Victoria Point, QLD 4165

I have lived here for over 2 years now. The main thing I was looking for was peace and quiet, and natural outlook and walks. I live on a culdesac across from natural preserve. It is so quiet and there are loads of birds, as well as water dragons and occasionally a lace monitor. Love the curlews. The local shopping centres have most of what you will need, and Capalaba or Logan have the rest. Good variety of cafes and restaurants. Lots of retirees who keep their yards immaculate and don't make noise :). In fact, in all the areas I have walked or driven around, most yards are kept very tidy.
If you work in the city, the commute would be horrid. I don't.
Almost always a sea breeze on hot summer days. Coochiemudlo island is a quick 50c ferry ride. The waterside walks are pleasant and there are forest walks and a great cycleway as well.
Locals are friendly. It is a more relaxed pace of life, which is what I wanted. Straddie is easy to get to if you really want an ocean beach experience.
It feels very safe. I am sure there are pockets that are different, but from my experience, I have never felt unsafe once in over 2 years.
Rates are on the expensive side.

So it has been a little bit more than 1 years since I read some reviews in here and decided to move to here. At first some negative reviews has made me a bit worried but now it is just balance out and I have no regrets. Thanks for all previous reviews!

Most negative is concerning about public transport to Brisbane for work and it has some point. I found the bus 276 one straight to Brisbane is very reliable in terms of time, it takes about 1h 45 min to get in there so it is a bit long time. I can not work on the bus though, it is too bumpy for this (not line on train). The frequency of this bus line is `just enough` for working commuters, if you miss these main time, then you need to take several buses lines and they are not really reliable but not too bad too.

If you want to work on the train to save time, then you can drive to Cleveland Station (takes about 15 m and there are ample free car parking spaces). Or ride a bike to the station - it is just about 9KM and traffic is pretty stable (traffic jam is not frequently happened).

Other than that nothing - it is just a heaven place to live in. Experiencing walking in beach front work with very friendly locals, kayaking or boating to the Coochie islands, enjoy cool sea breeze
all the time. All goodies have been in many other post so I do not repeat it here.

Many retirees are moving out of the area. Large numbers of people who have barking dogs and renters who don't maintain their lodgings. Council does nothing about barking complaints. most yards have at least two dogs.

Isn't many parks and skate-park needs an upgrade. traffic is bad, not much public transport. lots of nice people and is really nice near the water front. Great for families with kids, has close by shopping centres. too many houses being built on small blocks

Victoria Point remains the most popular suburb in the Redlands. Affordability and convenience would be the main selling points for home owners living here.

Only minutes to Thompson’s Beach and the gateway to Stradbroke islands, a good selection of schools are available for you to choose from.

It’s also a good suburb for 1st home buyers.

I've lived here for around 8 years and love it. Victoria Point is an easy 20 minute mainly semi-rural drive to central hubs for shopping such as Loganholme and also the M1 for easy access to the Gold Coast. Capalaba is 15 minutes away and Carindale around 20 mins for more shopping and access to the Gateway Motorway north. It offers awesome waterside/bayside living with beautiful sheltered beaches, islands only a short ferry ride away with an excellent cinema and dining hub at Lakeside right in the middle of VP. The furthest part of VP wouldn't be more than a 5-6 minute drive frm the water. The cinemas are at least half the price of mainstream cinemas yet are the same quality or better with one screen being the biggest in Qld. Sirromet Winery is only a 10 minute drive away for 5 star dining or spending a lazy afternoon on the Tuscan Terrace and is open most days including breakfasts. The well equipped YMCA fitness centre/gym is part of a much larger sporting and pool complex where off peak memberships are less than $10/week at time of writing. It has 2 Woolworths and 1 Coles supermarket, an Aldi plus a K-Mart and a reasonable selection of variety shops. However with the larger hubs being within a 20 minute drive there isn't much you won't find. Public transport isn't bad but not great either. There are plenty of buses but it's a bit of a journey to get anyway including the city. The is no rail with the closest being Cleveland which is a 15 minute drive then the actual train trip to the city which is an hour or more depending on the service. Traffic is OK within reason but as VP has the only supermarkets between Cleveland and Redland Bay it does get busy during the usual school peak hours though the roads are gradually being upgraded. However there are multiple routes in/out and around VP so it's nowhere near as bad as the suburbs closer the the city and motorways. The area continues to be developing and expanding rapidly with much of the semi-rural blocks in Redland Bay to the south, Thornelands to the north and Mt Cotton to the west being developed. Houses vary in price but are north of what many would consider 'average'. Cheaper 3-bed houses are currently generally north of $450,000 with 4-bed modern houses closer to $500 - 550k and the more premium residences upward of $600k - 650k (or more as you get within sight of the bay). There are plenty of established houses on decent sized blocks (600m2+) though there is very limited land left in VP itself with most of those now 450m2 or smaller. There are a number of retirement villages in the area as it is an ideal enclave for retirees given its easy to get around and has good services and amenities. Plenty of parks and family friendly spaces and plenty of walking paths. There is a library and plenty of coffee shops around as well as a specialty butcher and fresh produce stores around the Aldi/Lakeside area. There are a number of schools in and around VP - the high school doesn't have a great reputation but there are others such as Cleveland High and Kimberley College with do and both have regular buses to and from VP. A great place for families and the prices here will only go up as more and more people discover this 'hidden' suburb by the sea.

