Aspley

Postcode: 4034 | Distance to CBD: 13 km

Residents of Aspley in Brisbane’s north have a head start on southern residents when driving to the Sunshine Coast, and the bayside suburb of Sandgate is only 10 minutes away.

Brisbane’s only ‘Pick and Pay’ Hypermarket has its home at Aspley and there’s also a  large variety of major retail shops and restaurants along Gympie Road.

Chermside Shopping Centre is also only a short drive away.

Statistics

• Aspley is about 13km from Brisbane’s CBD
• Over 43% of households in this area consist of couples with children
• 42% of households are of couples without children
• 13% of households are single parent households
• Stand-alone houses make up over 73% of the dwellings in this area
• Townhouses account for a further 17% of dwellings
• You’ll see older brick and tile homes as well as chamferboard homes in this area

What’s On

Find out about local events that are planned to happen in and around Aspley. Or you can list your own events in our free events calendar.

Food and drink

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Aspley. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

If you’re after some of Briabane’s best yum cha, be sure to try the Aspley Oriental Restaurant. Located within the Aspley Hypermarket Shopping Centre you might be surprised to find a buzzing yum cha restaurant nestled deep in the bosom of northside suburbia.

Shopping

When you need to visit the shops, you can stop by the huge Hypermarket, Homemaker City, Chermside Markets or Geebung Shopping Precinct – they’re all close to home!

In nearby Chermside, you’ll find Westfield Chermside which opened in May 1957. The centre is quickly morphing into Brisbane’s largest and fastest growing suburban fashion and style hub. The centre is also home to the Event Cinemas Chermside MEGAPLEX.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

In Aspley you’ll find a local state high school and primary school.

The suburb is also home to the Aspley Special School. The special school is unique in that it is one of only two special schools in Queensland that provides programs only for secondary aged students with disabilities. The school provides educational programs for between 60 and 70 students aged between 12 and 19 years of age with intellectual impairment and additional disabilities.

Leisure

From yoga to swimming classes, check out what leisure activities are happening in and around Aspley.

Banyo

Postcode: 4014 | Distance to CBD: 11 km

During World War II Banyo was one of several Brisbane suburbs with US army ordnance depots.

Today residents are well served with facilities including the Banyo train station adjacent to an established shopping precinct with bakeries, grocery stores, takeways, post office, medical centre and hair salons.

Near the station is the Memorial Park. Other recreational facilities include Banyo Bowls Club and Virginia Golf Course.

There are early learning facilities at Approach Road, St Vincents Road and Tufnell Road.

Earnshaw State College is the local school and a prep-to-year-12 (P-12) formed in 2003 from the merger of Banyo High and Nudgee State School which has been redeveloped as a housing estate.

Statistics

Banyo is about 11km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 42% of households in this area are comprised of couples with children, 37% are couples without children and 18% are single parent families. Stand alone houses account for 97% of all dwellings in this area. There’s mixed housing styles in this area – from modern brick and tile to older timber and tin homes in need of renovations. This is a very quiet suburb and the housing lots are large.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Banyo. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

Banyo Village on St Vincents Road, Nundah Village and Sue’s Korner are just some of the shopping options available to you in and around Banyo.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Banyo click on the link below

Boondall

Postcode: 4034 | Distance to CBD: 20 km

There is a lovely lake to have a barbecue, with good facilities provided. During the week it’s a quiet suburban oasis but when a performer is playing the carparks are often full to capacity and crowds flock in on the train.

The suburb is also lucky enough to be home to the extensive Boondall Wetlands Park. The Environmental Centre hosts various events and has boardwalks through the park. You can even canoe along the creek which winds towards Moreton Bay. It’s a superb spot to observe migratory birds, some of which have flown all the way from Siberia.

Boondall is also home to Nudgee College, a long-established private school, featuring beautiful heritage buildings.  Boondall locals have easy access to the Sunshine Coast with the Gateway Motorway nearby and there is both a Boondall and North Boondall train station. Boondall is also the only place on the northside where you can strap on ice skates (at IceWorld) or see a game of ice hockey or curling.

