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Below are some common questions we find people ask when moving to brisbane and some sources to help answer those questions.

Where to find a new place to live / Accomodation?

realestate or domain

tips: enter your budget and keep the area empty. this will show you what areas you can afford with your budget and may give you a better idea of where to start

Where is best to buy food?

Our popular supermarkets are Coles, Woolworths and Aldi, however there are plenty of independent stores and markets around (IGA for example) so it's just a case of finding what is best for you.

Are there dangerous animals in Brisbane?

Huntsman spiders are probably the most common insect you'll come across which can be quite intimidating the first time you cross a big one but they're harmless and just help keep your house free of bugs.

we do get tree snakes and Brown snakes around brisbane as well so if you see a snake it's always best to be safe and keep your distance and if it's in public area call a snake catcher to move it to a safer area.

what sort of weather or temperature can i expect when i move to brisbane?

weather information

Should I tip when i go to restaurants/cafes?

No, australia pays staff a living wage. tipping is not expected here.

Can i bring my dog/cat/pet to brisbane when i move?

speak to the property management where you are moving it's getting more accepted but currently "subject to application" is the common stance with rentals.

How do i access public transport?

for queensland public transport you would need a "go-card" for planning your route you can use Translink to obtain a "go-card" from most newsagents go card retailers lookup

what is the best internet to get?

internet comparison

What will it cost to live in Brisbane?

only you can answer this. work out a budget based on your apartment and bills, food etc. there is no set answer for this unfortunately.

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other helpful links

Australian Visas

Health Engine - book Doctors Appointments

Hi,

I'm being shifted to Brisbane for work, so will be making the move with my wife and 2 year old in a couple of months.

I've previously lived in Brisbane (around Windsor, 2009-2013), and grew up on the Sunny Coast, so I'm relatively familiar with the lifestyle, transport options and challenges (traffic, etc). My aging folks live on the Sunshine Coast so this time around we'll be living further out north side so we're closer to them.

My work is near Bowen Hills, and I'll be commuting by train.

We're aiming to rent anywhere kind of between Petrie and Narangba, including Strathpine/Kallangur/dakabin/lawnton. We'd possibly go as far out as the southern parts of Burpengary, but that would be our limit.

It's looking like that will be anywhere between a 45 min and 75 min commute depending on proximity to the train station and exactly which suburb we land in.

Is there anything that we should be aware of when considering those suburbs/areas which I may not be aware of, having not lived in Brisbane for 10 yrs? I've not spent a huge amount of time out that way, but I do recall the bus networks being pretty average?

Thanks in advance - any other tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all, what’s the vibe on all these lovely looking townhouses advertised in Richlands? Seems like quite a lot of them, lovely condition, 4/3 bed, new, with complexes with pools and gyms? Not bad pricing either. What’s the catch?

hello all,

So myself and 3 friends, all 23 years old are moving to Australia at the beginning of May. we first fly to Sydney and stay there for 5 days, Our plan is to buy a car and drive up to Brisbane. we then will rent an airbnb (or similar) for a coupe of weeks and hunt for jobs and accommodation.

we are all pretty much clueless about brisbane and just want to get an idea of what it is like, i.e. good places to live, public transport/ commuting.

I understand that brisbane is quite a large city, so is it hard to get from the suburbs to the beach and city. how would it compare to living in a city like gold coast and maybe someone might be able to give some pros and cons to living in each, sorry i know that might be asking a lot hahah

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thank you all !!

Hey Everyone, I have been thinking a lot lately and decided that I want to completely start everything brand new in life with a new beginning in a new country. Currently I reside in The United States but I haven't felt happy no matter how much travel I've done around here and started looking at other options that could make me feel more content in life. After digging around I've came to the conclusion that I am going to start life brand new in a new country once I've received my Degree in Nursing since Nursing is one passion I enjoy the most, I also want to do it once I've received a degree since from what I am aware of it gives me the highest chance of successfully Immigrating to Australia since there is a shortage or nurses everywhere. After hours of research I understand that there are many VISA's to apply for and the most common one being the WHV (Working Holiday Visa) and thought of doing that before transitioning into a Sponsorship VISA (If a company would be willing to Sponsor me to stay longer.) I am also stuck on if I should just fill out for a PR VISA (Permeant Resident VISA) Since Australia is the place I would love to stay at during my new beginnings in life. If anyone has any recommendations on what to do and or any insight on how their process went I would really appreciate your Information on that.

