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You missed a lot of Brisbane's great points. Brisbane has walking paths and bike paths everywhere - even all the way to the coastal suburbs on Morton Bay. The Gold Coast is about 45 min. drive and and Sunshine Coast is about an hour drive. Some great theme parks about 30 mins drive - Wet N Wild, Movie World, etc. Great shopping centres everywhere. Two awesome world class universities. Some amazing national parks within 2 hours drive - Springbrook, Glass House Mountains, Binna Burra, and more. Don't know many places in the world where you can stand close to 2,000+ year old trees. Brisbane seems to have a very low crime rate for a city of it's size. People are mostly happy / friendly. Used to live in Brisbane, then moved away, but returned about 10 years ago and re-discovered what a beautiful, wonderful city it is.
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As a European living in Brisbane, I find Brisbane to be very poor in bike and pedestrian everything. Even the CBD only just got painted bike lanes in 2021. Brisbane public transportation is trash too. It's pathetic. Brisbane is 100% extremely biased towards cars.
Within an hour or two of Brisbane CBD are some of the best beaches in the world. Want a weekend getaway ? You can get there within hours.
@fre fri its seriously atrocious esp if youre outside of the cbd. And while we may have some of the most lient laws when it comes to escooters compared to other states not allowing us on all bike lanes and forcing us onto footpaths in the cbd is putting pedestrians and scooter riders in danger. Cars also need to be more accountable. Aus dash cams youtube is frightening stuff.
It would be 45 minutes if the highway wasn’t constantly under construction or jammed because you fucking QLDrs have no idea how to drive.
Brisbane is one of the best cities I have ever lived even the suburbs are great. I am from France and in my case, I suggest many people from other cities to go there and enjoy this beautiful city. Next year, once the frontier will be reopen, I will come back and definitively buying a house to live there. Stay all healthy and take good care.
You too. Good luck when you move up here!
Stop telling everyone, want to end up like VIC?
@@kathdavies1220 hehe I’m from vic. I bet you enjoy Danny’s Dino dictator company!
I couldn't find an official statement, of when exactly Australia is planning to open the borders again. But I sure hope it's next year and not longer than that.
It's great through
Oh, if I ever had the chance to move to that dream of a city! Fell in love with it during a 6 week stay in '96 and left with watering eyes. Mates- appreciate what you have in Brissie! A big salute from Germany!
And good you stay in Germany !!
@@michaelgurnaut2436 ?
my favourite thing about brisbane is having the gold coast and the sunshine coast just an hours drive away! i love going to both it feels like a mini holiday every time and theres so many amazing beaches
brisbanes beaches arnt that good rite?
Thanks Adam. Your review added a couple of great points I never considered or knew. One of the best informative video on KZhead I ever seen.
Thanks so much!
Daylight saving is an very positive factor impacting lifestyles in Melbourne, where you get 2 hours leisure between finish your job and the sunset in the very pleasant summer, walking your dog, playing with your kids or having a dinner in outdoor area.
I can see that it may be a positive thing for people that work 9-5 kinda jobs, especially further south where there's a bigger difference in the hours of daylight in summer and winter.
I enjoy daylight saving too, but you have to be at the right latitude or you get that hour at the expense of having to wake up in the dark, which sucks.
When I moved to Brisbane, I was shocked at the lack of quality rentals and associated asking prices. Also, the fact that everything closes early, is still hard to get used to
When did you move here? If it was a while back, I'm sure the situation is even worse now as far as finding a rental goes!
@@BrisbaneChannel, October long weekend exactly 3 years ago now (2018). I also spoke to a couple of other renters at the time, from other states and we were all in agreement about what we were seeing
@@TheRealWillM I came in 2014 and it wasn't so bad then. But I'm sure things are definitely worse now on that front than when you arrived!
@@BrisbaneChannel it was rough in 2009 looking for rental, with agents inviting offers, in effect auctioning rentals for the best offered price.
True. Esp Sunday both coles and woolies close at 6pm. Cafes close early. What the heck? Not just B all over Qld. Sad no summer daylight savings here.
I moved to Brissy in early 2020 from Cairns. The big change for me was the traffic and just how big and complex navigating was. Other than that i'm lovin' it. Got a nice spot in greenslopes where the iga is open till midnight, the neighbours are friendly and the climate is cool
I still feel a little uncomfortable navigating when I'm on the northside - at least around the spaghetti roads that go out from the city. Having an IGA open that late is handy for sure. I think the one near me closes at 10, which is still pretty good for Brissie.
I lived 7 months in Brisbane back in 2010.. What a wonderful city, I really miss it. Hope to get back there with my wife and daughter.
I was sceptical when I saw you were doing a video on Brisbane coming from interstate. I was pleasantly surprised you did a great job. My pet hate is the Mexicans coming over the border and trying to change our lifestyle. I am a born and bred Brisbanite and I hate Daylight Savings. We are are more easy going not as fast paced as Sydney and Melbourne, we go interstate and drag our legs with daylight savings nice for a holiday good to come home. The shops, when we went to Manly NSW it was a shock to us how the shops were open so late and so many people out shopping. We try not to buy milk at the Servo’s but go to the local IGA who open a little earlier and close a little bit later. I prefer the warm weather to winter but we do go below double digits in winter. To escape the heat we have the Theme Parks with a lot of water activities plus the best beaches with Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, also a trip to Tamborine Mountain or O’Reillys on a hot day always cooler there. But our favourite place to escape the heat is the shopping centres from Westfields to Harbourtown and more. The price of real estate has increased dramatically since you made this video, will make it hard to trade up for the locals and the younger generation, it will be the haves and have nots, that is a bit sad. We also have beautiful bayside from Scarborough, Redcliffe, Wynnum, Wellington Point, and the best islands. Fraser, Moreton, Straddie, Russell, Macleay, Lamb and a Karragarra. Plus amazing waterfalls at Warwick - The Falls drive including Queen Mary Falls. Gold Coast - Purlingbrook Falls, Sunshine Coast - Kondalilla Falls. Sunshine Coast - Buderim Ginger Factory. So many places to go in a day or a weekend. As you said “A lot of festivals in Brisbane such as Riverfire” but also throughout QLD many events as well such as Toowoomba “Carnival of Flowers.” And also “We always thank the bus driver, we were taught to do this as kids.”
