Warwick, QLD 4370

Great place to live. Lots of facilities, parks (although a larger park would be good in town for longer walks) lots of national parks nearby, plus Leslie Dam. Good shops/medical for the size. Hospital is great, better than Toowoomba. Nice climate. One of the best inland towns in QLD

Warwick has grown to become the perfect family town. Though Council is useless, local community groups and resident really band together to ensure groups, schools and the community in general progress to make the town an amazing place to live.

Warwick is a great town for families to live and grow. It has some great facilities, shopping and schooling options. Much better value of living than Stanthorpe.

We have lived in Warwick for a few years now and are over the increasing crime. I urge you to check QLD crime statistics as there is an alarming rate of crime for the area.
Real estate agents only care about owners and nothing seems to get fixed with our landlord. We did look at purchasing but decided against the area due to high council rates, high crime and lack of services for kids.
The road are horrible in and around town.
Journalists will often write about how empty the streets are de to Covid but in reality the small stores are overpriced and due to the expensive of living here people generally show online.
Tradies will charge a small fortune for any work too. Our landlord tried to get to foot the bill for an old air conditioning unit which was over $6000 for the unit plus install. Mechanics are about the same very expensive service and the usual “we noticed this was also wrong and will cost a few thousand to fix”.
Just read the negative reviews from others on here as hey are all correct. The only good reviews are from owners trying to sell their property.

Having lived in Warwick several times, have lived in Launceston Tasmania, a few places in the Northern Rivers region of NSW and a few years in Redcliffe Qld I can honestly say Warwick in my experience is better to live.
We are a family and rent, have been back in Warwick since 2017.
Overall the people and businesses are friendly, everything you need is here, several primary schools, high school, TAFE, a good
Hospital, more then enough grocery outlets, a few bakeries, although I don’t think any can bake a decent loaf lol, sadly no brumbies bakery.
Climate is what you expect in southern Queensland, hot summer and a cold winter, we quite like living in an area with distinct seasons, you have stews in winter and salads in summer.
The drought finally broke in this region going on 18 months ago and the region has had fantastic weather, so all the rain and glorious days has created a lot of grass growing lol, we have been mowing as often as every 4th day so I have noticed even the local council has been struggling to keep the parks under control.
As for location, We have a daughter at Alexandra Hills in Brisbane and in 2 hours we are at her place, same as our son at the Gold Coast only 2 hours away.
Not that we visit often, traffic, noise, fumes etc why would we want to.
When we visit everything is so far from where they live, want a zarraffas coffee it’s a 10 minute drive away, shops are 15 minutes away, 20 if the traffic is thick how is city living convenient lol in Warwick nothing is more than 5 minutes away.
We love the place.

Warwick QLD has to have the worst Council in Australia. The parks are always overgrown and they never do anything.
As other have mentioned property rates are very expensive and so are the real estates which makes having an investment property no great.
Check the news too, there is always a stabbing around town.
Also check councils annual plan and strategy, the rates and charges are drastically increasing over the coming years

Warwick QLD located in the Southern Downs Region seemed nice upon first moving to the region. However, due to the incompetent Local Government - Southern Downs Regional Council the region is a horrible place to live, work or visit. Service requests through Council will be ignored and as other have said rates are extremely expensive - any land under 4000m2 is classified as residential 1 costing upwards of $3600 per year.. There is never enough street parking around the shopping district and the roads are some of the worst around. Water charges are constantly going up too. Rentals are on par with the Gold Coast and other major towns and the housing market is just as bad - if you don't get a corrupt real estate who is only looking out for their friends or family.

We are a young family who recently moved to the region (less than 6 months), running a successful business. After the constant price increases and issues dealing with Council we are selling our property and moving to Tasmania where property prices are cheaper, property rates are cheaper and Local Governments actually do work.

Warwick itself if nice however the Southern Downs Regional Council is slow, lazy and incompetent.
Rates are over $3500 per year for a small two-three bedroom house. Do not rely on the new residents kits - 4 months since moving here and I'm still waiting.
Whilst most residents are "support local" it is very expensive and a complete rip off - always support yourself and family first before supporting local.

I lived in Warwick for my early childhood and teenage years, completed my 12years of schooling, primary at Warwick West school and then onto yr 12 at Warick High.
I worked in the community in a couple of businesses and then married and moved. So I have been out of Warwick for 24years. And now just recently moved back with my 5 children who are now all in their 20s . We love it here. It is a very country town and if you buy locally the best you can you find they respect you and really look after you.
My boys are car and 4wd fanatics and they love exploring the 4wd parks around the area. There is plenty of lovely bush walks and picnic spots and camping areas. The Rodeo brings alot of business to the town and there is always something on whether it's hockey or similar ball games or horse events or even musical events. ( we were intrigued by the jumpers and jazz festival the town goes into full swing 😀
There is a wonderful walk path very nicely designed along the river and has exercise machines placed around the course.
Brisbane and the goldcoast only 2 hours away and Toowoomba only 1 hour away and don't forget Stanthorpe is only 45mins away with some of the countries best wineries and cheeses and fruits in grand supply. Lots of places to visit and things to do.
The housing prices have definitely gone up and still going up. But if you are careful there is still bargains to catch.
I believe Warwick is a great place to live and it doesn't matter what age group you are in.