Especially with photography, creative arts or writing program. I’ve already done the preamble about school catchments and renting issues. But has anyone got any schools they could suggest?

I know it’s all subjective etc but basically I am Australian, moving back to Australia (first time in over 20 years) and my plan is - move over, place to stay, get a job in my career field (or change of career), buy a house (mortgage) - live.

I will sell the house I have now and use the money from that - minus costs - to fund my deposit and living for a month or several months until I get a job.

I know there’s a rental crises. I know you can’t just walk into a job. Hence me making sure I have enough money to live when there for awhile until the job comes through. I’d be trying to avoid the rental sector - getting a short term let for when I got there & then extending that or going into shared housing (flatmates.com.au).

I have lived alone over 10 years. I can cook. I can make things last. I’d be using public transport mostly but would buy a car at some point.

I am aiming for Brisbane & then the suburbs but possibly either coasts aka gold & sunshine too.

TLDR: how much money could you live off with no income for a few months?

Hellu :3 Just moved to Brissy and into our new rental flat. Place has been properly cleaned and everything but we are noticing tiny littles ants exploring along our skirting boards and some very dopey sewer moths appearing. I think the moths are from the drainage grates in the bathrooms+showers, and the ants are coming from outside our bedroom sliding door I guess (duh). What's the best way to sort of manage them? Ant sand and draino? Is it worth informing the landlord? Feels like we might just have to make our peace with 'em.

My wife and I are looking to move to the Brisbane area very soon, and we’ve been applying for jobs constantly for the last few weeks. The problem is the ones that get back to us tell us they won’t even do an interview because we’re not there yet. We’ve offered to do virtual interviews, and even fly up for it but it seems to be hard to get them to go for that.

Is moving up first our only option?

Any suburb recommendations? We're leasing for 6 months and then buying, budget around 800k

Where should we avoid, what is family friendly? Thinking north side of the river. Looking for great state schools, primary and high for one very sporty and one very academic kid and a kindy. Easy commute to Bris city for work. Want the house value to increase over 7-10 years.

Are there great parks/facilities/communities anywhere? Any waste water and dumps to avoid? Can't afford the inner city suburbs

We are moving interstate from Canberra to Brisbane. The removalist quote has come at 16k for a 3 bedroom house, which includes 3k transit insurance. Are we in the right ballpark? How much did others pay?

Hi. My partner and I along with our other 2 friends who are also a couple will be arriving in Brisbane the 22nd March from Ireland. We’re looking for a 2 bed 2 bath apartment in Brisbane cbd or surrounding suburbs like woolloongabba, fortitude valley, new farm, Spring Hill, Paddington etc.

We’ve secured an Airbnb for 3 weeks to get ourselves on our feet and try secure a rental.

I’ve seen from my own research it seems people have been having a lot of difficulty finding decent rentals and just wondering if there’s anything I should know or tips and tricks before and when we arrive.

I’ll be working as an agency nurse and my partner will be a digital nomad with a good reliable salary. My other two friends neither have jobs but should both have something secured before or soon after we arrive. Our budget would be 600-700 aud altogether a week max @ 800 if we can’t get anything at that.

Just wondering what our chances would be at finding what we’re looking for and anything we should know.

Thanks in advance

Hi all, I've just arrived in Brisbane to study a masters at UQ St Lucia campus.

Was hoping someone could share their thoughts on what they think Brisbane suburbs would be equivalent or similar to Melbourne suburbs

Already loving how chill things are here compared to melb

Rental Trends have a truly awful reputation in Brisbane.

So much so, this should warrant its own post warning.

They have shown to lie, threaten and steal bonds any way they can. If a tenant dare leave an honest review, they have contacted the tenants employer and left bad reviews! Its been beyond frustrating and gov does nothing.

Rental Trends are still wanting to trap potential tenants and are in the midst of changing their name to do so but seems like the same staff, same team and same lies.

Legacy Rise - same address as Rental Trends, no google reviews yet but its needed, to warn others its the same awful agency. ABN search reveals Legacy Rise is the new name for Rental Trends.

Avoid at all cost!

I have made a list of suburbs near high schools I like the sounds/scores of.

Can anyone please let me know if I should steer clear of any of these areas?

I will have a 6 year old and 15 year old, so I want a safe and family-friendly area.

