ugh - i couldn't agree with you more about being as close to BBRoad as possible, that Connolly Dr roundabout is a commuter's hell - it's like NYC after a cab prang - gridlock.
Maybe we're talking different pockets - I'm talking about Merriwa closer to Marmion. I wouldn't walk through Clarkson...
Merriwa is 10x better than Clarkson.
I would look to Butler moreso than Merriwa, though. More growth prospects, primary, secondary and tertiary inst, freeway link, train link later....