Glorious parklands beckon families

WITH a wealth of shopping and parklands on its doorstep and only a short drive to Toowoomba’s CBD, Centenary Heights remains an incredibly popular suburb for families and investors.

Primarily developed in the 1960s and 70s, Centenary Heights features a mixture of brick veneer and timber homes and, in recent years, there has been in-fill unit developments in the suburb – with a combination of multi-unit complexes and duplex units.

Figures for 2018 show a median sales price of $375,000 for houses and $330,00 for units.

This is an increase of 2.5 per cent for homes and a -10.2 per cent change for units.

Centenary Heights is extremely popular with families because of the schooling options available, including St Thomas More’s Primary School and Centenary Heights State High School.

The high school has about 1600 students from Year 7 to 12, with a socially and culturally diverse student population representative of 43 different nationalities and 60 spoken languages.

Running through the centre of Centenary Heights is a series of connecting parks, adding to the appeal for families.

There are multiple playgrounds and abundant walking and running paths through the parklands. Ballin Park is particularly popular with walkers and joggers; it is an attractive open recreation corridor located between Ballin and Amanda drives. It features a large spring-fed permanent pond at the north-east end on Mackenzie Street and a picnic shelter and basketball half-court.

Shopping facilities include the Southtown Shopping Centre with larger shopping centres in nearby Kearneys Spring and Rangeville. Southtown Shopping Centre features a butcher, cafe, Thai restaurant, convenience store, beauty bar, a bakery and pharmacy, as well as other specialty retailers.