Suburb Profiles

Yeerongpilly

Suburb Profiles

Location: 7km from CBD Due to its close proximity to the Brisbane CBD and its position alongside the Brisbane River, Yeerongpilly has experienced very strong capital growth in property in the last five years. About seven kilometres from Brisbane’s CBD, Yeerongpilly has recently undergone a makeover and caught up with other riverside suburbs in Brisbane in terms of property prices. As one of Brisbane’s river suburbs, Yeerongpilly is ideally situated and likely to attract buyers who want to secure attractive riverfront property. It is an area that is popular with families and professionals working in the CBD. Yeerongpilly also has easy access to major arterial roads, schools, shops and infrastructure so necessary for family and professional living. Most of the housing in Yeerongpilly is older-style Queenslander and workers’ cottages. Quite a lot of renovation activity has occurred in the suburb in recent years contributing to the rise in median house price. Yeerongpilly is well located to many public and private amenities. The closest hospital is the Princess Alexandra Hospital (approximately eight minutes’ drive). The neighbouring suburb of Yeronga has two primary schools and one high school in the area. It is also close to the University of Queensland across the river at St Lucia. There is a ferry and CityCat service from nearby Dutton Park. Major shopping is at Fairfield Garden Shopping Centre off Fairfield Road and street shops are available at Yeronga. Being near West End gives the suburb a convenient close by restaurant area. There are plenty of parklands, bikeways and access to the river at Pamphlett Bridge at nearby Graceville. Also situated in Yeronga is the Brisbane Golf Club. A train station is located in the suburb and plenty of bus routes heading to the university and the city are available to residents. The ratio of houses to units is about 60 per cent to 40 per cent. There is no commercial development in the area – Yeerongpilly is essentially a quiet leafy residential suburb. Source: REIQ