Hi Freedom17,
What does your work demand? Do you need to be in Brisbane?
What school years are coming? Junior, middle or highschool?
I reckon most rural and remote town offer great lifestyles, cheap property options, and good junior and middle schools.
Pick one close to somewhere beautiful like a National Park, or coastal area with great beaches, and avoid the rat race entirely.
I love Brisbane, but love the lifestyle, freedom, space and lack of commute associated with remote living much more.
QLD has so much to offer and most never go North of Gympie or West or Toowoomba. A weekend in Cairns doesn't count;)
Murdoch