dimsum

Dear Dimsim
Inala is indeed a beautiful area.

oops sorry Dimsum

I hope so lizok, I'm flying up to Brisbane for work this week and will drive down to Inala & Darra for a first hand look.

Hi Dimsum,

I totally recommend that you check out Inala. Certainly, NoThanks appears to have created an account simply to post damaging comments.

Inala has a 'stigma' attached to it because of it's history as a fully publicly owned suburb. Now, however, many homes (at least half) are privately owned and it's a lovely place to be. The only reason the prices are low is because Brisbanites don't seem to be able to get over their misinformed bigotry. There is a great ethnic diversity here, and it's no secret that there's a lot of racism in Australia. Therefore, I would ask anyone who makes a negative comment about inala to quote their source. If the source is 'I just know" or "everyone knows" then you can take it with a grain of salt.

All the best,

We were looking to move into this area from Sydney and because you just can't really trust what people are saying on here (especially if they're trying to sell their house,) I did an online News search using suburb names around this part of Brisbane (Inala, Darra, Richlands, Durack etc...) and sadly every time they popped up it had something to do with burglaries, armed hold-ups & domestic violence (don't take my word for it, try it yourself.) According to the last census I also found they also have very high rental & public housing ratios compared to the rest of Brisbane. As much as we'd like a lower mortgage when we move to Brissy, I think we'll probably look further up towards Strathpine.

Dear Dimsum

Strathpine is indeed a very nice area, so go for whichever area you like. There are a lot of lovely areas in Brisbane. I am not trying to sell my house in Inala, but I would like the profile of the suburb to improve. Inala was created as a returned servicemen suburb over 50 years ago. Since then there have been a lot of changes here. It is really a nice place to live, there is not much public housing left here and I feel safe enough to go for a walk and leave my door unlocked and my window open at night. I have met some lovely people in the area. There is a multi-cultural feel with a lot of Vietnamese people and Islander people. These people are very family orientated. There is a new shopping centre opening at Richlands and the Lions club at Richlands too. You only have to walk around the suburb to see how much money has been spent on the housing here to improve the suburb. I personally have had only one incident with a neighbour in my whole 17 years in Inala, and that was resolved quickly and easily.

I'm not trying to sell my house either! I wouldn't recommend you buy anywhere until you've spent at least a couple of months renting in the area. You really have to check it out.

Your search of the sensationalist media is not going to give you a proper idea of the crime rates. Check out the Qld Police Statistics for crimes here: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/Resources/Internet/services/reportsPublications/statisticalReview/0809/documents/11_District%20Crime.pdf

You'll see that North Brisbane and the Oxley region (which is district Inala is in) are equivalent in terms of crime. When you get to Logan, the crime rate is much higher - but that's partly because the area of Logan is much larger than the metropolitan districts (like Oxley and North Brisbane) we're comparing with. What they should show is crime per capita - it would be a much more useful statistic.

def multicultural!!! every ethnicity!

It is actually about 40% people not born in Australia. Mainly Caucasians of various origins - Polish,Greek,Italian,Maltese, many from UK, many born in Austalia. Small percentage of Asians, some Muslim of various origins,some African. It is definitely not mainly Vietnamese and Muslims!!
All very, very friendly if you are a friendly person yourself.
I have lived here nearly 60 years so I guess I would know.

sounds like my kinda place!