Living in Brisbane Australia - What we hated and what we loved
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Moving to Brisbane? We share our experience living in Brisbane and what we think the pros and cons are of living in this city in Australia
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We are travellers Rachel and Nick. Based in Melbourne Australia we are all about cheap budget travel and finding unique bars 🍺 and cafes ☕️🍜 all around the world while also trying to save some money.
I think one of the huge pro's of Brisbane versus Melbourne and (especially) Sydney is the ability to live near the culture despite it having less than those two. I was able to buy a large family home set amongst trees, creeks and nature in inner Brisbane but still be close to the facilities of a large city. In Sydney for example I would live in a boring hot flat suburb many many miles from Sydney city for the same price. All the culture in the world is irrelevant if it isn't easily accessible.
This means I can ride my bicycle to work, cycle to museums and city attractions and treat the city and inner surrounds as my place. Rather than a dull outer suburb being my place with long tedious daily commutes. This is of course is still subject to budget, but a lot more doable than the other two. I'm a city person at heart so this is what works for me with a family.
Really good point!
wow hill-style life, it is cool. I live in Melbourne now, the nature of Brisbane is indeed attractive to me.
Great informative video. We love Australia. You have new friends from Las Vegas. Stay safe🙏
Was lucky to rent downstairs of an house during the flood :). Cool hills, clean and all kind of creatures of the wild.
I grew up in Brisbane and left with my family at 14 years old in the year 2000. It has changed dramatically since then and I would never move back. I now live in a small town I. The mid north coast NSW and I love it. Weather is milder, more nature, less traffic, friendlier people, safer, cleaner, commute shorter, cheaper and lifestyle better. I have lived in Melbourne too and I liked the shopping, the boutiques and alleyways of the city and the food but everything else is a con. I’m a small town girl all the way.
I lived in Brisbane for 8 years. Horrible place and people. So glad i left that place and that country. Disrespectful supremacists. They're friendliness is superficial and especially to a person of colour. People just like to paper over the cracks in that dense and controlled society
Like always, great informative video. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing this I'm planning on moving to Brisbane and this was very helpful!!
You're welcome! ☺️
People all over Australia thank the driver.
Trust me, I used to be a bus driver.
Lovely Cyclones in Queensland.
The constant Sun and humidity in Brisbane I found was crazy
I live in Norway. Hills in Australia are nothing.
Joke aside. I REALLLLLY wanna move to Australia and videos like this helps a LOT!
Yeah we don't really have mountains they're all hills compared to other countries.
great video! would love some more vlogs from you guys too! :)
Thanks for the insight 😃
If you let the water run for a little while it will get cooler (though not cool). Never drink the first bit of water that comes out (in summer). This is particularly true for water fountains in parks.
Sydney is very clean as well everyone have their opinion about their cities... Australia in general is great and clean and safe with beautiful nature.
Just a note, - in relation to Brisbane being cheaper than Melbourne, I have been in Melbourne for just under 2yrs now, & Brisbane is about half the cost of living in every single aspect, - Rent, property prices, transportation, car prices, tolls, traffic & congestion is about 1/10th so you will save A LOT on time & fuel, I think the biggest expense in Brisbane would be the air conditioning bill (electric bill) because you’ll have it on 24/7 for 8 months straight (not a joke) so make sure you have solar 🙂🙌
Food is cheaper in melbourne
i live in Brisbane and I only use the air con a few days a year. I have solar panels so could have it on more, but I do not find the heat that much of an issue.
It's quite sad, we don't see many christmas beetles any more. In the areas of Brisbane I've lived anyway. Used to love them as a kid.
Originally from western Sydney and moved to Brisbane in 2015 to buy a house and best move we made there is definitely adjustments like heat and that things are slightly less acessable e.g opening hours etc but do not regret our decision
I reckon that's a great move. The housing market in Brisbane is great. 🙂
I moved from North Ryde in Sydney in 2013 to the Bayside area in Brisbane, man, its amazing sunset view is just mind-blowing and it never gets old for me and I am still loving every minute of it. If I had remained in Sydney, I'd have been cooped up in a tiny studio somewhere in Paramatta right now. Don't get me wrong, I know Sydney has its Opera House, Harbor Bridge, the Rocks and fancy city shopping areas and everything but to me, Brisbane is just a better place to live in.