Any more ?? Wisch country are you from ?
Enjoyed this, Adam. We are from Scotland and we visited, Brisbane, Noosa, Melbourne and Sydney in November 2019. We loved our holiday and Brisbane was my favourite city of them all. We plan on coming back when we are allowed. Stay safe.
You too. Hope it's not too long before you can come back for another visit!
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OK, I'm a Brissy Boy for "Most" of my life. Grew up in Ipswich and 20 in Brisbane, but I've spent 2 years in Hobart, 2 in Melbourne, 4 in Bundaberg, 8 in Toowoomba and 4-5 free ranging but always call Brisbane Home. I was ready to give this video both barrels at the start. However, as it turned out, you were 100% spot on in your appraisal. One thing you left out is that people are more accepting of new people than in other Capitals. We have our own dialogue that can trick you up. You did Brisbane a justice. Top Marks. PS Spend an afternoon on the Brisbane Ferries. Better than therapy.
Thanks, that means a lot! Yeah, agreed about the ferries, although I miss the city hoppers.
was about to say something similar. felt like my inner thoughts were voiced out here, got the points spot on.
Hi, could you explain to me the weather and temperature differences between Toowoomba, Brisbane and Bundaberg. I plan to move to Queensland later this year from northern Scandinavia. My 12 year old daughter is not so keen on it being so hot.
@@geirsvarsson8585 Brisbane is Humid (Sub Tropical), Bundaberg is a much more pleasant Temp. Dry Heat, very Mild Winter. Toowoomba, VERY COLD Winter, 3-5 degrees cooler in Summer than Brisbane. Higher Crime in Toowoomba.
I thought this video was really well researched. It is clear you took quite some time puttimg this together and I have felt a lot of both the advantages and the smaller disadvantages as a new immigrant (store hours, daylight). It is one of the best videos you can watch if you don't know Brisbane. The advantages still win for me :)
Cheers!
Rent north Brisbane , 4 bedroom house is over$700.00
Another thing people don’t realise is how hot it is walking through the CBD in summer in a suit or work clothes, not everyone works in semi-casual clothes and there aren’t any trams so people take Uber small distances unless you want to arrive at your appointment a hot mess. There’s also only 2 CBD train stops, Central is miles from Alice St for example a big walk in summer ( I know another station is being built) It’s not a comfortable walking city unless you’re in casual clothes and fit enough to walk in that heat in summer
Yeah, true that the CBD train stops aren't the most conveniently located. But I think that's an argument for using the scooters or bikes that are now everywhere, especially if you're among the few that still wear formal work attire up here!
Yeah, it's the worst. I only have to walk from Central to near the GPO where I work, it's a nice walk through Anzac Square but it's HOT. Throwback to the 70's when the B-P government was OBSESSED with concrete- look at QPAC, ewww!
I totally agree about the cultural centre strip. Architect Robin Beckley (One of Sir Joh’s inner circle) was supposedly trying to design something to reflect the ranges in the background. Instead he ended up with a kind of angular concrete Brutalist/squat Corbusier monstrosity that Brisbane is now stuck with. Not unsurprising considering the horrid “Parliamentary Annex“ Built at much the same time. But I always come back to Brisbane, potentially one of the best subtropical cities in the world. @@becsterbrisbane6275
King George Square is an oven. A Nordically designed city square in a sub-tropical city. A bloody stupid idea. Also, regarding clothes, wearing a hat as an office workers gets weird responses "Are you going to the races?" Why is it they brag that Brisbane is the sunniest capital city in Australia (spoiler: it's not) yet hat wearing is deemed eccentric?
You're right. I'm agree with your opinion. Thanks for sharing
Cheers!
This is super duper informative and really helpful for me. Thank you for sharing!
The info is a bit old now, I'm planning to do an updated version, so stay posted...
Very informative video and good accurate information I have lived in Brisbane for 25yrs after living in 3 other states and this is the best lifestyle state.
I lived on the North side(by the bay) of Brisbane for 20 years loved it. The weather I thought was all good. 10 years ago I moved back to the Sunshine coast. Best move ever...
u like sunshine coast more than brisbane?
@@io-rj6sk sure do..
whys that
@@io-rj6sk I live near the beach so I can surf when I want too. Not stuck in traffic each way for hours. Lifestyle really..
fkn oath
Great video thank you for sharing !!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot for this video, very informative and very well put together 🙏💯
Thanks. A lot has changed since then, so I'm working on an updated version.
Nice video mate. You’ve touched on some key points, great summary!
Cheers!
So when you moving up Peter?
@@RauriBarron haha 😁
Very nice. Some points I hadn’t considered (completely agree with the trading hours though!)
Cheers! At least the trading hours are better than they were. I remember the shock of going to the supermarket at 4:30 on a Sunday afternoon and finding it closed when I'd just moved here.
Love this video ! Thank you ! I am travelling from Hong Kong to Brisbane for studying .It's a HUGE difference between these 2 cities in term of the vibe & trading hours. Lots of stores in Hong Kong opened till 9:00 p.m. or even 10:00 p.m. ! And the staff in Brisbane tends to work more "slower " , while in Hong Kong , everyone rush in every aspect (even walking!) . it's a HUGE cultural shock to me ! But I'm kind of enjoying this :D
Yes, HK is definitely a different world to Brisbane. I used to live in Guangzhou, so I visited Hong Kong a few times. Do you think you'll settle in Australia, or return to Hong Kong? I know a lot of people don't want to go back with the changes over the last few years.
