Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Dec 25th 2004 | 10:09 am
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by sophia
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Are you sure about these suburbs? I don't want to start an arguement about suburbs cos I live down Rockingham and have no first hand knowledge of them "ooop north" but I remembered a thread by a old poster called Perth Helena which (admittedly was a year or so ago now) told another poster to avoid almost all those suburbs you just mentioned!
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110995
love sophia xx
Are you sure about these suburbs? I don't want to start an arguement about suburbs cos I live down Rockingham and have no first hand knowledge of them "ooop north" but I remembered a thread by a old poster called Perth Helena which (admittedly was a year or so ago now) told another poster to avoid almost all those suburbs you just mentioned!
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110995
love sophia xx
Dec 25th 2004 | 10:20 am
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Anyone any thoughts on Carine and inparticular the schooling. Thanks binman
Dec 25th 2004 | 12:28 pm
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by binman
Anyone any thoughts on Carine and inparticular the schooling. Thanks binman
Carine is a very good area, can be pricey, schools in the area with a good reputation
Dec 25th 2004 | 3:11 pm
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by Siren
Carine is a very good area, can be pricey, schools in the area with a good reputation
Dec 25th 2004 | 9:16 pm
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by jopaulss
We live in Hillarys Larissa and we like it, have been in the suburb just over 2 years now. Think we all have an oponion of different suburbs and why we like them and why we dont, otherwise we would all be overcrowded wouldnt we, but i wouldnt comment on suburb if i hadnt actually lived there 
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Dec 25th 2004 | 10:26 pm
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Hi all , is there any decent suburbs that are more leafy , country style (with a bit more land ) but close enough to the city + coast to commute ?
Thanks ,
Jim
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Dec 25th 2004 | 11:01 pm
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by mutang
Hi all , is there any decent suburbs that are more leafy , country style (with a bit more land ) but close enough to the city + coast to commute ?
Thanks ,
Jim
Thanks ,
Jim
The problem with Perth is that everyone wants to live near the coast, hence the small blocks in the "coastal strip". Some people don't want the hassle of maintaining a large block, so they're happy with the smaller blocks, or they're well off and can afford more.
You get more land the further east you go, but then you're further from the sea. It also gets cheaper the further North you go. There are larger blocks in Waneroo, also in the Hills area, east of Perth. Some larger properties are located on the Pinjar Road and Neaves Road. I love Yanchep, but its quite far out. There is also the Swan valley (lovely vineyards, very scenic) but this is also a way from the coast. We haven't explored much further South, so I can't give you much info in that regard. We're still looking and exploring
ATB
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Dec 25th 2004 | 11:14 pm
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by mutang
Hi all , is there any decent suburbs that are more leafy , country style (with a bit more land ) but close enough to the city + coast to commute ?
Thanks ,
Jim
Thanks ,
Jim
Dec 26th 2004 | 12:37 am
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Re: Any Perth suburbs to avoid/aim for?
Originally Posted by Larissa
Hi Jones Family
I'd agree with most of the posters, some good advice here. I'm not sure why exactly Wanaroo gets bad press; there are some lovely large blocks over there. IMHO Hilarys is McMansion land, I would hate to live there! There are also some lovely areas East, by the Swan River. Many Poms are attracted to the North Coastal Belt and it is becoming like one large suburb. I think some of the areas popular with Poms are over valued. While you're in the UK, get a UBD and try and glean info about where other posters are living, then look at what ammenities / industrial estates etc. are nearby.
We are renting in Joondalup and are using it as a base to explore the area for the next 6 months. It's handy as we're near the train station and the school, shops and surgery are within walking distance; we didn't realise how handy this was until our car battery went flat! I don't think we would buy here though, but time will tell... there is so much choice and we're not that sure about the market at the moment.
Could you maybe rent short term when you get here and then spend a few days exploring?
ATB
Larissa
I'd agree with most of the posters, some good advice here. I'm not sure why exactly Wanaroo gets bad press; there are some lovely large blocks over there. IMHO Hilarys is McMansion land, I would hate to live there! There are also some lovely areas East, by the Swan River. Many Poms are attracted to the North Coastal Belt and it is becoming like one large suburb. I think some of the areas popular with Poms are over valued. While you're in the UK, get a UBD and try and glean info about where other posters are living, then look at what ammenities / industrial estates etc. are nearby.
We are renting in Joondalup and are using it as a base to explore the area for the next 6 months. It's handy as we're near the train station and the school, shops and surgery are within walking distance; we didn't realise how handy this was until our car battery went flat! I don't think we would buy here though, but time will tell... there is so much choice and we're not that sure about the market at the moment.
Could you maybe rent short term when you get here and then spend a few days exploring?
ATB
Larissa