@@hermesliteratus882 are you renting or bought? I want to move to brisbane but rental market seems steep compared to sydney
@@fullsendit292 I rented for a while in the southern areas of Brisbane after moving here then I moved to the Eastern suburbs and bought a property. IMO, the property price is rising rapidly across the entire southeastern QLD, especially in areas in the south of Brisbane.
@@hermesliteratus882 thats crazy i wouldnt expect logan or ipswitch to go up in price interesting🤔
I'd say the lack of high streets and shopping mall prevalence is due to the density of brisbane being low. You only have to go outside of about a 5km radius of the city before highstreets turn into malls which is astonishing.
I’m the opposite to this. I am from Brisbane and want to move to Melbourne. The times I actually get to experience it, I adore Melbourne’s weather. Cold? Windy? Wet? Miserable? These are all conditions I love. Brisbane is absolutely UNBEARABLE during the summer.
100% agree, although I just got back to melbourne from brisbane 1 year ago... melbourne city is very drab in comparison, zero iconic landmarks here and no local nature whatsoever... & its geographically flat... like VERY flat! (no nature, Just lots of gorgeous parks) everything is a 1hr+ drive (like Geelong, Dandenong Ranges/ YarraValley etc)...Melbourne its a colossal concrete jungle with a frustrating grid type street format & 100 billion traffic lights lol... The temperatures are absolutely amazing down here though, there's no humidity, like ever! And summer exists for 3 days a week over a total of 8 weeks haha! that's why I came here in the first place, but its no Sydney or Brisbane city... prepare the mind for a complete different world living here... (visiting is a different story).
@@traviolisupreme I love the urban bleakness it has a certain charm to me. I don’t know what it is.
In that case you would also adapt well to London.
I wanted to move to Melbourne long time ago but I am priced out so I couldn't make it happen.
I am going to leave behind Brisbane and move to Perth to settle down there finally.
Each suburb doesn't have a large Westfield style shopping mall? Four very large ones around 12-15km out from the CBD. One north, one east, one south, one west. If you live closer to the city people shop in local high streets. The restaurants are often on these high streets and in converted Queenslander homes dotted around the inner suburbs. Some example high streets: Caxton, Given and Latrobe Terraces in Paddington. Nash St, Rosalie. Kedron Brook Road, Wilston. Ashgrove Central and West Ashgrove. Bardon. Everton Park. Alderly. Racecourse Road, Hamilton etc. Coorparoo. South Brisbane. West End. Stones Corner. Bulimba. Hawthorne. Morningside. I agree if you are talking about living in the outer suburbs. That is far more mall based.
Have been to Brisbane 3 times, only to the CBD each time and quite enjoyed it.
Yeah I reckon the Queen st mall in Brisbane is quite big and awesome.
@@rachelandnick last time I was up there went for a walk down to the botanic gardens and found it a very lovely place!
Next time you are here, make sure to check out the bayside coastal area, its amazing sunset views are just breathtaking.
@@julianlee4803 Many miss the subtropical Roma Street Parklands which are in the CBD as well. Well worth a bo-peep.
We’re in GC right now lol. My first international trip at 14 yr old was to Brisbane and I was amazed at seeing trees everywhere. I think I expected a lot of sand 🤦♂️ great vid 👍🏽
Hey guys ! Thanks so much for sharing your experience in Brisbane ! I'm considering moving away from Melbourne - pretty tired of the crappy weather and endless lockdowns every couple months !
Which area would you say is the most similar to Fitzroy in term of vibes and artsy/dining scene ? I'm 30, single and working in hospitality.
Thanks legends !
West end ❣️ we love the suburb. It's so cool.
Melb boy in sunny Coast. Summer here horrible unbearable HOT 🥵and in daylight shorter than Melb. Some hate humidity heat. Winters here are nicer than dreadful angry cloud Melb
@@jasonwright9405 unsure if to go SC or brissie
@@TamaEnergy hi Tama, sc is relaxed holiday atmosphere. Brissie if you want nightlife in fortitude valley.
