New Farm
An inner city suburb with a strong cafe culture and plenty of professionals.
New Farm, Brisbane (0-5km)
New Farm is Brisbane's trendiet suburb. It was a drug and prostition hot spot until the 1990's. Then gentrification kicked in and now New Farm has become a cafe hot spot popular with professionals, gays, empty nesters and singles. More than 2/3 of New Farm's residents have no children. While neighbouring Fortitude Valley is known for its nightlife and popularity with younger crowds, in New Farm you are unlikely to see much if any riff raff. It's just 2km from the city centre, is on the ferry route, and has a good weekend market every second Saturday. This place is not cheap to live, but is incredibly convenient and appealing. There are three main shopping areas in New Farm: (1) Brunswick St - here you will find cafes, homewares stores, clothes, florists and a few other offerings. (2) Merthyr Village has some good food shops. (3) James St - an upmarket shopping area with a great gourmet food market. There's always plenty of activity here.
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