Statistics

Boondall is about 20km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 45% of households in this area are comprised of couples with children, 35% are couples without children and 17% are single parent families. Stand alone house account for 93% of all dwellings in this area, and townhouses account for a further 5%. You’ll find new, brick and tile homes in this area as well as older timber and tin dwellings. The area is green and leafy, with a very relaxed atmosphere.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Boondall. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

There’s local shopping at Sue’s Korner on Sandgate Road and Banyo Village on St Vincents Road. And it’s only a short drive to Deagon Plaza and Sandgate Shopping Complex.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Boondall click on the link below

Bridgeman Downs

Postcode: 4035 | Distance to CBD: 13 km

The area was mostly developed in the 1990s and Bridgeman Downs only officially became a suburb of Brisbane in 1975.

Many families choose to live in Bridgeman Downs because of the larger homes and generous blocks (plenty big enough for a pool) and promixity to shops such as Pick n Pay Hypermarket at Aspley and various public and private schools.

The suburb has a ribbon of parkland with remnant bushland along Cabbage Tree Creek. Bunyaville State Forest Park is nearby and it’s a great spot for a short bushwalk or a weekend picnic.

Lots of the streets are named after plants and tree species e.g. Karri Place, Banksia Place and Casuarina Street. The streets west of Beckett Road are named with a space and planetary theme e.g. Saturn Crescent, Galaxy Street and Shuttle Place.

Bridgeman Downs is a prime spot to view Christmas lights, with the proud residents making use of their large front lawns and homes to display winning lights and decorations.

There’s also the peaceful Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery but the old Starlight Twin Drive-in is no more, with houses built where movie lovers used to kiss in their cars. Decades ago, Bridgeman Downs was a small farming area, growing pineapples, bananas and lettuce. There was also a piggery and dairy farm.

The closest train station is at Oxford Park and so the great majority of people use a car to drive to work.

Once you leave Bridgeman Downs and enter Albany Creek you’ll have officially left Brisbane city. Instead you’ll be within Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Statistics

Bridgeman Downs is about 13km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 62% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 30% are of couples without children and 7% are single parent households. Stand-alone houses make up over 87% of the dwellings in this area, and townhouses account for another 10%. Landscaped gardens, large executive residences and a mix of architectural styles are what you’ll find here. It’s a semi-rural area, and even the residential blocks are large.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Bridgeman Downs. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

There’s local shopping on Becket Road and if you’re after something larger, Aspley Hypermarket isn’t far away and has everything you’d expect to find in a large shopping mall.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Bridgeman Downs click on the link below

Carseldine

Postcode: 4034 | Distance to CBD: 14 km

Older streets tend to be dominated by low-set brick bungalows on good sized blocks, while the newer streets show large, designer homes with lots of glass and concrete.

At the end of 2008, Carseldine lost its university campus when QUT’s Carseldine campus was relocated to Kelvin Grove. Fortunately there are still sports grounds, parks, stands of gum trees and easy access to the city and the Sunshine Coast.

Statistics

Carseldine is about 14km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 46% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 41% are of couples without children and 11% are single parent households. Stand-alone houses make up over 79% of the dwellings in this area, and townhouses account for another 20%. The housing lots in this area are a generous size, and most homes are made of brick. There are also new townhouses and low-density unit blocks in this area.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Carseldine. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

 

Aspley Hypermarket is huge and has everything you’re looking for. There’s also Bracken Ridge shopping precinct on Gawain Road and the Geebung shopping precinct on Newman Road.

 

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Carseldine click on the link below

Chermside

Postcode: 4032 | Distance to CBD: 10 km

Of course, there are single-dwelling homes too, most of which date from the post war era but Chermside has been identified as a regional hub of Brisbane and is the centre for a lot of public transport, employment and other services.

Statistics

Chermside is about 10km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 25% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 41% are of couples without children and 26% are single parent households. Stand-alone houses make up over 53% of the dwellings in this area, and units account for another 32%. You’ll see many chamferboard homes in this area as well as a number of newer units and townhouses.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Chermside. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

 

Chermside Westfield Shoppingtown is a major shopping centre with everything you expect including supermarkets and specialty stores. Chermside Markets on the corner of Gympie and Webster Roads and Aspley Hypermarket are all conveniently close too.

 

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history on Chermside click on the link below

Chermside West

Postcode: 4032 | Distance to CBD: 10 km

Children can attend Craigslea Primary and High Schools. The primary school is home to Brisbane’s only ‘sensitivity unit’ where students from any school can visit to learn what it’s like to be physically or mentally disabled. Craigslea High School is a school of excellence in sports and music.

The suburb contains mostly post-war homes, which vary from chamferboard to low-set brick styles. There are a few with larger than average blocks and lots have pools.