@@BrisbaneChannel With the current political change in HK, I would like to stay in Australia if possible. As a HK resident, what happened after 2019 is a nightmare to many of us. What Beijing promised when signing the Joint Declaration , are no longer valid. HK is now fully under China's control and the freedom of speech is highly suppressed. We cannot criticize / comment over ANY policy from Beijing, but to obey. If you try to fight back or take any other actions (like exposing what's wrong from the Gov to the public) , you will probably end up in jail..........
Yes, I feel really sad for the people of Hong Kong, at least those that are not pro-Beijing. It's sad to see the freedoms that people have enjoyed for so long now taken away. I hope you are able to settle here or somewhere that allows you to express your thoughts freely.
That is really true. Thanks for this informative content. ❤
Cheers!
Well done man 👍 a lot of useful information👋👏Thank you!
Thanks, glad you got something out of it!
Another brilliantly informative video Adam. I moved here in 2004 and find it one of the best places to live in Australia. Especially if you like the outdoors. Still, you are spot on about the cons! Well done 👍 Dave
Cheers!
The Gold Coast attracts a lot of the ‘unsavoury’ types away from Brisbane. Moreton Bay is also a gem right on our doorstep.
I have recently moved to the Gold Coast and I've lived in a lot of cities globally, and I can sadly confirm this is true.
Definately the Sunshine Coast for livability. The gold coast is awful.
Moved to the goldy from Sydney 4 years ago and I can tell you its con city. Everyone wants to pay you in bottle caps if they pay you at all and getting a qualified tradesman up here is like trying to find the leprechaun at the end of the rainbow.
@@matthewbaptist2670 I 've lived on both Brisbane and Gold Coast for years, and Brisbane is by far better as a place to live. Traffic is also shit on most of Gold Coast, shit infrastructure., basically not upgraded much since early 80 s, but population 60 per cent higher now. The whole area especially from about Surfers Paradise north to about Underwood on the M1 is a pile of shit, gives Sydney a run for its money.
@@ActiveAussie2024 population is 500% more, not 50% more :)
Brisbane has very hot and humid summer and it's quite cold in the winter. It might not be going down below 0 celcius. But maybe it's from 0 to 10 in the winter. You guys can't bear the winter wearing only a shirt. BUT Brisbane's weather is very nice and sunny comparing with other cities.
One thing about food, while Brisbane proper-- especially the northern suburbs-- are lacking in food diversity and late night cafes... Southern Brisbane and the neighbouring city of Logan are open quite late around cultural hubs and have a much wider array of food. Mideastern food, Asian restaurants and cafes are quite good around the Springwood to Runcorn way. Which is the border between Logan and Brisbane. There's some really nice bakeries, Turkish and Greek places, Market Square is open till close to midnight and there's lots of tea/boba places there too. There's also some really nice parks in Holland Park- Mt Gravatt and Calamvale way. For those looking for late cafe and food options, Logan and South Brisbane suburbs are the place to go, generally only 30 minutes away even by train for those living in the city.
Those places are in my part of town. The places in Market Square don't seem to open as late as they used to since Covid, though. But when it comes to diversity of food, I'm in complete agreement that the southside is the place to be. It's just so much more multicultural than the northside overall.
As someone who used to live in Brisbane for over 20 years I think your summary is very accurate I now live in Vietnam a totally different experience quality of life way better !
I lived in VN for a while. What part are you in?
which viet city?
I am Brisbane born and raised, 36 years young, and I must say this video absolutely hits the nail on the head. Very informative and accurate.
I'm glad you think so. Sometimes I start to doubt myself when people disagree, but I'm still happy for different points of view, as that only helps tell a more 3-dimensional story. Thankfully there are quite a few people who echo your comment still.
Hope to be successful at your age at the same time in 2032
Were are good areas out of brisbane for under 650 k ..
good assessment, I particularly liked seeing the stats on things
Cheers!
Thanks, your video is so informative! I wish to found someone like this about Melbourne.
I'm sure there's something out there. Are you planning to move there?
@@BrisbaneChannel I've found some info in various videos, but are from a year ago or even older. And yes, I hope to be there at the next year!
It did help remind me why I'm moving out of Brisbane - the small town of big cities. It's so much less cosmopolitan than melb or syd too, if you have a good job in a large company, you're going to be on interstate or international business trips fairly frequently.
Hi Kate. Yes.. seems we left for different reasons doesnt suit every one but i gave it a go for 20 plus years
Good to hear !! Stay out of Brisbane
This is why with such cranky people from the heat😂@@michaelgurnaut2436
Queensland Rail time schedule is optional except for “on” time. 5 or 10 mins early or late or never, are a QR speciality. You live on the north or south of the river, you MUST pick a side and you shall never live on the opposite side. Failure to abide by this rule shall see you charged with treason.
Hahaha so true
I've heard lots of people mentioning that Queensland Rail can be late, but I've been living here for 10 years and have only ever been on 4 late trains (that are late enough to actually make a difference) and they were all caused by major events (like signalling issues or broken trains. The amount of times there have been issues like failed trains and my service on the same line hasn't been effected, it's actually quite impressive.
South side is the best!
Its also awful if you live on the south side and catch public trans port its either the east or west because if you want to get to ippy or or loganholme you have to travel all the way to the cbd and then out again its god awful. And good lucky getting to anywhere in the middle of ippy and loganholme.
Great Video, Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. I am moving to Brisbane next year! I live in Canberra now, can't wait 😍😍😍😍
Great! Let me know what you'd like to see more of on this channel that will help you enjoy Brisbane more. 🙂
@@BrisbaneChannel Thank you. I would like to see more about best suburbs to live in Brisbane
I'm planning something like this at the moment. It is difficult though, as it's a very subjective thing as to which suburbs are better or worse!
