBD, it ranks seventh for primary education in the study. Wilston is also one of Brisbanes best suburbs for access to trains as well as boasting a beautiful topography with rolling hills. An affordable, well-established residential suburb in Brisbanes northern fringe with easy Bruce Highway access and facilities in both Morayfield, Burpengary and North Lakes within a short drive. The suburb also ranks strongly for retail and train access as well as primary education options. The suburb also ranks highly for cafes and walkability, as well as access to employment nodes. Located adjacent to Sandgate, Deagon also scores highly for its coastal and beach location, however thats closely followed by its strong access to secondary education score. Access to retail is another strong point but poor tree cover and open space drag down its overall score. The suburb also has excellent secondary school options, including its namesake high school, and also boasts a number of primary schools. Woolloongabba is also one of Brisbanes most walkable suburbs and has excellent access to employment. Previously part of Sunnybank, the southern suburb of Macgregor now is considered more liveable than its previous locality. The suburb has seen more recent development in the past two decades as well. Clontarf also scores strongly for its coastal and beach lifestyle. Yearly cases of theft, disorderly & offensive conduct and drug offences are in thousands. The suburbs with the most affordable units include Nundah, Morningside, St Lucia, Kangaroo Point and Teneriffe. Geebung also scores well for culture and walkability. Gordon Park tends to fly under the radar, probably because it is one of the smallest suburbs in Brisbane. Nathan, south of the CBD, also ranks well for access to employment. The suburb also has an enticing natural landscape. Caboolture was recognised as the traditional city centre of Brisbanes fringe northern suburbs housing the local government offices, major parkland, train station and retail outlets. Three suburbs from Brisbane's inner-south feature in the top five for crime with South Brisbane leading the way with 696 alleged offences, Woolloongabba in third with 353 alleged offences and West End with the fourth highest number at 321 alleged offences. Sinnamon Park has good access to secondary schools. Its ready access to trains and buses rate particularly well in the study, although its access to primary schools does not. Brisbane, CA. Teneriffe is one of Brisbanes most popular and expensive inner city suburbs, and it scores highly for culture and caf, as well as walkability and access to employment. The suburb also has its own train station as well as strong bus networks. Positioned 10 kilometres south-west of Brisbane and with frontage to the Brisbane River, Seventeen Mile Rocks includes riverfront parkland, likely contributing to its high open space ranking. The suburb also scores well for open spaces. The suburb scores well for tree cover. Along with an undulating landscape, the suburb has excellent tree cover and open space. The suburb, about 14 kilometres south-west of the city, ranks highly for its impressive tree cover, coming in ninth in the study. However, it is limited by poor public transport options and walkability. Woodridge in Logan probably has more than its fair share of educational offerings for its size with it ranking strongly for both primary and secondary schools. Quality contemporary housing on good size suburban blocks are now the norm. Brisbane's Most Liveable Suburbs 2019 Teneriffe, QLD, 4005 Newstead, QLD, 4006 Petrie Terrace, QLD, 4000 Kalinga, QLD, 4030 Basin Pocket, QLD, 4305 West Ipswich, QLD, 4305 Read more about the Liveable Brisbane 2019 study Ellen Lutton | Nov 28, 2019 | | Ellen Lutton | Home to a plethora of timber and tin Queenslanders, the northern suburb of Virginia is only a short drive the ocean, with its coastal and beach access its highest ranking. It you want to experience the best caf lifestyle in Brisbane, well, you better head to Newstead which took out the top spot for that attribute in the study. Its overall score is let down by its airport noise rating, which will come as no surprise to its residents. Its overall score is let down by low marks for access to employment and culture but its weakest score is for crime. Ferny Hills scores well for access to education, particularly secondary schools. While Stafford Heights has good access to educational and retail offerings, its culture and congestion ratings are on the low side. Banyo has gone ahead in leaps and bounds in recent years, partly due to the Australian Catholic University setting up its Brisbane campus in the suburb. Bordered by the Brisbane River on three sides, Fig Tree Pocket ranks well for topographic variation as well as open space. The Logan City suburb of Crestmead sits 25 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD and is dominated by semi-contemporary homes on standard residential allotments a progressive development of housing away from the more established suburb of Marsden. The suburb, which is near the Pacific Motorway, also scores highly for education overall, as well as retail. The suburb has excellent access to employment as well as secondary education. The inner city suburb of Auchenflower is well known for its enviable hilly landscape, but it also scores highly for culture and access to employment. Culture and open space are seen as drawcards in the analysis, scoring decent results.