East Brisbane - Brisbane

Location 3 km from CBD.
Features Proximity to Brisbane City, Mowbray Park, excellent bus services.
Commentary East Brisbane's proximity to the city has secured its popularity with empty nesters and young professionals. Confirming its position as a popular suburb for tenants, and consequently a good suburb for investment, about half of the housing is rented. Located between Kangaroo Point and Norman Park on the Brisbane River, an increase in demand for housing close to the city has seen a number of apartment and townhouse complexes developed in recent years.

Surrounding suburbs service the educational requirements of East Brisbane residents. Anglican Church Grammar School is the only school within the suburbs boundaries and is supplemented by public and private schools in nearby Coorparoo, Hawthorne, Camp Hill, and South Brisbane. Although there is no train station in East Brisbane (the closest is at Coorparoo) excellent bus services run regularly into and from the city centre and major shopping centres.

Residents also have easy access to the Southeast Freeway. Major supermarkets and retailers are available in the city's Queen Street Mall, along Old Cleveland Road in Coorparoo, in the retail outlet precinct of Stones Corner and a little further away at Carindale Shopping Centre. Mowbray Park provides some good picnic spots along the Brisbane River while Heath Park also provides waterfront parkland, located on the banks of Norman Creek. The suburb has seen steady growth over the past five years.

Source: REIQ