Statistics

Chermside West is about 10km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 45% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 39% are of couples without children and 13% are single parent households. Stand-alone houses make up over 99% of the dwellings in this area. Timber and tin homes on good-sized blocks with well-established gardens are common in this area.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Chermside West. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

Chermside Westfield Shoppingtown is a major shopping centre with everything you expect including supermarkets and specialty stores. Chermside Markets on the corner of Gympie and Webster Roads and Aspley Hypermarket are all conveniently close too.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Chermside West click on the link below

Fitzgibbon

Postcode: 4018 | Distance to CBD: 18 km

Houses tend to be low set and brick and the streets meander, mostly on the flat, with plenty of green outlooks. Newer developments, like Caribou Crescent, have larger two-storeyed homes most of which take up virtually their entire block of land.

Commuters heading for the CBD have easy access with a choice of main roads, including the Gateway Motorway and Gympie Road.

Fitzgibbon was named in 1975 after Abraham Fitzgibbon who was Queensland’s first Commissioner of Railways from 1863-64 and Chief Engineer from 1863-67. He was responsible for the planning that led to the adoption of the three-feet, six-inch (one-metre) gauge for railway tracks.

Statistics

Fitzgibbon is about 18km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 38% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 40% are couples without children and 18% are single parent families. Stand-alone houses make up over 61% of the dwellings in this area, and townhouses account for another 25%. The houses are mostly modern brick and tile structures, and there are also recently built townhouses and units in this area.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options around Fitzgibbon. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

Aspley Hypermarket with all you’d expect to find in a large shopping mall is close by or if you’re just after essentials, head to Gawain Road at Bracken Ridge.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Fitzgibbon click on the link below

Geebung

Postcode: 4034 | Distance to CBD: 12 km

From Geebung it’s only a short drive to bayside Sandgate and being so close to Gympie Road, Geebung is conveniently situated for residents heading up the north coast.

The suburb is well served by trains, schools and shops with major shopping centres close by at both Chermside and Aspley.

Statistics

Geebung is about 12km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 41% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 39% consist of couples without children and 15% are single parent families. Stand-alone houses make up over 98% of the dwellings in this area. Geebung is an older suburb, and the housing styles reflect this. You’ll find timber and tin Queenslanders and workers cottages – some still in need of renovation.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Geebung. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

 

Geebung shopping precinct is on Newnham Road and has your everyday needs covered. Aspley Hypermarket is only a short trip away if you’re after the variety offered by a large shopping mall. 

 

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Geebung click on the link below

Nudgee

Postcode: 4014 | Distance to CBD: 13 km

For a suburb with a relatively small population, it packs in a lot. There’s Nudgee Golf Course, the Nudgee State School established in 1874, the historic Roman Catholic Nudgee Cemetery, a recreation reserve, rugby field, transfer station (aka ‘the tip’) and even a seminary. Nudgee Beach is just up the road and the Nudgee train station makes it easy to get around as does the Gateway Motorway as it snakes across the landscape, allowing residents to head north or south as fast as the traffic is flowing.

Houses include Queenslanders on large lots, post-war styles and even a smattering of brand new homes.

Some lower parts of the area are swampy but the higher sections were once fertile market gardens and small farms. During the construction of the airport in World War II, topsoil was removed from the suburb and farming came to an end.

Statistics

• Nudgee is about 13km from Brisbane’s CBD.
• Over 46% of households in this area are comprised of couples with children
• 35% of households are couples without children
• 15% of households are single parent families
• Stand alone house account for 99% of all dwellings in this area
• There are older, timber homes in this area, many of which have been renovated
• Many new houses are also being constructed in newer subdivisions

What’s On

Find out about local events that are planned to happen in and around Nudgee. Or you can list your own events in our free events calendar.

Food and drink

There are plenty of great dining options in and around Nudgee. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

Banyo Village on St Vincents Road, Nundah Village or Sue’s Korner on Sandgate Road at Boondall are your closest shopping areas. Find other stores in and around Nudgee.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

From yoga to dance classes check out what leisure activities are happening in and around Nudgee.

For more information on the history of Nudgee click on the link below

Taigum

Postcode: 4018 | Distance to CBD: 16 km

Nowdays Taigum has a large number of townhouse developments, some with shared facilities such as swimming pools or gyms, and the suburb also offers affordable living in relocatable homes and secure communities for the over 50s.

