Inner city · Spring Hill
Moving near Brisbane Grammar School
City campus; strong feeder buses from the inner north and west. Brisbane's independent and Catholic schools have no catchment zones, so where you live is a lifestyle decision rather than an enrolment one. Below are the suburbs within a reasonable morning run of the Spring Hill campus, and what housing costs there.
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Spread across Inner South, Inner West, Inner East & Riverside and more.
$1.60m – $2.50m
Best value on this list: Newstead.
$880 – $1150
Renting first is common while families learn the corridors.
Suburbs to consider
| Suburb | Area | Morning run | Median house | Weekly rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kangaroo PointCliffs, river views, and apartment-strong inner living. | Inner South | 10 min | $1.75m | $900 |
| Red HillCharacter homes and steep ridges just minutes from the city. | Inner West | 11 min | $1.70m | $900 |
| New FarmWalkable, riverside, apartment-strong. | Inner East & Riverside | 11 min | $2.50m | $1150 |
| NewsteadNew apartments, breweries, no lawn to mow. | Inner East & Riverside | 11 min | $1.60m | $950 |
| PaddingtonBoutique cafes, hilly streets, and premium Queenslanders. | Inner West | 12 min | $1.85m | $950 |
| Highgate HillBreathtaking views and within State High catchment. | Inner South | 12 min | $1.90m | $950 |
| BulimbaOxford Street, ferry, family Queenslanders. | Inner East & Riverside | 13 min | $2.05m | $1000 |
| HawthorneQuiet riverside streets, short run to Churchie. | Inner East & Riverside | 13 min | $2.10m | $1000 |
| East BrisbaneHome to Churchie and great local parklands. | Inner South | 13 min | $1.65m | $880 |
| WilstonVillage feel, train station, walk to Grammar buses. | Inner North | 14 min | $1.85m | $900 |
Travel times are indicative door-to-gate estimates for a weekday morning, and medians are drafted from publicly reported figures. Treat both as a starting point, not advice: drive the run yourself in peak hour before you commit.
Other schools in the same reach
Useful if you have children of different ages, or you're keeping a second option open.
Enrolling from interstate or overseas?
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