There is no equivalent of fitzroy anywhere in Australia unfortunately, West end doesnt have much culture or resturants OR street art to compete
Hold up hold up hold up. So it has great weather, nature, awesome people, is cheap, and is a bit more of a small town compared to melbourne and sydney? Is this my dream city????
It has pokey (shopping centre) car parks everywhere
My thoughts exactly but the renting situation is messed up rn
Good video. Should help a lot of people.
Better have a good hand break in Brisbane with all the hills
Rachel and Nick: Brisbane is so incredibly hilly! Wellington: Hold my beer!
Oh really? Didn't know that. I'd love to visit Wellington. Heard it's a pretty cool city.
@@rachelandnick Comparing to Wellington I'd guess Brisbane is completely flat :-)
Sunshine Coast more hills than Melb & Bris. Melb purely FLAT.
IMO, even some parts of Sydney CBD are arguably more hilly than Brisbane.
@@hermesliteratus882 Don't think so?
Hey thanks for the nice video 😊 what about the job oppprtunities in Brisbane?
You're welcome. Jobs depends on what kind. Personally I found it a bit tough to find jobs compared to Melbourne.
How about snakes and python? Do we encounter them regularly? Is it dangerous to leave kids alone at the backyard? Specially if you are living in 10-15km radius or cbd? We are from Auckland and we don’t have snakes, hence scared of snakes.
@@TheRenju No it is not dangerous to leave children in the backyard. We see the odd python or green tree snake but they are harmless. As a family with two imports from cold countries, you get used to the nature and often eventually embrace it.
I lived in Calgary Canada for 8 years. The tap water there is ice cold all year round.
Do you prefer Calgary life style or Brisbane?
Brisbane's iconic open city panoramic views and surrounding nature is definitely a massive plus, if it weren't so hot all the time it would be the best city in Aus. You guys were in red hill? - Haha Paddington, Red Hill, Ashgrove & Bardon is literally the hilliest place in Brisbane...
Went to Paddington on trip to brisbane. Should of packed climbing gear. Views were stunning though.
Loved your video! Possibly moving to Brisbane soon and wanted to know if you have any neighborhood recommendations for a single 25 year old grad student? :)
Thanks! Personally my fave suburb is West End 😊
@@rachelandnick I’ll look into it, thank you!
Lived in Melbourne for 2 years and now live in Brisbane. Planning on moving back to Melbourne ASAP!! Melbourne just has so much more culture, and more going for it overall. (It doesn’t help that I can’t stand the heat lol).
Haha yeah it gets so hot over there 🙃 it's true that Melbourne is really good for culture 🙂
Melbourne,Victoria is just better. 🙂
The coffee ☕ I drank in Melbourne city years ago was amazing!😃👌
Me too. I bought an off the plan apartment at Gold Coast and after visit Melbourne, I change to Melbourne. 😊 I LOVE Melbourne crisp and cool weather.
me too....i can not wait to move back to melbourne, the weather here in brisbane is way too hot and humid for me...
In think brisbane need to expand the cbd on the south side as well and bring shopping experince (like modern shopping) on the south side instead just park and mesuem. The media also need to sell things brisbane do well. Not just on the olmpic.
Maybe I know what Nick means about the small town mentality.
I used to live in Bris for a very long time. It's a friendly and relaxed place with great weather (apart from four or so hot and sweaty months).
But if you go to a lot of dinners and BBQs in the suburbs you'll find that the favourite topics of conversations are home renovations, 4x4s, the footy etc. Felt pretty bored towards the end of my time there tbh. But it can make for a nice change for a number of years.
Loved the video, some of the points were way too relatable IoI. For some of the curious comments, I'd highly recommend going through suburb profiles or driving around if you can, but for a general pov from a brisbaner, in general, the area just south of the CBD has some of the best suburbs (Annerley, West End, HoIIand Park, etc). On the other side, suburbs such as IndooroopiIIy, Sherwood, GraceviIIe and Oxley seem to be popular especially with the train Iine, but do tend to have much more flood prone areas. I personally really Iove the Holland Park /West area since its super cIose to the city, fIood free, has high elevation with city views and good transport network systems. The north is also rapidly growing so there's plenty of great suburbs.
