Moving to Brisbane

Find your Brisbane suburb shortlist

Brisbane is a city of corridors, hills and river bends, and the suburb that suits you depends on four everyday things. Answer them below and we'll rank the suburbs worth a closer look.

Step 1

What matters most?

Pick up to four. Choosing a fifth replaces your first.

Step 2

Where will you commute?

Step 3

How do you want to travel?

Brisbane rewards being on the right line — train, river or busway.

Step 4

What sort of community?

Your Brisbane shortlist

Ranked on your four answers: what matters most, where you're headed, how you want to get there, and the kind of street you want to live in.

  1. 1. Norman Park

    97% fit

    Inner East & Riverside · Hilly, handy, cheaper than its neighbours.

    Median house
    $1.65m
    Weekly rent
    $870
    Morning run
    15 min(easy)
    Being near good schoolsGetting value for moneyTrainEstablished family streets

  2. 2. Windsor

    97% fit

    Inner North · The value entry into the northern school belt.

    Median house
    $1.50m
    Weekly rent
    $820
    Morning run
    16 min(easy)
    Being near good schoolsGetting value for moneyTrainEstablished family streets

  3. 3. Annerley

    97% fit

    Inner South · Genuine neighbourhood, strong rental demand.

    Median house
    $1.30m
    Weekly rent
    $760
    Morning run
    16 min(easy)
    Being near good schoolsGetting value for moneyTrainEstablished family streets

  4. 4. Yeronga

    96% fit

    Inner South · Parkland, train, short run to Somerville House.

    Median house
    $1.40m
    Weekly rent
    $780
    Morning run
    17 min(easy)
    Being near good schoolsGetting value for moneyTrainEstablished family streets

  5. 5. Holland Park

    81% fit

    Inner South · Solid post-war homes, good value per square metre.

    Median house
    $1.35m
    Weekly rent
    $790
    Morning run
    21 min(easy)
    Being near good schoolsGetting value for moneyEstablished family streets

  6. 6. Coorparoo

    79% fit

    Inner South · Busway, Coorparoo Square, Loreto on the hill.

    Median house
    $1.60m
    Weekly rent
    $850
    Morning run
    15 min(easy)
    Being near good schoolsTrainEstablished family streets

Prices and rents are indicative figures drafted from publicly reported Brisbane data, and travel times are estimated from distance rather than live traffic. Treat the shortlist as a starting point, then drive the run at 8am before you commit.

The river decides more than distance

Two suburbs eight kilometres apart can be forty minutes apart in the morning if a bridge sits between them. Always test the crossing you'd actually use.

Hills, not postcodes, set the flood risk

Flood history changes street by street in Brisbane. Check the council flood map for the exact address, not the suburb.

Value sits one suburb out

The suburb next to the one everyone names usually shares the schools, shops and train line for meaningfully less.

Choosing around a school instead? Use the school-based suburb finder or compare suburbs side by side.