Private bedroom
- Shared bathroom
- Walk-in wardrobe
- Air-conditioner
- Ceiling fan
- Good view or outlook
Home Description
Description of the home
I just signed a third 12 month lease on a beautiful 104 year old Queenslander cottage in the forest on the ferny fringe of north-west Brisbane until mid October 2025, but now I need a new and awesome housemate in Arana Hills in Magandjin/Brisbane from November 1., for a rolling yearly lease.
The house is 800m across the creek from the train station, and a 3 minute walk from the shopping centre (Coles, Aldi), with the bus stop too. Loads of great cheap restaurants and a cafe in walking distance. The Kedron Brook Bike/floodway is very close, but we are 19 metres above the highest flood line, and well protected from storms.
As much as a rental can be a home, we have a “good” landlord who wants me there as long as I want. Which is great because there is a lovely community around us. The forest garden has to be seen to be believed – it is a little slice of paradise. We do have to do a bit of garden maintenance which would suit someone willing to put some effort in – bushcare style.
Home features
- Ceiling fans
- Air-conditioning
- Broadband Internet
- Dishwasher
- Clothes washer
- Study or office
- Courtyard, garden or yard
- Neighbourhood views
Bills and expenses
Per person:
Internet $45/month
Gas, Mowing, Electricity $50/fortnight into kitty
Occupants Description
- Art and culture
- Community work
- Creative interests
- Current affairs
- Music
- Writing
I am looking for a non-smoking (outside smoking OK) and non substance abusing housemate who will be friendly and comradely, but with our own lives and not seeking to be an intimate partner. I am 48, so I would prefer someone between 35 and 55 – but I am open to intergenerational housing for the right person – and I have good uncle energy for my young comrades. Someone that respects and defends all flavours of the humans that respect others. Someone that believes in community care, mutual aid and not throwing people with disability under the bus. No antivaxxers or conspiracy folks please. Someone that is open to active consent and consensus on daily interactions. LGBTIQA+ friendly, but someone that doesn’t have a problem with having a partner stay occasionally, with respect to each others needs for peace. Someone who is Actively anti-racist, decolonised (or willing to do the work), and believes in doing the work for positive change.
Someone that has their own life and work, and is able to pay all the shared bills ahead of time – and to NEVER be late with rent (due to the risks in the precarity of housing these days). In past houses we have always built up a few weeks ahead of rent in the house account – just in case of bank or payment failures, emergency or illness.
Most importantly – as its an old house, we need to do equal share of work to keep it clean, and help with the garden maintenance.
Someone who respects quiet time, but also is happy to share a meal, a drink, a table and a yarn, and an occasional weekend fire or music out the back with friends.
Flatmate Preferences
- Non-smokers
- Outdoors okay
- Without a cat or dog
- Cats okay