Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006

4.3(12 reviews)

Ranked 134th best suburb by locals in Brisbane Region, QLD

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11th September 2022

"Business centre"

Fortitude Valley is known for business hot spots as well as it's great night life! Work all day, party all night!
There are great places to live in this area, as well as great cafes, local parks, schools and so on!

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7th April 2022

"Great"

Great beautiful town. Very clean

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"Action Packed"

The centre of the action in Brisbane. There’s always something to do. Great if you are a young professional or just want to be close to the CBD. Rental prices are higher than average but you pay for convenience and ease of access to transportation.

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"sounds like fortnite"

i like fortnite

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"Conveniently close to CBD & Airport"

If you're wanting to be as close as possible to both the airport & CBD for work; then it's hard to beat the Fortitude Valley due to it's quick access to toll-paid-tunnels, great choice of bars, restaurants, cafe's and heaps of gyms as well as a great public pool for athletes or the athletic minded.

Rent is fairly reasonable considering how close you are to the city centre & the fact that pretty much the whole suburb has access to TPG's FTTB fibre optic internet combined with great cellular coverage means high speed internet either via fibre optic cables or 4G is always available.

Many apartments have great views as well which is a plus.

The downside to living in "The Valley" is that it's the heart of the night club & strip club district as well as a Centrelink office which means day and night the streets are full of a large crowd consisting of drug addicts, homeless people & fairly drunk (often violent) patrons (particularly after dark) - due to being the centre for night clubs & strip clubs in Brisbane you have drunken idiots running through the streets 7 days a week once the sun goes down. (If you have children under 18 - the valley is definitely not for you)

Cigarette & Marijuana use is also very high in the valley so you often receive the complimentary pleasure of inhaling these noxious fumes from your neighbour above or below your balcony or bedroom window.

In conclusion; although the regular dregs of the nightlife can be down right annoying running in front of your vehicle @ 60km/h and the reality that you really don't want to walk down some streets after 7pm, the valley is very central and close to everything thanks to tunnels, rail services & a never-ending stream of Uber drivers waiting with baited-breath to whisk you away to your favourite bar or restaurant.

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ANTHONY ROUSE
ANTHONY ROUSE

Oh, dear...no thanks! cheers.

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"The Entertainment Precint"

The Valley aka The Entertainment Precint is famous for its nightlife offering great food, live music, bars, clubs and so much more... And on the weekends during the day there are Arts & Crafts Markets along Brunswick Street offering hand made products , fashion clothing, live band and so much more. Lifestyle at its best.

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FurnzaM

It's such a great place for lot of cultural events, markets and great place for bars and restaurant hopping.

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"Year of The Rabbit - Chinese New Year"

Yesterday was the 1st day of the Chinese New Year 2011 - Year of the Rabbit.. Many people from East to West enjoy and celebrate this important occasion and last night China Town - Fortitude Valley was full of people eating delicious dishes and having a great time and also had the dancing dragons going around giving everyone good fortune & luck for the year ahead ..

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"The valley!"

The Valley has an extensive amount of entertainment from restaurants to nightclubs and bars. Make sure if you visit to check it out and go to China town where some of the best food can be had at great prices!

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"Good Food in ChinaTown > Fortitude Valley"

There is no better place to get some good asian food but in Chinatown Fortitude Valley so many restaurants to choose from yum cha, a la carte & buffet its your choice!

The restaurants around here come from different backgrounds of cuisine so some may have the same menu but have a different style of cooking and taste each are tasty and unique.

If you have a favourite restaurant in chinatown we would love to hear you recommendations :)

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"Will you take me to... Funky Town....?"

Fortitude Valley is a razor edge kind of place. Insanely, almost migraine-inducingly cool, it has a seedy heart to it at times. By day, hip designers sell overpriced products to EMO's and grown ups who should know better. Excellent restaurants vie for attention amongst organic beauty outlets and dingy cafes. By night, a rock scene comes alive and the streets swell with the youth and the youthful of the brissy music scene. Staples of the Valley include Fatboys/Riks cafe and the Empire Hotel. Just make sure that if you're picking a fight with a trannie named Marcia, because she cut in front of you at the taxi line, that she's shorter than you. Or you can run faster than shim. (The names of the innocent have been changed, or completely fabricated to give you an idea of what the Valley can be like at night.)

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jamesr11

Are you kidding, brothels and strip clubs are the heart of the Valley. Walk around late at night on your own at your own peril! Undesirable place after dark. Dingy and ugly by day.

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"Fortitude Valley could be called 'little China' as this is the strong cultural area of the Chinese community in Brisbane."

All Australian cities seem to have a Chinatown and in Brisbane, Fortitude Valley is the place. The Valley is really only 5 mins drive from Brisbane centre, so it is easy to get to and the younger, more alternative generation often see this as a place to go.

The main street of Fortitude Valley has been made into a Mall and has a very Chinese decor.

Although it is the Chinese centre of Brisbane, it also has many other nationalities selling food and other products. It really has become more Asian, rather than Chinese now.

It is not an area that would be recommended for wandering around on your own at night, and regardless care should be taken when travelling in the area.

There are many night time activities that are carried on which leaves one feeling a little unsafe.

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Valleylocal

Clickwriter wrote: 'It is not an area that would be recommended for wandering around on your own at night, and regardless care should be taken when travelling in the area.

There are many night time activities that are carried on which leaves one feeling a little unsafe'

I am a middle aged woman who has owned an apartment and lived in the Valley with my teenage daughter since 2007 and we both regularly walk home at night etc and never once have we felt uncomfortable or unsafe. Does Clickwriter actually live in the area? If so, I think shes being a little paranoid.

charlesn11

not really an accurate statement. Sunnybank and surrounding suburbs has more people of Chinese origin.

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