9. Most of all reputation. Ipswich still has a reputation and it's bad. It gets mentioned in the same breath as Woodrige, Logan and Inala.
Inala has a reputation from long ago. But people and places change. There has been a huge migrant uptake from the southern states and there are huge new homes in Inala. My parents bought in Inala at 75K now their home is worth over 300K if they place on the market, they are getting $250/week rent which isn't too bad. My brother bought in Inala a near new brick home at $250K and his home would be worth over $300K which is strong capital gains in a couple of years. Both homes will easily fetch $350K - one for land value and the other being relatively newish looking and have great features as I've seen run down houses in Inala going for over $300K
It might've had a poor reputation, but it has multiple shopping sites, Links major road networks, has infrastructure such as police, hospital, alot of GPs, pharmacys, Harvey Norman, Good Guys, Aldi, Office Works, close to trains (but not too close), bus services, ambulance and fire stations, large public library, schools and high schools, tafe, restaurants, asian grocers, woolworths, coles, etc. There isn't a reason for you to go near the Brisbane CBD at all. Multiples of types of business - and businesses tend to land where the money is - that says alot about a small suburb with a poor reputation doesn't it? Oh and its like 17Km out of Brisbane, but with good links to highways to whichever way you want to travel to in Brisbane, it makes it very appealing.