@@BrisbaneChannel I undertand, but for those who never lived in Brisbane before, it is nice to have different views, obviously we will do our own research on top of that :)
I'm also in Canberra and wanna move Brisbane, Canberra is so YAWN!
Great video Adam, really like the editing but also very informative balanced view. I’m keen to move to Brisbane after 13yrs in Tokyo maybe in another 2 years once everything has settled down for covid. Still trying to figure out whether living close to the cbd for convenience and lifestyle or to live further out. Can’t wait until I can visit and enjoy the pace of life in Brisbane.
I'm so jealous of you living in Tokyo! Hoping to visit Japan some time after all the current madness. Subbed to go back and check out your videos when I get some time. In Brisbane, personally, I'd always choose to live out of the cbd, actually for convenience - shops are open longer in the suburbs as there's not really enough inner city dwellers to justify opening longer. I'd just choose somewhere with convenient transport if you don't want to cycle in. Cycling, the hills can be pretty challenging, but maybe you enjoy that. One good thing is they're putting in more and more cycling lanes in and close to the cbd.
@@BrisbaneChannel thank you. Let me know if any questions about Tokyo. Can’t wait until travel doesn’t involve 2 weeks of quarantine on each side.
Ah I also want to move to Brisbane from Tokyo after the pandemic and once things are back to normal.
I highly recommend living in the suburbs, just a 15min drive from the cbd can feel like you're closer to the countryside than the city, but you still have the convenience of local shops and parks and the ability to cycle/jump on public transport and be in the cbd within 30mins. where I live in Ashgrove there's an amazing bikeway connecting a network of parks and even a nature reserve with a short hiking trail, it really is the best of both worlds!
@@scarlett8844 oh that is really good advice. Think once borders open up I’ll air bnb in a few different areas to get a feel for it. I live in Tokyo but only 10mins subway from a major city and we have farms, rivers, greenery and parks. Nice to have both in Brisbane too.
Nice bullet points except the last one. The chill vibe here should be a pro IMHO. Anyway, I haven’t increased my rent in 8 years. Probably about time :X The surroundings are also fantastic for walks and camping. It feels like cali, but with bullsharks, ice tea and mosquito nets. Very happy to be living here and owning my piece of the sunshine state.
I went to Brisbane a couple weeks ago ago and every single person is another level of nice. Especially the river cat crew absolute legends.
Thanks a lot, it was very helpful!
I'm glad to hear that. You're very welcome!
Brisbane is a pain in the ass to get around, its very large and public transport is hopeless! All things are far from one another, so its all effort just to go from one place to another. So after a while, going out seems to be a turn off. If there is a special occasion, you will stuck in traffic then pay well over $50 for a park! Once you settle in, you will understand why the average Brisbaner just stays home. Great place thou you have to make it a mission to adventure out.
Yes. When I did the Christmas lights video this week, I was thinking "What would it be like if I were trying to get to all of these locations by public transport alone?". That's when I realised I was way too generous to the system in this video. It's really just that the area of Brisbane is so large, and the population too small to justify increased infrastructure to get people from place to place, so you really do need a car to get the most out of living here. I had forgotten how bad it CAN be, as my current location is really well-serviced by a very frequent bus route that gets me anywhere I regularly go. I will definitely return to look at the reality of trying to get around this city in a video in the coming year, as it is something people should be aware of. In the end, if you've got a car, you can usually find ways to work it so that you combine driving and taking public transport, so you get the speed and convenience of driving, without having to deal with the exorbitant parking prices in places like the city.
I think public transport is still lacking though, it’s great if you live within Brisbane but try living in the outer south Eastern suburbs, after thirty years, they still haven’t put in a passenger line in the South east towards Beaudesert. But they have have been happy to develop housing without any foresight as to how people can get around without a car and the roads are choked heading towards the city.
That's the South West buddy, east is the ocean.. bit you are right otherwise...
they tried to restore the trainline to beauy but for some dimwitted reason they tried to make it a tourist thing....who wants to visit beauy for tourism? now the tracks have been torn up and sold they'd have to get a line out of springfield through jimboomba/flagstone to beaudesert OR beenleigh to yarrabilba to jimboomba to beaudesert. either is too expensive and people wouldn't shut up about the above ground powerlines through that path so train crossings would be a total nonstarter for the chlamydia bear lovers
Well I have cousin living there so I've sent three times this life
You have very clear and easy understandable pronunciation. Thanks for your video
Yes, I used to teach English as a second language, I think it still affects the way I speak.
I’d love to get updates on these videos if you get the chance. As someone interstate who loves Brisbane and has intended to move back since just before Covid (Covid stopped us) I’d love to see your updated thoughts on how things are moving along, from the housing market, to projects and construction underway in the city, even your thoughts on how the city is feeling with all the additional Southerners who have moved there etc. Especially since our plan to move back is in full swing. Thanks and as always, love the content keep it up.
This one is a start: kzhead.info/sun/epqke9exgYNsgY0/bejne.html
As a Brisbane born boy and much later as an actual resident (returning for uni after formative years in Cairns) I watched it develop between 1999 to 2009 and was personally involved in the king george square busway terminal as an architectural graduate. It felt like a big country town that somehow had capital city vibes (visually & culturally) and public transport including the ferries which are so much fun! Access to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coasts was also a good perk although the traffic is getting bad on the freeways. Slightly less multi-cultural than southern counterparts but still has diversity and access to great dining. Since retailing is shifting to online these days then opening hours is only critical for access to food & beverage options as super markets aren’t open till midnite like Sydney & Melbourne. There’s only a handful of true eat street destinations but enough to be civilised. Nite life was amazing. Miss my hometown.... says the now sydneysider.
And they still cannot co ordinate decent public transport in S.E Queensland. Trans link, (or Transfailure) what a waste of public money that organisation is. Was supposed tp be the new breath of fresh air for public transport ,but is a dismal failure.
