Access to secondary school options score well too.Sitting just west of the Ipswich CBD, Leichhardt’s 1960s defence force housing evolved throughout the 1990s and beyond through a program of renovation and gentrification. The suburb, about 12 kilometres southwest of the city, also has strong bus networks and a growing café culture.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. The suburb has high scores for culture, café and retail as well as for access to employment and its walkability. The study shows access to secondary education options is strong and the suburb ranks well for cafe access. The suburb also ranks sixth for bus transport. Tree cover was strong in the study, as was train access with the suburb having its own station.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.
Located about five kilometres north of the city, the suburb scores strongly for its tree cover. It did well for retail.
Discover the past of Brisbane on historical maps. Woodridge also ranks well for tree cover. However, Bracken Ridge also scores well for open space, tree cover and access to education.With its evocative name, the inner Ipswich suburb of Woodend is home to a large number of parks as well as schools. Its overall score is let down by very poor access to public transport, schools and walkability.Best known for being home to Brisbane’s second airport and the centre of the city’s general aviation industry, Archerfield is a mix of light industrial uses and affordable housing that can provide attractive options to cash flow investors and entry level renovators. To its east is established housing, while west comprises the Brisbane Golf club, plus a comprehensive redevelopment of government land toward new residential, retail and other services. The suburb has excellent access to employment as well as secondary education.Stafford Heights has come of age over recent years during to renovation and gentrification. Coast and beach access are well regarded by the rankings due to the lakeside position, while its level of tree cover also features in the study.Burpengary East is a bayside suburb that sits on the banks of the Caboolture River. Ferny Hills scores well for access to education, particularly secondary schools.Algester may be on the outskirts of the Brisbane council area but it received one of the highest scores for access to primary education. The suburb, overlooking the Brisbane River, is ranked sixth in the city for its cafes as well as scoring strongly for retail and culture.
It’s overall score was let down by average marks for culture and cafe access.The inner city suburb of Highgate Hill has an attractive, undulating landscape and that is reflected in its excellent topography score. While it also scores well for access to employment and trains, its ranking is dragged down by below average cafe, culture and retail scores, and poor open space.With its location on the coast of Moreton Bay, Redcliffe is well known for its water sports as well as Suttons Beach and parklands. Brisbane train map. 1784x2534 / 2,14 Mb Go to Map. Nathan, south of the CBD, also ranks well for access to employment.While it may be located along Brisbane River, Indooroopilly has many more attributes than just water activities. The suburb also has its own train station for commuting to the city about 12 kilometres away and is considered very walkable to boot.The only suburb south of the river to make the top 20, South Brisbane has come a long way over a short period of time and is now a veritable haven for culture, retail and cafés. While it’s about 27 kilometres out from the city, Ormiston residents can easily commute via its train station and it scores well for access to trains. Holland Park West also scores well for its abundance of tree cover.Jamboree Heights was originally part of “Centenary Project”, and along with surrounding suburbs was developed in 1959. Sadliers Crossing also has excellent tree cover — it ranked seventh overall.Another of Brisbane’s most prestigious suburbs, Hawthorne’s inner-east riverside location is dominated by grand character homes and beautiful Queenslanders.
However, its best feature is access to primary education, with two primary schools located in the suburb. Its location, just two kilometres from the centre of Ipswich, sees it rank highly for employment.