What is it like to live in Arana Hills?
Living in Arana Hills means enjoying a leafy, established pocket of Brisbane’s Hills District, about 14 kilometres north west of the CBD, without giving up the space and quiet that families look for.
The suburb backs onto the Bunyaville Forest Reserve to the north, so residents get a genuinely green outlook and easy access to nature, while still being a short drive or train trip from the city. It is the kind of place where streets are lined with established trees, homes tend to be family sized, and neighbours stick around for the long term. For anyone weighing up whether Arana Hills is the right fit, the day to day lifestyle and the amenities on offer are a big part of the appeal.
Nature & Recreation: The Great Outdoors
Day to day life in Arana Hills leans heavily on the outdoors, with Leslie Patrick Park a genuine local favourite for a walk, a kick of the football or a weekend picnic, and the neighbouring Bunyaville Forest Reserve offering walking trails and bushland for those wanting a proper bush escape without leaving the area.
Leslie Patrick Park (All Abilities Playground): A well loved local park in Arana Hills, popular with families for walks, casual football and weekend outings. It is officially registered as public recreation land with the Queensland Government, confirming its role as a genuine, protected community green space rather than informal parkland.
William Scott Park: Another of the suburb’s local green spaces, adding to the leafy, parkland feel found throughout Arana Hills. It sits alongside the suburb’s other registered public recreation reserves, giving families another option for a walk close to home.
Bunyaville Forest Reserve: A large bushland reserve bordering the suburb to the north, offering walking trails and a genuine bush escape without leaving the area. It gives Arana Hills residents a rare amount of accessible green space for a suburb so close to the city, and helps explain the leafy, established feel of the area.
Sport & Entertainment
Sport plays a big part in the local community too, with Westside Grovely Football Club, based at Grovely Sports Ground just over the border in Keperra, giving local families a well established soccer club to join that has been part of the community since the 1960s.
Moreton Bay City Council Library: A public library on Cobbity Crescent in Arana Hills, offering library services and a genuine community meeting space. It first opened in 1976 and has been a fixture of the suburb ever since.
Westside Grovely Football Club: A well established soccer club based at Grovely Sports Ground in neighbouring Keperra, part of the local community since the 1960s. The club now has more than 600 players across its junior, women’s, men’s and masters teams, and is proudly sponsored by McGrath Aspley.
Arana Leagues Club: Located on Dawsons Parade, the Leagues club is certainly hard to miss. For local footy fans, you can head down for a meal and enjoy a game, or take in some of the entertainment on the indoor stage.
Netball & PCYC: If you or your child wants to participate in sports on offer at the local PCYC, or play Netball (Arana Netball Club), then look no further than Olearia Street West, Arana Hills. This beautifully presented area offers more recreational sports and activities, and is located right beside the previously mentioned Leslie Patrick Park.
Local Shopping & Daily Convenience
Arana Hills is unique because it combines quiet suburban charm with immediate access to one of Queensland’s premier entertainment hubs.
Arana Hills Plaza: The suburb’s main shopping and dining hub, on the corner of Patricks Road and Dawson Parade, anchored by Coles, Aldi and Kmart alongside a range of specialty stores and casual coffee stops such as Gloria Jean’s. The centre has served as the suburb’s retail hub since Kmart and Coles first opened there in 1978.
Gloria Jean’s: A well known Australian coffee chain with a store inside Arana Hills Plaza, giving residents a familiar, casual spot to grab a coffee while they are out doing the shopping. It adds to the everyday convenience of the plaza, making it easy to combine a coffee run with the rest of the weekly errands without leaving the suburb.
Seamless Transport & Infrastructure
Getting into the city is straightforward, easy access to the city that makes Arana Hills such a practical base for families and commuters alike.
Ferny Grove railway station: The Ferny Grove railway station just over the suburb’s edge offering frequent services on the Ferny Grove line, taking around half an hour to reach Brisbane’s CBD and running as often as every 15 minutes on weekdays.ee rail link straight into the Brisbane CBD for city workers and students.
Regular Bus Services: Regular bus services also connects the local streets to the wider area, giving residents without a car a practical way to get around.
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