We can all hail that visionary Campbell Newman for the King George Square redev. Cut down all the trees, removed the shade they supplied and gave us a giant TV screen which plays lots of adverts. Thats progress 1984 style.
Brisbane moving ahead now & by the Olympic,s you won't know the place.
thanks for this Adam, you might want to upgrade the property price info though as it has gone crazy since you made the video. I have to say that the most annoying thing i still find after 15 years here is that there is NO cafe life after 2.30pm. And businesses do NOT change their hours to meet demand; even if there's a festival venue next door they will still shut at 2.30pm or whatever.. I think the Olympics build up will change a lot of this as i saw in Sydney across the 1990s. Oh and the humidity is more like 60-75% through a normal summer.
Yes, I addressed the humidity thing in the weather video (in the pinned comment).
It hard to buy the coffee that is not Ronald McDonald
A very in-depth, beautifully shot, and informative video. It's helped my wife & I decide whether to move to Brisbane or not. Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful. Did you end up deciding to move here or elsewhere?
@@BrisbaneChannel If visa comes through, we plan to move to Brisbane!
Cool! Good luck!
Thanks mate. Another awesome video about Brissie. Really helpful for the ppl who are interested in moving to Brisbane. 👌🏽 I know properties are in higher demand than what it used to be even few months ago.
Another con is the traffic congestion (especially since everyone has moved up from the southern states). The roads aren't built for the volume of traffic and it makes even driving a short distance a painful experience.
Yep traffic sucks
Great video. Brisbane is a hell of City. When I'm in brisvegas I'm visiting fams on the southern outskirts..Sunnybank and especially Woodridge the hood lol big ups from Auckland champ
Seems your family is over my way. I live not far from Sunnybank. Actually I've been thinking of doing a video about Woodridge for some time...
Cool video, I moved to Brisbane in 2007 and left in 2015 but those were some of the happiest years of my life, I often go back to Brisbane 1 or 2 times a year and love to see how it's changed and getting better but I could never live there again, much prefer the quieter country town life
I'm glad you've found your place. I could never get used to country town life despite living in one for the majority of my formative years.
Daylight savings is the best ever!!! I love it so much. An extra hour of sunlight in the summer afternoon is so good for long summer days :)
Some people love it, some don't. It's definitely not a good or bad thing, it just varies from person to person and lifestyle to lifestyle.
Hey Adam, You have put so much work into this video and it's paid off with it reach. I really liked several editing varieties and helped you stay intrigued. Two point I had about the information and I suppose it depends where you live and your prior experiences. 1 - Yes most of the major supermarkets are closed early on the weekend, but if your lucky to have the DFO right beside you, then there is a 24 hr Woolworths always on hand. It's not my normal shopping place, but if I'm ever out of those normal hours needing something, I know it's always there :) 2 - Day light savings I have experienced a lot and I'm not saying it's the absolute best. As a child it did mean you were hanging outside, playing a lot longer and people do get more done as they are prone to sleep in anyway. I tend to exercise early morning and hate that it's too dark outside to wander the streets on my own, so daylight saving would kill that even more. Although, I would love daylight savings only to stop the confusion of being on a different time zone with NSW and VIC for 6 months of the year - I find that a pain :) lol
Yes, I knew about he DFO Woolies, but it's just so far from most people that it's not really a practical thing to rely on. And yes, having states that are on the same time for part of the year and different at other times is a pain for sure! But I still dislike daylight savings (which I lived with for about as much of my life as I have had without it) because I set my schedule to the sun rather than clocks, so while it changes over the year, it's always a gradual change. That sudden one hour shift really threw me every time. I understand that people working "regular" jobs need to be tied more to the clock than natural time signals, so I'm in the minority. I get that.
@@BrisbaneChannel Fair Call :)
If we have day light saving, all the country will come here.., Thanks but no Thanks !!!
Get a life Aquarius , If you like day life saving, don't bodder coming here !!
Thank you for this informative and entertaining video about Brisbane. The way you described your city, especially the laid back atmosphere, reminds me a lot of Vancouver (Canada), ca 2008. Unfortunately, the 2010 Winter Olympics turned an overheated real estate market there into a housing hell of Dantesque proportions. Enjoy your homes while you can, after the Olympics Brisbane will join the housing hell that has overrun once livable cities such as Vancouver, Auckland, Seattle, Portland OR, San Francisco, Barcelona, Berlin etc etc ad nauseum 😔 sigh…
Let's see what happens. Seems Sydney did OK back in 2000, but only time will tell for Brisbane...
@@BrisbaneChannel Sydney did okay? Have you seen the median house prices in Sydney now - it's 1.3mill
Yeah, I saw on the news developers and property investors are already buying in to Brisbane now in anticipation of the Olympics. I’m from Brisbane but live in Melbourne. Always thought I’d head back home at some point in the future to buy property but I guess I’ll just stick with Melbourne. Too be honest, I’m quite happy for everyone to move to Brisbane for awhile. Melbourne needs a break, we need to play catch up with housing and public transport projects for awhile before or population skyrockets again.
Unfortunately, COVID has already destroyed our affordable real estate ambitions. People from the other states started moving up here in droves, and now the rental prices are through the damn roof.
We alredy there !! Everyone cheers about the Olympics and that going to stress the city of traditional Brisbane . But who care !! Money and the world coming here, The enviroment will sufer, more people, more constraction, more high rise, more traffic, more polution, more violence , more noise, More bushland bulldose or saved to make room for people who want to leave here .The births and Koalas not going to like it but who care . 2032 , What an experience for the people who don't have a life !!
Thanks for the video 🙏🏽😊. Just thinking might be call Brisbane home when our retired time coming. Hopefully still valid info when the time comes 😄
How far away is that?