Hi i'm following this content and the comments. Your comment is very helpful.
@@vidmeelabs9688 If it's any help, as someone who has lived on all sides, generally the highest socio-economic suburbs in Brisbane are on the westside/northside. Still plenty in the south though.
Middle ring South West: Chelmer and Graceville.
Middle ring West: St Lucia, Taringa, Chapel Hill, Fig Tree Pocket.
Inner West: Toowong, Bardon, Paddington, Ashgrove, Auchenflower.
Inner North West: Wilston, The Grange, Newmarket
Inner East: Bulimba, Hawthorne
Inner North East: Clayfield, Ascot, Hamilton.
Inner South: Coorparoo.
Inner/Middle South: Highgate Hill, Yeronga, Coorparoo, Norman Park, Holland Park West.
Lots of other suburbs are nice. These are just the more expensive fancy ones if budget suits.
BrisVegas does have cheaper realestate but it doesnt compensate for heat&humidity (because I prefer under 25C)
Yeah I get ya. Sometimes it really does get too hot in summer!☀️
@Poprocks I imagine it started as a bit of a sarcastic joke
Sydney gets hotter then Brisbane does especially out Penrith way
Good video, I will tell all my friends of the beauty of Brisbane and will moved in Brisbane myself with my wife and my 5 childrens from India. I do have few brothers ans sister who want also to come here as well as few cousins who waiting for sponsor to come in Australia and futher more in Brisbane. Thanks for your Video, Brisbane sound the perfect Indian life style for us .
The comments concerning the relativity of housing prices in Melbourne and Brisbane, is now in 1/24 out of date. The latest Prop Track Report shows Melbourne to be slightly cheaper than Brisbane now.
hi Rachel and Nick, thank you for the video that is really helpful, especially now I am planning to move to Brisbane. I do some research about the residential area including low crime rate, housing price, transport, edu, work and so on. I am really appreciate if you could offer me some advice about some good suburbs to live. cheers Annie
Hi Annie, I think you will enjoy Brisbane. Personally my favourite suburb is West End. Also I like Coorparoo. If you don't have a car it's best to be close to a bus stop 🙂
@@rachelandnick thanks great video..
I m doing my research to move to Brisbane with my girls from Auckland NZ who go to primary school..
Please suggest good areas with school so I can research them..please.
@@jyotsnatrivedi7647 hi jyotsna, I'm Brisbane born and bred so I know the place backwards. It all depends on what you are looking for as to where you should research to live. The education system here is a mix between public and private schools. As to what type of area to choose to base yourself, it comes down to taste. If you like cooler conditions then the eastern side of Brisbane is the go especially nearer Moreton Bay area as these areas a a few degrees cooler because of the sea breezes. As for house, a north eastern aspect is desired as this will be cooler in summer and warmer in winter. If you go for an apartment, avoid a south or western aspect as you will pay a higher power bill trying to keep cool in summer especially. As for flooding, basically Brisbane is a giant flood plain. Generally we get a major flooding event every 30 years. Some areas are subject to localised flooding during rain events and even during King tides. The local councils to provide accurate flood maps which are worth checking prior to purchasing a property. Hope this help
Hey, advice from Brisbane born and bred is caution on crime rate data- you’ll notice worst crime suburbs are actually attractive suburbs. For example I believe west end appears in top ten but as mentioned in video is a popular suburb. Appears the crims target these nicer liveable suburbs
@@jyotsnatrivedi7647 There are so many good primary schools all around Brisbane. I find you are better concentrating on the local high schools as they are more hit and miss.
Mt Coot-tha is around 6km west of Brisbane. Red Hill/Paddington are in the foothills of Mt Coot-tha as they run down to the city edge. It is a notoriously hilly and beautiful area of Brisbane. The trick in this area is to live along one of the ridge line streets (eg Latrobe Tce) or buy near a local creek that provides a nice flat path along the creek edge to the city.
