peters22

Complete babble ... I'm not a real estate agent, and I live in Inala. You can say what you wish about
Inala; but my Inala is nothing like the place you have portrayed. Maybe you missed the boat when house prices were reasonable. Our insurance costs are less now, than they were when we lived in Scarborough.

And the crime rate is a beat up.

Thanks for the attempt to invalidate my opinion, but it's backed up with facts from the QPS, which is available to the public. It's great that you love your suburb, but it doesn't change the fact that it's full of violence, home break ins, and assaults. Over 450 incidences that involved police intervention LAST MONTH. You can't sugar coat the truth. 46 Assaults, 194 thefts/break ins, 2 Abductions/Kidnappings... that's only a month. It's not a "beat up" when it's the plain hard truth. Inala is one of the worst suburbs in QLD for crime.

You can look it up yourself: http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/queensland-crime-statistics/

Your opinion isn't invalid; but it is degrading to all the people who call Inala home.

As an outsider, you are denigrating the citizens of one of Brisbane's largest suburbs; and one of
Australia's most successful multi-racial societies. Refugees have been coming to Inala for decades, and have built a wonderful life -- free from the blood thirsty madmen who commit the most brutal crimes
against our brothers and sisters. Inala is a sanctuary of freedom.

You say: "the local Centrelink office brings all kinds to the area". Do you mean all kinds of people that need help ... peters22, there are Centrelink offices all over Australia, helping people in need. I'm fortunate enough not to need their help; but a lot of our fellow Australians couldn't get by without Centrelink.

Fitzroy (Melbourne) Collingwood (Melbourne) Newtown, (Sydney), East Perth (Perth) just to name a
few low socio-economic suburbs in our capital cities that were decried as high crime hell holes.
Those suburbs I've mentioned, are now some of the most desirable places to live.

Without Inala, Annastacia Palaszczuk (also the local state member) wouldn't be premier of Queensland,
or the late Wayne Goss for that matter.

All you can do is sneer, and provide wobbly crimes statistics about a suburb that you don't live in, and
insult the majority of the people who are law abiding citizens.

Inala, like a great deal of our Australian suburbs, and cities; have extraordinary problems i.e. crime, employment, education, health, ageing, and the list goes on ... no sugar coating; it's reality. But people can
change things. Ignorance, makes things worse ... always try to provide a solution using to the problem;
before throwing stones at it.

Please peters22, try and tell the immigrants from Africa, the Middle East, and South East Asia, that their
home (Inala) is "unsafe". And then go and try to find a police officer to protect you, or a Centrelink, or a bulk billed doctor, or a school, in those bloodied man made hell holes in which they have fled.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

It's not degrading in the least if it's the truth. I lived in Inala from 2007 - 2016, after being told it was a fantastic place to live with a great atmosphere. In the time that we lived there, our street was shut down due to a standoff between police and a man with a gun. Someone tried to steal our dog, and the crime rate spiked. Personal experience isn't evidence, but the stats are far from "wobbly" and provide a very clear picture of the suburb. The multiculturalism is the only decent thing about the place. The Centrelink comment was all the unemployed who loiter around the area, swearing at people in the shopping centre while they're trying to go about their day. I've been called every racial/homophobic slur under the sun while living in that suburb, given that I'm not white or straight.

You have nothing to fall back on. Inala is one of the worst suburbs in Brisbane. You can wheel out the racist card all you like, doesn't change the fact.

I'm Vietnamese. Moved to Australia in 1989. I was told I would fit in with the locals in the area, and I was excited. I don't have high standards, but Inala thrashed any kind of low standard I have, and makes me appreciate where I am now that much more.

I will not let some man with a superiority complex tell me I should be ashamed of myself for my opinion, or for feeling threatened in a suburb that clearly has problems.

In a free society peters22, we have equal respect for all individuals; but not equal respect
for other peoples opinions ... all opinions should be examined vigorously.

Your experiences in Inala, aren't experienced by the majority or the people who live here. Anyone can be
in the wrong place at the wrong time ... the Lindt Cafe in Sydney is a prime example.

I'm not sure what you mean about Inala not being gay friendly ... I see happy same sex couples holding hands quite often at Civic. I've never heard any racial/homophobic slurs; but there again I'm a straight white male, with a "superiority complex". Ouch!

Have you read all the other positive comments about Inala on this page? Or do you dismiss them as real estate agents trying to push up the property market in the area?

In your original post; If you'd told the story about your dog, and the shooting in your street; then your story would've made more sense.

I wish you could come back to Inala, because there are some great streets, and neighbours; as I mentioned Inala is one of (if not the most populated and sparse) suburbs in Brisbane. Please come back peters22. Never be a victim, and run away from bullies. Thousands of white Aussie (not all straight) males died in many wars protecting our freedoms, and the freedoms of other nations. We always stand up to bullies. Come back to Inala, and make it the best place on the planet ... it's already got a lot going for it. I'll shout you lunch at Civic.

All the best peters22 ...

I respect your right to have an opinion; but in our free society, we have equal respect for all individuals; but not equal respect for their opinions. All opinions should be rigorously examined.