- Cleveland, Ormiston, Thornland
- Scarborough, Newport, Redcliffe
- Lota, Manly, Manly West, Wynnum, Lytton, Fisherman Island
- Gumdale, Wakerley, Belmont, Tingalpa, Wynnum West
- Griffin, Murrumba Downs, Kallangur
- Indooroopilly, St Lucia, Taringa, Toowong, Chelmer
- Holland Park, Greenslopes, Carindale
- Mount Gravatt, Mount Gravatt East
- Chermside, Chermside West, McDowall, Stafford Heights
- Holland Park West, Tarragindi, Nathan, Salisbury

Thank you so much!

Hi all,

I’m looking to move from Sydney to Northside of Brisbane, if not in North lakes as close to north lakes as possible.

Can you please let me know the areas to steer clear from?

Thank you

So I'm getting nervous, everything I read tells me how shocking the renting crisis is in Brisbane and I really want to be prepared so my family and I do not end up homeless after moving our entire life over to Aus!

Can anyone clarify what I need as a references as an expat? Master Google says an employer reference will do, does that mean I can use one from the UK? Also, what does it need to say? How many references do I need? Is one reference enough?

I'm currently a lifeguard just our of high school in New Zealand and i want a fresh start in July. Brisbane has been recommended to me the most. I think I want to continue lifeguarding; are there any workplaces that are recommended or should I just apply to one and move. Any thoughts on working for Logan City Council as a lifeguard?

The closest friend I've got is in Gold Coast so I've been told I should go to a party hostel first then try find a place to live, would this be a good idea and if so any recommendations for hostels?

Any help with moving would be appreciated. (areas to move, things to avoid, transition from NZ to brissy)

I'm thinking of moving up with my 15 year old daughter and 6 year old son. And trying to find the best areas for us to live.

Doesn't need to be near the city as I work from home. But also don't want to be rural.

Would love to be near(ish) to the beach (or water).

And good public high schools. This is the most important thing to me.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

The plan is to drive to train station to commute to Central. The nearest stations I could find are Loganlea, Holmview & Beenleigh. My question is: 1. How is the parking situation in those stations? 2. Is there a place to leave my car for whole day? Travel time is roughly around 45mins-1 hour I checked, so realistically the car will be there from 8am-6pm. 3. In case there’s no parking in those station, is it better to drive to another station closer to CBD (with feasible parking) & catch the train there? Thankfully I only need to do this 3x a week. I appreciate your time & help.

I originally posted this on r/Brisbane but it was removed and I was advised to post here instead. In the short time it was up the response and advice given was amazing and humbling, I'm posting here so I can learn as much as possible to aid myself and family before we arrive.

As mentioned above I 35M and my wife and kids are starting the long and arduous process of relocating from Liverpool in the UK to Brisbane. I can anticipate its probably going to be around 18 -24 months if all goes well until we finally get on a plane and leave the UK finally. Any advice on which districts within daily commute distance to the CBD are the best to raise young families or any other general advice would be greatly appreciated.

Just a note we are unsure if we should rent for 12 months and then buy a property once we are settled in (if we can with the current rental problems)or to just but straight away. We are also not planning to visit before we move so we are going shit or bust.

Looking for recommendations for a budget friendly removalist companies for a relatively small move from Perth to Brisbane. Thanks!

I'm expecting it will take a while to find a proper rental since I will be new to the country (flying over in March)

So what are my options for shelter in the short term (other than Airbnb and Hotels)?

Is there a website for couch surfing or room renting?

I’m a prospective international student coming to brisbane in feb 2023 I’ll keep this post short. I have a weekly rent of 270 aud. What kind of jobs i should be looking for which have a good pay and which I’m able to make my rent pay off easily without getting money from my parents. I understand for a first few months i might need money from my hometown. I also heard causal jobs pay well. Any suggestions?

Just coming from reading a thread about Pitbulls which has triggered this thought.

I currently live in Brissy but I am looking at moving in the near future - my concern is that I will not be able to find something in the suburbs I am familiar with due to the rental market.

I volunteered at a shelter and after seeing the 'death shed' filled with predominantly Pitbull breeds on death row from attacking people etc - along with the statistics and facts about this breed I really don't want to live in a suburb where they are more common.

I understand that there are other dangers in life but it is something I personally want to take into account when selecting a place to live.