We bought a house in Victoria Point last year. Moved up from Sydney.

The location is just beautiful. Lots of parks for children. A few min walk to the Ferry to a calm sandy beach, 5 min drive to the bigger ferry terminal out to lots more islands. Very friendly suburb with small cafe’s, bakeries etc as well as a decent Westfields at the beginning of the point.

With lots of outdoor activities, fresh air, good sized homes and blocks, plus good State Schools and well ranked Catholic schools, this location was a great find and the place we wanted our children to grow up.

I commute into Brisbane (35-45min - nothing compared to my old Sydney commute) which is an easy enough drive.

The buses into Carindale are frequent and well serviced for those preferring public transport or you can drive to the nearby train station.

All in all we love Victoria Point.

We lived in Victoria Point for several years before moving to suburban Brisbane and have decided to return to Victoria Point because it's a far better place to raise a family than Brisbane. So much more for children and young people to do: bay, boats, swimming, sports, parks, shops, malls, cinemas, library - all within short drive and/or easy walk. The cinema cost is reasonable compared to Brisbane prices so something we can do often as opposed to rarely here in Brisbane. Generally, people are far friendlier and greater sense of community than in Brisbane. All facilities are here with ease of access. Schools are good - all the primary schools (Redlands, Victoria Point, Thornlands, Cleveland) are as good as if not better than the ones we have experienced here in Brisbane. Our son will be going to Victoria Point primary school. The High Schools offer good programmes - depending on what your child is interested in. We will send our children to Faith Lutheran College because it is a good school, not too large i.e impersonal and close to our home (walk/bike). The Lutheran schools are good schools and reasonably priced compared to some of the stand alone independent schools (Sheldon College, Ormiston College, Redlands College). Only downside of Victoria Point is the public transport to Brisbane City/CBD. At present there is only a bus service which takes well over one hour with infrequent buses leaving/arriving. The only way to commute is drive to 8 Mile Plains bus station and take the express bus in.

We moved from NSW 6 months ago and can not believe how fantastic this place is. We can walk to 3 different waterside parks, we can walk to 2 different leash free parks , there are bike tracks, picture perfect parks with BBQ facilities, boat ramps, walk to cares and restaurants and we paid half of what we sold our house for in NSW.
Which means we have no mortgage and a better house near the water and not too far from the city. Every day feels like a new beginning and in weekends we can't wait to do something new or try a new restaurant, a ferry ride to a different island or bike ride around. A few lone tree away in Cleveland here are even more restaurants , there are restrictions with public transport, but working in Carindale means I only have a 25 minute drive and I don't have to pay a single toll and heaps of parking. I'm loving life in Victoria Point and stumbled across it accidentally after spending months looking all over Brisbane, our little family has found our own little paradise and our friends and family love to come and visit us. In Sydney you can't even buy a run down 2 bedroom unit in Clovelly with no view for under $700k , up here we got a big house with pool, views and lifestyle for under $700k and there are houses on the market for $400k still really close to everything. The downside if you could call it one, we had to pay for private school for our kids, the council rates are very high ( $978 per quarter), and tradespeople are a lot more expensive up here than in Sydney ( don't know why as overall living is heaps cheaper here but we got fence quotes that were different in price by 40% and we had a dodgy plumber install a basin that the tap blew off 2 months later and that was over the top as well and he didn't want to repair or refund). But that could be just bad luck and happen anywhere. I am not kidding when I tell you the cinema here is fantastic and is only $4.50 for a child and $6.50 for an adult. We were paying $12 and $17 in Sydney so lifestyle and family life for us has improved 10 fold and we can afford to do heaps more things than we could before which offsets the expensive tradespeople . Feels like a holiday at home everyday of the week. Best choice we ever made.

Lovely people loads of good price entertainment .. With 4 kids the cinema is fantastically priced.people are please t and really friendly , great public transport , great schools, lots of parks great for fishing and boating ... Wouldn't want to live any where else . Everything you could ever want in a community .