Wow! Such a great video packed with valuable info and I love all the editing with the very stylish texts!! Hmmm maybe I should try to make an Indonesian version 🤔 Thanks Adam!!
There seems to be a lot of Indonesians in Brisbane (at least a lot making KZhead videos), so that might not be a bad idea for you and your channel.
Been a member since birth, 25 and going strong. Good to hear in the scheme of things all is well in the town I just happened to be born in. Locals are laid back but friending. With a series win of not. We live in a pretty special place
Agreed.
And we want to keep it that way!! Staff the Olympic, !!
Great video Adam. 😊
Thanks!
Thank you for the great video
You're most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great quality and informative video!
Cheers!
As long as you have a job in Brisbane, then your quality of life will be improved a lots. I was living in Melbourne for 10 yrs and just moved in Brisbane for 1 yr and a half. That is my personal conclusion.
I think that's the same everywhere. I certainly wouldn't want to find myself living in Sydney or Melbourne without a job!
Good conclusion, no job and go back where you came from .
I'm sincerely thanking you for your absolute honesty 👍 a rare trait these days... Evaluating these would help all in making an informed decision as per their needs ✌️
Cheers. Still feel I let people down with the climate part, should have mentioned the extremes. Oh well, I'll rectify that in another video soon...
Thank you for this video:)
Thanks for watching. Let me know if there's anything specific you'd like me to cover in upcoming videos.
Great video. Thank you..
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Something to consider as well. Very few corporate head offices in Brisbane. So in a recession, regional offices are trimmed, o unemployment in Brisbane can be worse than Syd or Melb in a revession.
Good point.
Good!! then don't come here to look for work . Stay in Sydney or Melbourne !!
Maybe living in Sydney or Melbourne is better
@@michaelgurnaut2436 how long have you been living in Brisbane, Australia. I'm from Sweden been thinking of moving to Australia
Lived in Brisbane most of my life. The public transport in Brisbane isn't the best. The people are pretty chilled and lots of great restaurants. Our storms are certainly becoming more severe but I think our shopping precinct in the mall is pretty good compared to Sydney. Once our new casino opens, our city will come alive in 2023. Brisbane's winters are awesome. February is muggy but some love that.
You know, I've never met anyone who likes the mugginess, but I imagine there may be some folk that do...maybe...
Agree with all of that except the storm bit. Sth east QLD haven’t had the storms like we had the 80s since, well the 80’s. 4pm every arvo in summer, a cracking storm would smash Brisbane, goody and the sunny and be gone an hr later, leaving a trail of damage. And the tropic storms that used to hit Mackay and nth in the 60’s are all again in the past. Sure they do more financial damage these days, people didn’t live in flood plains in the past etc, 3-5-10 times the population explains the higher death toll. But as to ferocity of today’s storms, they are not even close.
@@shaneparfitt77 agreed. I used to have to dodge the hail storms almost every afternoon at 4pm driving home even into the 2000’s. We don’t get storms like we used to and winter is a lot warmer as well. January and February are horrid humidity wise.
I can’t wait for the casino to Open
@@shaneparfitt77 I've been a weather watcher and you're right about Brisbane storms. The vicious storms of the 70s and 80s were results of cold fronts moving through. Nowadays storms seem to be low pressure troughs. Could be a phase thing or cimate change, dunno. Also this year is the first time we've had a ground storm in the middle of winter that i can remember.
I’m moving to Brisbane to Study in few months if the border reminds open 🤞🏽 , that was so helpful . Thank you and I’m a subscriber now
Glad to hear that, and welcome onboard!
Thank you so much for this video. All your cons about Brisbane seems to be pros for us as we live in Auckland. :P
Haha, just shows how everything is relative!
This real estate situation applies to everywhere in Australia, even the regional areas. Try buying something in Tasmania!
Yes, I heard the increase in property prices has been ridiculous down there. I did mention that we've actually fared better than many other capital in terms of property price increases, at least if someone is looking to buy.
@@BrisbaneChannel it’s also happened in many cities across the western world. Complaints all over.
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
Yeah, you are right about places shutting down earlier. It is a work day city. Basically people go to work and go home to the suburbs. With rezoning and mixed use planning this may change. Milton is an example of an suburb in which they have experimented with this, which could provide a blueprint for this in contrast to very arid, social silos of the single use development, in the outer suburbs.
I think there's more to it, as even out in the suburban centres they keep similar trading hours, especially cafes. I understand there's regulations around supermarket trading hours to give smaller outlets a chance to compete with the larger chains, but there's still a cultural element, I think, that affects others' trading hours.
Excellent. I am a 75 year old Brisbane born and bred. I agree with everything you said (and very well said too). So glad nothing made me cringe.👍
Hi Adam, I just watched your video. It's quite useful. I move out from Brisbane to overseas on 2018 for family reasons. Based on the information you presented, it seems to me that the reality of living in BNE has not changed that much since then, or is it just my perception? Thanks for the videos. Cheers.
The main change is how competitive the housing market has become, both to buy and to rent.
Good stuff 👍🏿
Cheers!
You really did capture the truth of Brisbane. Well done!
This guy is really very but very good for explain. One of the best youtubers i know until know for transmit the own understanding. Great. Would be great if talk about all Australian cities, then the name would be The Australian channel and that name would give him a bigger number of followers.
Great insights mate! Was fortunate enough to have secured a role while being in another country and will be making the move there in a month or so. Looking forward to start to a new chapter!
Cool. Best of luck with the move! Let me know if there's anything more specific you'd like to know about.
@@BrisbaneChannel Thanks Adam - Would be great to learn about how to find a rental for someone moving on their own to the city (such as myself) - Have heard it is a very competitive market at this very moment!
To be honest, most people start out renting a room in a shared house. I won't lie, it will be hard finding an affordable place suitable for just one person at the moment!
Wow Ryan.. How did u manage that? Whats your profile?
