In fact, it ranks as one the city’s best for its attractive geographic features. Its overall score was let down by a lack of open space, tree cover and poor congestion.Being located on the bend of the Brisbane River means Chelmer is one of the city’s most desirable locations but it also ranked number one for secondary education in the study, and 12th for overall education, as well. The suburb has high scores for culture, café and retail as well as for access to employment and its walkability. The suburb, about nine kilometres south of the city, also scores well for its access to primary education and cultural offerings. Alexandra Hills also ranks highly for its access to coast and beach, thanks to its Redland City location.
Redcliffe also has good access to employment.Can you guess what it is? The low density nature of the suburb resulted in good ranking for tree cover and open space. The suburb scores strongly for secondary education in the study. It's very quiet and discrete, meaning that you are able to find peace and quiet along with the safety since the crime rate is very low. It did well for retail.
The suburb therefore scores well for its retail, and rates as one of Brisbane’s best for tree cover. That said, it still provides affordable housing options and ranks highly for access to employment. Education options and open space score well in the rankings with Yungumbir State School and Regents Park State school within its boundaries.The southern suburb of Holland Park is one of the city’s best for tree cover with its residents no doubt making the most of its hilly landscape when pounding the pavement.
Its low density housing is dominated by post 1970s brick and tile low set construction on good-sized allotments. As home to the Ipswich State High School, the suburb ranks well for access to secondary education. The suburb, about eight kilometres east of the city, scores strongly for its retail sector. The suburb, which features Waterford West Plaza and Tygum Lagoon park, has decent scores for retail and open space. A well-established low density residential locality, Coalfalls is a mix of detached home styles including late-1980s cottages and post war designs. The suburb ranks second-best for access to education overall in the study, as well as having coastal and beach access via the neighbouring suburb of Nudgee.Carina has undergone a transformation of sorts over recent years with its affordable post war housing attracting younger buyers and renovators. It also scores very highly for culture and, given its location just a few kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD, Red Hill has excellent access to employment and is highly walkable.Teneriffe is one of Brisbane’s most popular — and expensive — inner city suburbs, and it scores highly for culture and café, as well as walkability and access to employment. The living environment is gorgeous and it's very clean too! I know when i worked there Police were on speed dial for … Good school options saw a strong showing in the access to education ranking, with a decent rank for open space as well.Already well-known for its medical precinct, Herston also scores highly for its culture and café attributes. The suburb ranks strongly for access to education, specifically secondary, as well as having plenty of open space. The suburb is seen as the second-best location for its café lifestyle as well as access to employment. There are also extensive parklands fronting the Brisbane River which boosted its open space ranking.With a major shopping centre and easy access to the Bruce Highway, this established residential suburb has proved popular with renters and affordability-driven commuter homeowners. The suburb scores well for culture, retail, access to primary schools and walkability. It ranks highly for primary school options and total education overall.Somewhere there’s a suburb with your name on it (your name is Ashgrove, right?). Mount Warren Park also ranks well for retail.Riverview is an Ipswich suburb that provides affordable attached and detached homes within easy reach of the Ipswich Motorway and train services. Moorooka also scores well for its culture, cafes and walkability.Another suburb which boasts easy access to the bay is Manly West, which came in 28th for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the study. Easy train and bus access ranks highly but crime does not. The suburb has easy highway access, and comprehensive facilities at North Lakes are well within reach. Is it a place filled with junkies, high crime rates, etc. Its score for congestion is not great but this could be improved in the near future with the Wynnum/Lytton Road upgrade. The suburb’s location just two kilometres from the city means it has excellent employment options as well as being highly walkable. Woody Point also scores well for its access to employment and cafes.A suburb that was mostly rural until recent decades, Mount Warren Park in Logan has oodles of open space courtesy of its many waterways and parks. The suburb scores well for access to secondary education, cafes and access to the coast.Originally established as a place for returned servicemen after the Second World War, Inala today has excellent access to secondary schools.