Red Hill Suburb Profile
Red Hill may seem a bit quiet at first glance; however, the trendy café scene and impressive displays of local street art draw a youthful crowd by day, creating a gritty yet charming character that is all embracing. Living in Red Hill offers a neighbourly atmosphere and relaxed community lifestyle that also draws on the success of its neighbouring suburbs and its ideal locality within Brisbane. When locals are looking to mix things up, they venture into neighbouring Paddington for its mouth-watering cafés, boutique stores, galleries, and antiques.
Residents enjoy lush, tree-lined streets with easy access to an eclectic mix of galleries, retail outlets, and places for unique activities, such as the BMX Dirt Bike Track at Bridge Street Park and the Spec Ops Indoor Paintball. Living in Red Hill means being part of a vibrant community while still enjoying the benefits of proximity to the lively offerings of the surrounding areas.
Area Features
The Normanby Hotel
A local icon, The Normanby Hotel is famous for its heritage significance, five bars, live music and great food.
Proximity to Paddington
Although Red Hill has much to offer in its own right, the suburb smoothly blends into neighbouring Paddington, which creates an even wider spread of mouth-watering cafés, unique boutique stores, galleries and antique shops.
Cafes
Enoggera Terrace boasts some of Red Hill’s most popular cafés. This quaint stretch of shopfronts looks onto an integral part of Red Hill history, the now abandoned Skate Arena, which is covered with local street art.
Red Hill’s proximity to popular Paddington and direct transport links to the CBD draws young professionals and students to the neighbourhood. Mature couples and families lay claim to some of its beautiful heritage properties.