@@KSHVlogs1 Are you referring to Social Profile? - I was offered a role in the country i reside in and and mentioned my objective to relocate to Brisbane in the near future. Just so happened the company Head Quarters is based out of Brisbane of which the Hiring Manager then insisted to join instead. Was very fortunate with my circumstance.
The traffic absolutely sucks balls. I live on the Gold Coast and I know that if I ever want to see my family again I have a window of opportunity between 10am and 2pm where I can get into that nightmare of a city and escape back home. Otherwise I will be trapped on the M1 for months, possibly even years. It's a living nightmare
Yes, you definitely have to pick your times travelling between the two!
Very detailed information Thankyou. I see crime on the street is a major concern, especially youth crime, involving the use of violence on innocent people. Also also if homeless people. The homeless situation people in Brisbane is a problem that needs to be addressed by the State Govt. apart form that, it’s a great State.
Yes, there are some areas that have problems with this, although there are varying views on whether the problem is bigger, or if we just hear about it more due to how much information is shared on social media these days compared to in the past. This is something I need to look into actual figures on to see what the situation really is before expressing a firm view on.
Re opening hours - supermarkets used to close at 6pm on Saturday only back in 2014. So it has improved!
Yes. I still remember the shock of going to get some things to prepare for dinner on our first night after moving here and finding the supermarket was closed at about 6:15. I couldn't believe it. We had half a packet of light and tangy thins that night for dinner (I had them left over from the afternoon), as after walking to the supermarket, we were too tired to wander around looking for a restaurant to get some takeaway from. That was in November 2014.
@@BrisbaneChannel Similar experience, I moved from a small town in the UK with 24 hour Supermarkets to Everton Park, Saturday popped down for something to for dinner and had the same experience.
Love brisbane so glad I got out of Sydney
Glad you're enjoying it here!
Please !!, don't bring all your others friends from Sydney, we heritate already half million Sydney population here who wanted to chance the roles in our stade < Exp; Day light saving > and more population bring trafic probleme like the one in Sydney . Please, no more Sydney foreing population in Brisbane.
Having spent my first 30 years in Brisbane then 10 years in Melbourne and the last 2.5 years back in Brisbane, I agree with all the cons but not all the pros. The weather is great in winter but if you work outdoors or like to do a lot of outdoor activities its to hot in summer, you can always move more to get warm can't do the same to cool down, its pretty much 30°C+ 6 months of the year. There's a lot of Asian food options as there are large communities here but not as good as Melbourne and other options like middle eastern, Indian and European food are not nearly as prevalent as well as these ethnic groups supermarkets/delis not being available. The public transport is more expensive unless you live close to the city as most of Melbourne is covered by one zone with zone two being the outskirt suburbs, while Brisbane's zone one is only the inner city suburbs with two zones covering the outer suburbs, so while the zone price is cheaper in Brisbane the way the zones are set up makes it more expensive for most in the outer suburbs. Also there are no daily caps on prices or weekly tickets like Melbourne and the quality of the public transport is also sub par compared to Melbourne with far fewer options and services available. Groceries are more expensive in Brisbane, Melbourne has lots of markets competing with the supermarkets selling meat, fruit and vegies(Footscray, Preston, Prahran, Queen Vic etc) and well as the immigrant communities Butchers and greengrocers, there is a lot less of this competition in Brisbane with Coles and Woolies being the only options in a lot of areas. i c Probably going to move back to Melbourne after covid as the rentals are now much cheaper and that was one of the reasons I left as they were starting to get to expensive compared the QLD before I left, but that has all reversed now and I've spent a couple of summers up here again to be reminded how unpleasant they can be.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Comments like this can only work to help people make more informed decisions. I'm actually happy when people share the ways they disagree with me, at least when they share some rational reasons for doing so, as it just helps promote discussion and gives a more well-rounded view of a situation. So thanks so much!
Hi CT, I’m from Ringwood. Yup accm crisis plus expensive here. Cost of living is too dear wages r lower. Crazy. no summer daylight savings here 😥. Winters are gorgeous here but summer too hot hate muggy
@@BrisbaneChannel Hello! Im moving from Mexico to Australia and I was offered Brisbane as a cheaper alternative. But now It seems is not as a good option as Melbourne. What do tou think?
@@iandres2394 Depends what you like/dislike, and what you want. I have been living in Melbourne for the past 7 years, and just visited Brisbane. (My personal preference is definitely Melbourne).
@@iandres2394 i wouldn't live anywhere else ❤️ the weather does it for me? And people only wear black in Melbourne.. A lot more vibrant in Brisbane
Thanks so much for this👍❤️
You're welcome!
I was thinking about buying a studio or a small apartment in Brisbane...I'm just wondering if body corp and other expenses would be enormous. Here in Auckland...it ends up costing you $500 per week to live in an apartment you own (+mortgage)... Any advice?🙂
Body corp fees vary wildly. When we were looking for our place, some places wanted to charge over $1000 a quarter, but we pay less than that for the full year where we ended up buying. Generally units or studios in a large complex will have higher body corp fees, especially if they have facilities like pools etc, but there doesn't seem to be a consistent pattern based on the variation we noticed when house hunting. I'd just advise you to ask up front before you even bother looking at a place.
@@BrisbaneChannel Thank you Adam...Could you tell me what's a reasonable body corp fee for cheap apartments..(one bedroom or studio).... Is quarter a term for 3 months...I don't think we use that term in relastate here. This will be a huge move for me so I really appreciate your answers! ❤️
Love your videos mate.
Cheers!
Amazing video bro, keep showing to us this incredible place called Brisbane!!! Watching from Brazil...
I will. Anything in particular you'd like to see?
@@BrisbaneChannel yes, i wanna see about what areas are more easy to find a job and what areas have more job opportunitys!!!
Do you mean what industries are employing more people?