Hey guys, are the insects etc still in abundance in the CBD apartment lifestyles?
No not really. Pretty rare to see in CBD apartments.
I'm about to move to Birsbane and it's my bigger concern 😱😱
08:55 omg you mentioned about flying cockroaches hit against the blinds....I am so afraid of that. I hope it only happens during rainy days and in suburbs.....?
Checked with my wife and neither of us remember that happening in 20 years. Not saying it doesn't happen but hardly ever seen it where we have lived in Brisbane (outer and inner).
My wife and I love our house on the Gold Coast it’s a renovated Queenslander with a surrounding deck
Sounds lovely. Love Queenslander houses 🙂
Hii can u tell me that is Brisbane is much hotter than Melbourne ?
will living in apartment can get away those insects? thinking of relocating but I'm afraid insects ~~
Apartment living will be much better if you're not into insects. But even if you get a house you can always do things to keep them out 🙂
10:20 Aldi? Seriously I can move on the opposite of the earth and you still can't escape them!.
It is weird anyway I feel like Germany is the only place where there are no foreign supermarket chains. Because that seems like our biggest export.
Your BMWs with plastic filled engine bays also do a roaring trade! :)
Go to tassie that's how you can escape them as Tasmania has no aldi
Hi Racheal, planning to move to Brisbane city. How’s it ?
It's a wonderful place to live!
Ive been in brissy my whole 42 years except for 11 months in inner west Sydney.
I increasingly can't handle the heat here, but I also really can't handle weather under 18 degrees so there's nowhere on the planet I can live hahaha
Lol I always only drink tap water, and just leave a jug on the bench. Sometimes the tap is so hot that leaving it on the bench cools it down. I've never thought anything about it until you mentioned it 😁
I am unpopular among friends for never having cold water
You can consider the Canary Islands
@@eugeniorossi1384 oh really? I'll definitely check them out thanks!
@@eugeniorossi1384 my ex partner told me that place absolutely blistering hot in summer right next to the sahara desert
Coffs Harbour
Am going to be living in Brisbane in 2024. Amen
Bris property cheap comparatively to Syd and Melb but seriously not cheap at all, it's expensive!
Can I do 6 months in Melbourne & 6 months in Brisbane 😅😅😅
I remember saying thanks to the bus driver
Well, some of us still do.
Can anybody teach me Latvian language
Haven't you been to Poland? I think you've been there.
Yeah we went to Warsaw and loved it!
I’m confused watched your videos. U live in vic or qld now???
Currently living in Melbourne 🙂
@@rachelandnick oh thanks . Enjoy lockdown 😈 five times so far. Don’t think 5 days. Will extended more
On the work front anyone interested should note that Brisbane has a huge number of infrastructure projects over the next decade in the run in to the Brisbane Olympics, in case it suits your skill set. Some examples.
Brisbane Metro
under construction; $1.5 billion rapid transit system
Brisbane Cross River Rail
under construction; $7 billion 10.2km rail line including 6km of twin tunnels under the brisbane river and city centre.
Brisbane Live
new $2 billion 18k seat, city centre arena for Olympics
Queens Wharf
under construction; $3.6 billion city centre integrated resort, new bridge, singapore style arc building, 50 new bars, cafes and restaurants etc which will cover more than 26 hectares across land and water. This one is massive.ork front anyone interested should note that Brisbane has a huge number of infrastructure projects over the next decade in the run in to the Brisbane Olympics, in case it suits your skill set. Some examples.
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River Reach Waterfront
$2 billion redevelopment of the river reach water front
Kangaroo Point Bridge
under construction; Four new green bridges including a $200m bridge linking the city to Kangaroo Point
Gabba Stadium
$1 billion demolition and construction of Gabba stadium into Olympic stadium
Performing Arts Theatre
under construction; new $150 million 1,500 seat theatre facility
Plus many more small stadiums and venues for the Brisbane Olympics.