Have you read any of the other posts on this page? Most of the (posts) say splendid things about their life in Inala. Or do you think theyre real estate agents trying to push up the housing prices in the area?

In Inala, Ive watched seemingly happy same sex couples holding hands. Ive not witnessed any racial/homophobic outbursts by anyone. But there again, Im a white straight male with a superiority complex. Ouch!

I remember the shooting you refer to; it was very tragic, as was the day people went for
a cup of chocolate at the Lindt cafe in the safety of Sydneys CBD. Violence of that nature can happen anywhere, and at anytime ... We must always be vigilant. Customers still frequent the Lindt cafe, and tourists still go to Port Arthur in Tasmania.

Please, peters22, come back to Inala, and Ill help you to fight the bullies, and racists, and the homophobes. White Aussie men (not all straight) have lost their lives, and lost a lot of blood fighting bullies in wars all around the globe.

Inala is a large suburb, with a big population (for Brisbane) and your experience isnt typical. Please dont run away; there are so many great things about this wonderful multi-racial society that we call Inala. Come back, and try to make it safer. And maybe pick a better street. I genuinely have never witnessed the anti-social behaviour you write about.

If you come back, Ill buy you a Vietnamese soup. Ive just now bought a whole red snapper for $8 at the Duong Dong fish market at Civic. I wish I was back in Phu Quoc having it prepared by the chefs at the fish market there; but for me, Inala is more than home.

Never be a victim ... Stand up, and fight for your rights, as Australians have done over and over again.

We have lived in Inala for a few years now and never had any problems, nor did our lovely neighbours. We actually feel safer in Inala than in a much more expensive inner city suburb we used to rent in before. There is a sense of community here and our neighbours from all sides are always happy to help and look after each other. As to the crimes you mention, it happens everywhere sometimes. Plenty of it in Brisbane's gold-plated CBD. I don't know anyone personally who was ever hurt in Inala, but I know people who were robbed or assaulted in the city, Roma Street park, Southbank and Milton.

You said that Inala is not gay friendly. I don't know if you are gay and had first hand experience, but we had our friends - a gay couple - housesitting for us for a few weeks, and they loved it. They said they enjoyed staying in a house with a large yard and lush garden (not so close to the house next door like these days in new suburbs), on a quiet street, close to a park and public transport, and a walking distance to shops and authentic and cheap Asian restaurants with delicious food. They said they felt like they were in holiday, and now keep asking if we are going away again anytime soon :)

Regarding your remark about real estate folk posting false ads - this is not true. We actually found that our property was underestimated, as we discovered more good things about it after we bought it. It significantly got up in value since we bought it, and we had a few people enquiring if we are thinking of selling. Only we aren't: we plan on living here until retirement at least.

The stigma may still be here, but we can only thank it so far. That's how we were able to buy a large, excellent quality property in a very convenient location without getting ourselves in debt for the rest of our lives. Now we can enjoy our life and travel, and have happy friends staying in our house while we are away.

You are saying untrue and misleading things.
Inala has never been ranked by RACQ as the worst suburb, neither the insurance premiums are that bad. We have been in Inala for years, and actually have RACQ insurance, and our premium is same as it was in a much more affluent suburb before. The crime is about average for Brisbane, and neither us, nor any of our neighbours ever felt unsafe here. People get robbed in Chelmer, mugged in Paddington, and killed in the gold-plated CBD. It's pure bad luck, nothing to do with the postcode.
Inala is a great choice for those who want a solid and good quality house, a decent size yard, leafy streets that are wide enough for your guests to park on instead of those narrow drives they make these days in the new and touted developments, have peace and privacy with more than 1 meter to your neighbours house unlike in the new or inner city suburbs, be close to public transport and have a good motorway access - all these without becoming a slave to your mortgage for most of your life.

Sorry Susan but Inala is well and truly at the top of RACQs list. Its also got an extremely high rate of unemployment and crime. These things go hand in hand. So yes.. if you want to live cheap.. youre going to have to live somewhere like Inala where the majority of people do not want to be.

@lilys4: we must have a different RACQ ?? I am insured with RACQ, have been for over 10 years, and my premiums did not change when I moved to Inala from an area that was considered much more affluent. There is no such "list" - I actually called RACQ and asked, so please don't make things up. If you don't want to live in Inala for any reason, then don't. But please don't spread misinformation.

Peter22 you dont deserve to have your opinion and personal experience tarnished or interrogated by others. Your opinion just because its negative doesnt mean its any less of an opinion. The people commenting need to back off and let you have your freedom of speech. After all thats what our white male soldiers fought for WilliamsR1. Just because Peter22 has had a negative experience and a voice to speak up doesnt give people the right to bully him online making out your opinions are better. If people see his comment let them judge quietly themselves and make up there own mind about living in this so called Inala town.
This shouldnt be a page about whose opinion is the most right or correct opinion. If anything people need to know the negatives as well of this town not just the positives.
So dont paint your town (Inala) to the be perfect town. Coz this is life people. There is no such thing as perfect.