Nearby Mulbeam Park is popular with families and from Taigum it’s only a short drive to bayside Sandgate and it’s also very close to Boondall’s Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

Fresh eggs, including duck eggs can be bought at the local poultry farm on Muller Road – a rare find in Brisbane nowdays.

The Salvation Army holds the Taigum Salvo Mega Markets twice a year with the next markets on 7th March 2009 and 7th November 2009 at the corner of Handford Road and Roghan Road.

Statistics

Taigum is about 20km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 38% of households in this area consist of couples with children, 40% are of couples without children and 18% are single parent households. Stand-alone houses make up over 61% of the dwellings in this area, and townhouses account for another 25%. The houses are mostly modern brick and tile structures, and there are recently built townhouses and units in this area. There’s plenty of green space as well as picnic and barbeque spots in this area.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of dining options around Taigum. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

There’s a shopping centre on Beams Road or, for more variety, head over to the Aspley Hypermarket where you’ll find everything you’d expect from a large shopping mall.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Taigum click on the link below

Wavell Heights

Postcode: 4012 | Distance to CBD: 9 km

Chermside and Toombul Shopping Centres are close by and it’s handy to Brisbane Airport too.

The Keith Boden Wetlands in Cressey Street are home to waterbirds and this natural oasis replaces what used to be a drain that flooded regularly. The large Shaw Estate Park in the same area is very popular with walkers and cyclists.

Statistics

Wavell Heights is about 9km from Brisbane’s CBD. Over 39% of households in this area consist of couples with children, and another 39% are of couples without children. Stand-alone houses make up over 94% of the dwellings in this area, and units account for just over 4%. This is an older, well-established suburb and has a mix of housing styles. You’ll find chamferboard homes and Queenslanders along side brick houses.

Local Events

Find out about events planned in and around this suburb. You can list your own events in our Brisbane-wide events calendar for free.

Eating and drinking

There are plenty of dining options in and around Wavell Heights. If you’re looking for a local café, take-away, pub or restaurant you’ll find it here.

Shopping

There are local shops on Shaw Road and also on Hamilton Road. Aspley Hypermarket is only a short trip away if you’re after all the variety a large shopping mall offers.

Education

If you’re looking for playgroups, childcare, kindergartens or schools in this area, you’ll find them here.

Leisure

Check out this section for things to do in your spare time. There’s sport, leisure activities, local events and more.

For more information on the history of Wavell Heights click on the link below

Zillmere

Postcode: 4034 | Distance to CBD: 14 km

Zillmere has its own railway station, library, a state school and primary school and the Zillmere Community Centre, which holds regular activities and events.

There are excellent facilities in Zillmere and its neighbouring suburbs including parks, bikeways, major shopping centres such as Chermside and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall.

Statistics

• Zillmere is about 14km from Brisbane’s CBD.
• Over 35% of households in this area consist of couples with children
• 34% of households are of couples without children
• 27% are single parent households
• Stand-alone houses make up over 73% of the dwellings in this area
• Units account for another 14%
• You’ll see older brick and tile homes as well as timber and tin cottages as well as some townhouses in this area.

What’s on

Find out about local events that are planned to happen in and around Zillmere. Or you can list your own events in our free events calendar.

Shopping

At the shops on Handford Road you’ll be able to pick up the essentials, and Aspley Hypermarket is only a short trip away if you’re after more variety. Close by you’ll also find the major fashion and entertainment north side shopping centre, Westfield Chermside.

For cheap treats visit the Sara Lee Bakery factory outlet at 35 Handford Road, Zillmere. The outlet sells edible but ‘not quite perfect’ products direct to the public at discounted prices. You’ll can find Sara Lee products including lasagne, cakes, pastries, coffee, and sauces at drastically reduced prices.

Education

Zillmere State School is situated at Murphy Road and teaches children from Prep to Year 7.

Zillmere Library welcomes students and adults alike and you’ll not only find books but also CDs, DVDs, videos, free internet access, and even storytelling sessions for children (phone the library for details on             (07) 3403 1455      ).

Chermside Community Hub also offers computers and internet access plus activities and classes for all age groups.

The Visible Ink Space Zillmere (Shops 3-5/67 Dunsford Street, Zillmere) is a space for young people to meet, organise workshops and meetings, use resources like computers and printers and connect with local agencies and activities.

Leisure

From yoga to dance classes check out what leisure activities are happening in and around Zillmere.

For more information on the history of Zillmere click on the link below