It's not a friendly town and expect to be named and shamed in local paper. Not good for young families or young generations. This town only puts on things for old people, they removed Mardi gras off the calendar and now put jumpers on trees. There is no entertainment for young people and no shops on weekends are open and most take away places are shut by 7-730pm on weekdays. Usually have to travel to other areas to go shopping. Local events are usually created for the old people like jumpers and jazz for them to enjoy and guarantee the old people in this town will squash any events for the younger people. Most accidents on these roads and surrounding roads are caused by old people.

They say they are young family friendly but that's just a face till you actually move here.

Old town for old people

Home owners will harass renters. Right down to a dog barking once a day...neighbours would rather your dog be put down, council will be called and council love the money so you will be fined without even getting a chance to stick up for yourself. Neighbours aren't friendly. Watch out for neighbour watch they only watch to dob in innocent people for walking their dog on golf course(but they walk theirs on it too). Lived here for 2years can't wait to move will never look back to this place and wouldn't recommend moving here for anyone that isn't grey hair and got wrinkles.

Warwick is a beautiful country town with all the amenities, shops and activities you need.
The property prices and schools are fantastic with plenty of options for both.
We recently made the move from Brisbane area to give our family a fresh start.
Warwick really is a hidden gem.

We lived in Warwick for a few years and hated every moment of it!

The locals are hit and miss. The shopping is better than most in the area.

Doctors are useless and if you have a serious medical condition stay away.. we used to drive to stanthorpe for a doctor.

Property Specialists are the best real estate in the area however alot of their investors are selling up. Our first house we spent a year in before it went up for sale so we moved into another house and we were there for 6 weeks before it went up for sale and we were forced out of our lease by a pushy nasty buyer who wanted to move in asap. Our next house we spent 9 months in before the owner started getting appraisals and valuations so we left the area before we could be forced out again.

If you are buying you might have a different opportunity but as renters we had no stability.. this also happened to is 3 times in Killarney and that was why we moved to warwick but the same thing happened.

I attended Warwick Hospital numerous times as an out patient and also as emergency. Both times I would have been better off at the butcher.. not even kidding.

Warwick has got it all! Friendly people that make you feel welcome. There are great job opportunities, great choice of childcare and schools (public/private). Very affordable to live and invest with a great return, better than Toowoomba / Brisbane. At night it's very safe to go for a run or stroll alone. Kids can have a great time in our well-maintained playgrounds, outside free gym and parks. An excellent air-conditioned gym supported by Warwick council, so you'll have the best and newest equipment to enjoy your work-out. A lot of clubs for young and old, it's definitely an active town with lots of things on, if you wanna join. The condamine medical center is the biggest in the area with 15 GP's to choose from and friendly staff to be treated as quick as possible. There are 6 supermarkets in Warwick so you don't pay a fortune on grocery shopping ,because there is enough competition between them.
In winter we get a couple cold weeks to kill all the nasty stingy insects before summer comes. Summers are warm, but not humid and a couple good drops of rain to keep the lawn nice and green. There is more to explore in Warwick than people may think!

It is typical of most country towns in some respects, community spirit, everyone knows about the latest death, etc. It has good facilities for a small town with a decent sized hospital, a few medical centres, good parks with open air gym, nice safe river walk, fishing, bbq areas in town and at the near by dam. It has lots going on if you want to participate. The schools have been great for my children. It does get a bit boring for the older teenagers and young adults and singles with only a few restaurants, not much quality nightlife and no beach or ten pin bowling or gaming areas. Alot go to Brisbane for Uni and then return when they are ready to settle down and have a family. It is fine if you are 40 and over as there is ample to do and it is just an hour to Toowoomba, 2 hrs to Brisbane and the Gold Coast, 45 mins to Stanthorpe and similar to many great national parks. It is a great place to live but it did take 8 years or so to really grow on me.

Warwick is slowly but surely becoming the country town with everything you need. With Woolworths, Bilo, Aldi and just last week Supa IGA (which is open longer hours than any supermarket in Brisbane) and a reasonably amount of specialty stores there is really no need to leave.

It is a reasonable commute to Brisbane (not daily though) at almost neat on 2 hrs and similar to the Gold Coast there is still the opportunity to get away for a special weekend. My chouce would be staying in the local area as Stanthorpe is just down the road providing great days out and great places to stay and eat.

Warwick is a lovely quite place with ample facilities and an all round feeling of a safe country town. We have recently moved out from Brisbane and have decided already never to move back to the city.

Overall Warwick has everything you need or want and lower living costs making it perfect for the young family.

Nice area, not too bad on the crime front but Real Estate is fast becoming over priced with some houses trying to make gains not feasibly possible for this area of Queensland. It still feels too far out from Brisbane yet is trying to sell at the same prices as some inner city properties, buyer beware. If you're looking for property in this area bargain long and hard as Warwick is generally a slow moving sellers market so don't feel pressured by REA's to negotiate quickly, sales records show properties sit on the market longer here in Warwick than in Toowoomba or Brisbane. Nice green area though, Rodeo show towards the end of the year is great and brings some much needed business to the area.

Warwick is nestled between the Great Diving Range and very fertile farmlands. Situated 160 kms south west of Brisbane Warwick offers some great examples of historical buildings which were constructing of local sandstone. Warwick is often referred to as ‘Rose and Rode City’ as it hosts many rodeos including a very large, old rodeo every October. In stark contrast, this city has the most beautiful rose gardens and when in flower the whole city comes alive with roses. There are many galleries and museums to see and Leslie dam is only 13 kms from the city and is good for swimming. Property prices are not too bad with some good bargain not too hard to find but like prices are on the rise.