Brisbane has also recently opened a new parallel runway and its second international cruise terminal for the super liners so both industries have huge growth ahead.
i moved to BNE from Mel in 2014. I love it up here, but the CBD in Mel is def nicer, That's one of the few things that BNE can't beat. The yarra is nice as well, pending on what section u go, upper yarra is great. Overall Brisbane is great! I miss trams though. And since I was born in Europe, Mel def has a bit of that feeling, Brisbane def got nothing of that. ... and you get used to the humid and heat, 2 years in average. ( Mel weather sucks) . .. I haven't seen xmas beetles for years up here, I only saw them in SYD when I lived there over 10 years ago. it's only hilly in the west and north west. ( red hill, yes ) , most other areas are flat . so that is overstated. Racism against asians is worse up here. ( or racial bias) . ... and you miss a lot of other advatage of Brissi .... ;-)
You want trams go to the Gold Coast
@@adambrock3932... well they got one tram line,... but that's def a start ;). I like to see a high speed train line from noosa to coolangatta , they should add that to the Olympics construction list ;)
@@deaffatalbruno they are actually and they're adding more lines to the network
You mean racism is more in Brisbane or Melbourne??
Brisbane he meant
@@ishaandeswal3185
Brisbane may have a small town vibe but the actual CBD is not that much smaller than Melbourne's CBD, bloody hell.
Buddy your more wrong you can be, Brisbane CBD is 100% smaller then Melbourne CBD its not a comparision
@@googler-bn1ro Well if you seem to think so, I wasn't impressed 😁
So you dont like Melbourne? nothing wrong with that but saying its not much smaller is wrong because it is@@potaka79
Brisbane is the best city in Australia…
If you think Brisbane is hot wait until you go to Sydney they get hotter then Brisbane hottest it's reached here is about 41°C whereas Sydney can get to as high as 48°C
I don't get what ppl mean by calling Brisbane a small town... Like it has a 2.5m population...
I'm thinking about moving to Australia and where I live now is literally considered a "big city" while having half a million population :/
I guess it's all about having a different perspective. I was born and raised in Seoul which has a population of 20 million so most cities sound small to me haha.
Melb (5m but shitty weather) is bigger than Brissie. For me, Qld is bushy state.
@@jasonwright9405 I mean Shanghai makes Melbourne look like a village. It's all relative I guess.
omigot, the weather in brisbane is the worst... HOT, HUMID and TOO much SUNSHINE, nothing nice about being in hot weather, i just move here, and after three months, i miss melbourne already.... melbourne has the best weather...NO HUMIDITY, NOT HOT and NOT much SUNSHINE... i do regret i move to brisbane...
Any suburbs come to mind or recommend living to buy and settle for a couple with no kids ?
Some of the suburbs I liked in Brisbane are Toowong, Camp Hill, Cannon Hill.
Depends if want apartment or house living. Also depends on budget of course. Some very inner examples worth considering:
West End/Highgate Hill/South Brisbane including Southbank.
New Farm/Teneriffe/Newstead.
Paddington including Rosalie. Milton.
Kangaroo Point.
Hey guys, was thinking of moving to Brisbane, with 3 kids , can you recommend some good suburbs for us to consider. We will be renting there .
Personally I like Camp Hill, West End and Kangaroo Point. Mansfield has great schools and is good for families. Hope you enjoy it up there 😊
@@rachelandnick thank you 🙏
There are 400 suburbs and many are great depending on your needs. Any narrowing down without knowing budget, interests, work etc is really hard. Understand you may not want to share those things on this forum but if you can I will try and help.
Been in Australia for more than 9 years I still can't get used to the big balconies in newly built apartments. I think that's a big waste of space that can actually be moved into the inner side of the property.
Yknow nowadays the whole saying thank you to the bus driver thing is starting to stop
Roads are like spaghetti
Can't really wear suits comfortably in Brisbane
Haha so true.
Plenty of days in the cooler months where it is fine though.
im moving in 2024 im scared ahh!
You’ll love it 😊
Where have the Christmas beetles gone! Oh and I haven’t seen toads much these days. You can’t trust Brisbanites to eat and drink on buses and trains or buy alcohol too easily!
hahaha, ag visa??
Flying cockroaches?!! Flying cockroaches???!
Omg Insects? No way. 😬 Don't want
Yeah...Nah!