@@BrisbaneChannel yes, my friend has back to back movies lined up at Movie World working on set as truck driver. Doing bump in bump out. Tons of work.
So nice photography
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Yeah agree on the Day Light Savings. I can't see any advantage and it just disrupts sleep patterns at the beginning and end of the DLS period...bloody 38 degrees Celsius on a summer afternoon..might be okay if you have a backyard pool.
Yes, that disruption is pretty much my big problem with it.
REally informative video about moving
It looks like Brisbane is the best city in Australia! Love it
I love this city ❤️ So proud to finally call it my home :) Moved from small town NSW on 31/12/21 after visiting several times dreaming of living here. I’m originally from the U.K. and i honestly feel like I’ve won the lottery every day I wake up here.
What town were you in? Glad you're loving it here!
@@BrisbaneChannel We were out in Parkes. Tiny tiny tiny town in the middle of absolutely nowhere. About 2 hours from Dubbo.
Keep the information to yourself otherwise all Great Britain going to migrate here with half of India !! Then no more win at the lottery and we will be all looser !!
Informative. New subscriber!
Thanks, and welcome!
yeah coming mate
I moved to Brisbane in 2002, back then there was no shops open on Sunday (there was a law preventing it) and only a few shops opened on Saturday morning (everything closed for the week midday Saturday) so that's improved a lot. Adam I'm with you on DLS, everyone else if you like DLS so much say in Sydney or Melbourne. It's got nothing to do with curtains fading or cows or any of those silly fallacies, it's all to do with the tilt of the earth and the fact we are closer to the equator so we don't get the longer daylight hours to justify DLS.
Cheers! I was beginning to think I was alone!
Very lame argument I would suggest..haha Well why do northern hemisphere countries have DLS? Its is all about lifestyle, and the fact is that most ueensland people want daylight saving. The Queensland climate and daylight is the perfect candidate for it. And Queensland crime rates, at least pre covid. were above other states that have daylight saving over summer, and have been for years. It is a fact that where there is daylight saving, crime rates for some offences actually drop. But oh no, the media don't want to tell that bit. And it's only a time adjustment on a clock or watch for ppeople to enjoy more outdoors after work.
@@125sloth Would need to fact check that, but if it checks out, the crime thing is an interesting point on the side arguing for DST.
@@BrisbaneChannel It is well known in police circles in the deveoped world that daylight saving reduces street crime, simply because it gets dark later from a time perspective. Crims don't just sit around waiting until darkness at around 9pm then start doing their thing. They go elsewhere because in the daylight they can be easily seen and identified. And it's mainly petty offenders anyay, however the assault rates drop and it is safer for families out in the streets. not rocket science. And if people do not like daylight saving for the other multitude of reasons that never seem to make sense, then just keep going to bed at the same timesm, with curtains drawn and keep getting up at sunrise, which in Queensland is before 4.30 in the morning. Not to mention Queensland loses millions of dollars a year by not having DLS like NSW Vic and Tasmania. If you are in buisness in Brisbane and want to order something urgently from Sydney or Melbourne at 4pm Retardistan, (Brisbane) time, you can't. Down south is closed and they are off to the beach or to the park with their kids enjoying the outdoors, winding down after a hard days work, not sitting back in the dark putting on weight. ( a bit of satire there)., although Queensland is a very obese place per capita. The issue with Queensland is that the Premier PalaCHUCK actually agrees with DLS but won't bring it in as she sthinks she will lose an election if she does. You can't lose an election if over 63 percent of people want it. The other states just brought it in decades ago, and ignored the whingers carrying on about it, which was a minority, and they just got on with life. Jesus, Queensland needs to get some balls and do as the majority wants. It hurts nobody. If the UK can do it right surely Queensland can.
@@125sloth TLDR
Great video Adam! I’m a Brissy boy currently lost in the bush capital. Lived in Sydney for a while too. One thing, I do think daylight savings in Sydney and Canberra was amazing. Going to the beach or a hike until after 8 pm in summer is nice. Something Brisbane definitely needs to change. It makes sense economically too.
I guess it's a personal thing. I used to live in Sydney, and spent most of my time growing up in NSW, but I never liked daylight savings.
Exactly Qld needs to have summer daylight savings so backward. From Melbourne staying in Sunny Coast
Yes
it will never have it, it's a deeply conservative state. Even people who think they're progressive are conservative.
We don't have to always change to suit the economie . Daylight saving suit the enviroment and ones again, their is a chance to move elsewhere if not satisfed
Your information about the city of Brisbane is very complete, accurate and detailed. Reviewed casually but helpfully. One day I want to visit Brisbane City. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! Hope you can make it here one day!
as anybody heard of Gladstone city
Love Brisbane, love your video!
Thanks! Glad you do! Do you live here?
I am live near Garden city.
That would be a pretty convenient place to live!
Those 10 degree minimum winter temperatures are for the CBD. Live in the western, south western or outer southern suburbs and you’ll see a lot of 0 to 5 degree or less temperatures on a regular basis.
True. Definitely the need to clarify and look at this in more detail in a dedicated weather video!
When it does get to 5C its 4am. By 8am you are in tee shirt and shorts again.
Thanks for a great video, I have been is Brisbane since 2008, had a short stint back in Victoria but my wife and Daughter didn't adjust to well to the cooler climate. You hit the nail on the head with our unpredictable fuel prices, I remember travelling up to Brisbane on holidays from Melbourne in the late 90's and was amazed at the cheap fuel. We are happy in Queensland gradually adjusted to the retail hours, though have access to the 24/7 Woolies at DFO Brisbane. connecting with you here, look forward to more videos
Cheers!
Great!
Glad you're all loving it! I hated it and moved back down south :)
That's exactly what this video's about: Brisbane isn't for everyone!
@@BrisbaneChannel your video is great. I could relate to many things in it. I still miss lots about the place though!