Best Brisbane suburbs

The suburbs relocating families ask about most, compared side by side. Filter by corridor and budget, sort by price, rent or run into the city, then read the corridor guide before you shortlist.

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36 suburbs match.

Suburb	Corridor	Median house	Weekly rent	To the city	What it's like
Booval	Ipswich & Logan Corridors	$620,000	$500	69 min	Ipswich character housing at the lowest entry point.
Springfield Lakes	Ipswich & Logan Corridors	$850,000	$620	60 min	Masterplanned, lakes, new builds, family-heavy.
Shailer Park	Ipswich & Logan Corridors	$1m	$700	58 min	Established Logan family suburb near John Paul College.
Daisy Hill	Ipswich & Logan Corridors	$1.05m	$720	54 min	Forest reserve on the doorstep, quiet streets.
Cleveland	Bayside	$1.10m	$700	60 min	Redlands hub, ferry to Straddie, best value on the bay.
Wynnum	Bayside	$1.15m	$720	37 min	Foreshore, character homes, Iona nearby.
Ormiston	Bayside	$1.20m	$730	56 min	Redlands character with bay access.
Brookwater	Ipswich & Logan Corridors	$1.20m	$750	60 min	Golf-course estate, the corridor's premium pocket.
Kenmore	The West	$1.25m	$760	26 min	More house, more yard, longer Moggill Road run.
Annerley	Inner South	$1.30m	$760	16 min	Genuine neighbourhood, strong rental demand.
Wakerley	Bayside	$1.30m	$800	30 min	Newer family homes, quiet estates.
Holland Park	Inner South	$1.35m	$790	21 min	Solid post-war homes, good value per square metre.
Fairfield	Inner South	$1.38m	$770	16 min	Close in, well priced, check flood overlays.
Yeronga	Inner South	$1.40m	$780	17 min	Parkland, train, short run to Somerville House.
Manly	Bayside	$1.40m	$800	41 min	Harbour, sailing, Moreton Bay colleges.
Rochedale	Ipswich & Logan Corridors	$1.45m	$850	41 min	New estates, big homes, good motorway access.
Windsor	Inner North	$1.50m	$820	16 min	The value entry into the northern school belt.
Tarragindi	Inner South	$1.50m	$820	21 min	Hills, big backyards, family favourite.
Newstead	Inner East & Riverside	$1.60m	$950	13 min	New apartments, breweries, no lawn to mow.
Coorparoo	Inner South	$1.60m	$850	15 min	Busway, Coorparoo Square, Loreto on the hill.
Norman Park	Inner East & Riverside	$1.65m	$870	15 min	Hilly, handy, cheaper than its neighbours.
Gumdale	Bayside	$1.65m	$900	32 min	Acreage-style living twenty minutes from the CBD run.
Toowong	The West	$1.70m	$880	15 min	BBC and Stuartholme on the doorstep.
Ashgrove	Inner North	$1.75m	$880	15 min	Classic Ashgrovian homes and a deep school bus network.
Indooroopilly	The West	$1.75m	$900	19 min	The private school hub — nine campuses within reach.
Balmoral	Inner East & Riverside	$1.80m	$900	15 min	Elevated pockets with city glimpses.
Wilston	Inner North	$1.85m	$900	16 min	Village feel, train station, walk to Grammar buses.
Graceville	The West	$1.85m	$930	22 min	Village strip, station, walk to St Aidan's buses.
Bulimba	Inner East & Riverside	$2.05m	$1000	14 min	Oxford Street, ferry, family Queenslanders.
Clayfield	Inner North	$2.10m	$950	20 min	Character homes, three private schools inside the suburb.
Hawthorne	Inner East & Riverside	$2.10m	$1000	13 min	Quiet riverside streets, short run to Churchie.
Chelmer	The West	$2.20m	$1000	23 min	Grand homes, leafy streets, real flood history.
St Lucia	The West	$2.30m	$1050	15 min	University, river bend, tightly held.
Hamilton	Inner North	$2.40m	$1100	18 min	River views, Portside dining, quick airport access.
New Farm	Inner East & Riverside	$2.50m	$1150	10 min	Walkable, riverside, apartment-strong.
Ascot	Inner North	$2.65m	$1150	18 min	Brisbane's blue-ribbon north — racecourse, big blocks, big prices.

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