verystormy

We currently live in WA, near the town of Mandurah, about 100km south of Perth and have been seriously struggling to find a place to buy in our budget. So we have wondered about the possibility of moving to SA in the hope prices are cheaper. We dont need to be close to the city, but MUST be walking distance to a beach. Basically anywhere in about 50km of the city is fine as i will do the same job i do now and fifo from Adelaide.

So here is the problem. Our max budget is $300k for a house. Dont want an appartment, but can live with a small house with say 2 bedrooms. Any ideas if such a suburb exists?

HelenTD

Have you thought about the Busselton area?

Weebie

I can't see how Adelaide would be any cheaper than Mandurah.

rasen78

In general, property prices are lower in Adelaide.

Plenty of places at that budget in the suburbs...just needs a bit f research.

Have a look

at realestate.com/au and search Noarlunga for an example

Vash the Stampede

You'll be pay a ferocious price for the privilege. Is there any particular reason why this is a necessity?

verystormy

Beach to us is very important. There isnt a day that we dont go down there. It is for us the point of being in Australia. Otherwise Oz is just the same as blighty. Same shit, different bucket

Deancm_MKII

Adela... ZZZZZZ zzzzzzz....

verystormy

Cant be worse than Perth. The city whose own newspaper refers to as Dullsville.

Deancm_MKII

It's not far off. If I was going to choose between Perth and Adelaide I would choose Perth. Both are boring as hell but in Perth at least you have the Indian Ocean.

verystormy

Agreed, but we cant afford Perth so are looking further afield. If that is still fruitless then it will be the end of our time in Oz

ozzieeagle

It probably isn't as boring as Perth... although I wouldn't really know.... I do know Adelaide is probably more interesting than Brisbane.

There's a really good Arts Culture in Adelaide. They take their Wine and Food more seriously than most of the other Cities as well.

I was well impressed with Adelaide last time I went.... but that was with Melbourne Victory and maybe every Crow Eater for miles was in town to have a pop. Plus the Arts festival had just started. Rundle Mall was packed at Midnight, as where the adjacent streets right down to Hindley up to the Parks up the top, where the festival was in full swing. Wasn't bad at all.

I enjoyed it and there were plenty and a wide choice of Breakfast places open early on the Sunday Morning.


Quite an interesting greeting from the massed Adelaide fans that day...

Wendy

Try looking around the Moana, Noarlunga, Hallet Cove area's. About half hour to 40 mins drive to the city, all beach suburbs.

Grayling

or Christie's beach

Wendy

Depends how brave they are

Grayling

or how desperate