Brisbane Suburbs

Kangaroo Point - close to work, southbank, town, story bridge hotel.

Coorparoo - lots of units, handy to work, shops.

Annerley, Stones Corner, Woolloongabba...............

I have lived in this area for the past 15 years, it's inner/close to city living, an eclectic mix of residential families, rental properties and boarding houses with interesting tenants.

The train line and bus way as well as the bike way is close to a lot of these places , so check that out as well.

All the best.

Do either of you actually work in the PAH. Just trying to find out how the shift system works. I'm going to be working in the medical unit and my girlfriend in the ED and we're a bit worried we're never actually going to see each other!!

They seemed to be saying that we get 4 days off a fortnight, and that the shifts are listed about 2 weeks in advance. Does that sound right?

Coorparoo is very nice. It's conveniant to everything and busline.

Here is a map of the local area around the PAH to give you a bit of a guide to the local suburbs..

You are best to stay on the southside of the river, or the traffic can get very congested when you are trying to get across. The local areas immediately surrounding the PAH, such as Dutton Park, Fairfield, Greenslopes, Coorparoo, Woolloongabba have many unit blocks, both in older and newer styles. Areas such as Holland Park, Mt Gravatt, Sunnybank, Camp Hill, Carina, Tarragindi, Nathan, Salisbury, Hawthorne, Morningside etc have more houses. The southside is easy to get around, with a good network of roads, and the South East Freeway (M1) makes it even easier to get around if you are looking along the Holland Park, Mt Gravatt, Nathan, Macgregor, Eight Mile Plains, Rochedale, Springwood corridor. I live at Mt Gravatt, and it is an 8 minute drive into the city, the PAH is about 5 mins.

Good hunting :)

Some fantastic advice, I don't know why though, but I keep getting drawn to Kangaroo Point!!!

Here is a map of the local area around the PAH to give you a bit of a guide to the local suburbs..

You are best to stay on the southside of the river, or the traffic can get very congested when you are trying to get across. The local areas immediately surrounding the PAH, such as Dutton Park, Fairfield, Greenslopes, Coorparoo, Woolloongabba have many unit blocks, both in older and newer styles. Areas such as Holland Park, Mt Gravatt, Sunnybank, Camp Hill, Carina, Tarragindi, Nathan, Salisbury, Hawthorne, Morningside etc have more houses. The southside is easy to get around, with a good network of roads, and the South East Freeway (M1) makes it even easier to get around if you are looking along the Holland Park, Mt Gravatt, Nathan, Macgregor, Eight Mile Plains, Rochedale, Springwood corridor. I live at Mt Gravatt, and it is an 8 minute drive into the city, the PAH is about 5 mins.

Good hunting :)

I agree, you can also look at houses for rent in these suburbs on http://www.realestate.com.au/ select Queensland and type in the name of the suburb you are looking at. I live near Springwood and it is a 15 - 25 min drive on the freeway to the PAH depending on the time of day and traffic. Good luck, and welcome :)

When I lived in Brisbane working at the PA I lived on the north side. The shifts meant I was always travelling outside of peak hour, so the drive from Wilston, near Lutwyche Road only took about 12 minutes from home to work. This was if I managed to catch a few green lights on Ipswich Road. Actually it will depend on what type of suburb you want to live in. Brisbane is very widely spread out, so bayside suburbs can be 30 to 40 mins. drive into town, while inner suburbs are more densly populated and can be reached within 20 mins. Try renting in Coorparoo or Carina to start out. The rents can be reasonable, they're accessable to everyplace, and are 5 mins from PA. And yes, PA is a monster,only redeveloped in the last 7-8 years, like a small city.Hope you enjoy!!!!!!!