Is that information or is it just a sum? I guess I assumed if OP knows enough to know that they have a budget of $900, I would presume they do not need help with dividing one number by another to calculate a %. Perhaps I just expect too much of people

Sorry, can't be arsed dissecting my post but if it bothers you that much you could perhaps take me to the BE Tribunal for a ruling on whether I provided 'information or just a sum'.

Meh, it's not too bad if you can use the T3 lanes (legally!).

Accepting an hour bus ride or more is unacceptable in my book.

I'd agree with that. I live in the southern end of the NBs so any bus ride to city is shorter than an hour.

I live in Balmain and as long as you don't have to be near a beach I'd recommend it. It has a really local feel with lots of parks, cafe/restaurants and pubs.

If you don't want to live on the penninsular then I'd suggest drummoyne or further up the Victoria Road or Leichhardt area for shorter commuters but be warned these days the Vic Road is rush hour 7 days a week.

If you really want to live somewhere quiet and leafy with your rent money I would suggest Greenwich or Woolwich, just a short ferry ride from Balmain. There's no beach but they are right on the water.

Greenwich is a good pick - and it does have the rather nice Greenwich Baths for when you need a quick swim.

http://greenwichbaths.com.au

Has anyone any thoughts, or personal experiences on the areas of Glenhaven, Cherrybrook and Dural please? Thank you.

In comparison to your original area of question - the shire?

Bit like the shire really with a different type of bogan and no beach.

Yeah, we have short listed a few areas going off our financial state at this moment in time...

I don't want to end up in a really expensive suburb that by all means ticks all the boxes but then later on we find ourselves not being able to do much else because all the money is going towards rent.

I'm looking at $650 at the most per week, the suburbs I mentioned above are doable, as is the shire for that.


Any other suggestions? Thanks btw.

Cherrybrook is lovely. And getting a new train station as part of the northwest rail link. Dural is the arse end of nowhere IMHO. Semi-rural. Bit of a drive to anywhere. Lots of fruit farms. No experience of Glen haven, so can't comment. We're in thornleigh, so shout if you have specific questions about the bad lands.

I live in Glenhaven and it is lovely. The public school is excellent and the suburb is very safe and friendly and overwhelming family based. The commute to The CBD isn't great though, either a long and costly car journey or an hour plus on the bus (one bus from the edge of Glenhaven).

Try looking on www.realestate.com.au. Are you looking to buy or rent? I'd say work out your budget first and search based on the rent/price range you're prepared to pay. There's a handy "map" view which will show you where the properties are on the search result. Good luck.

For Molly (I forgot to quote) - Cherrybrook is ok. I don't like the Pennant Hills Road though, which has to be one of the worst in Sydney.You can get to the city by bus but it isn't on the train line. You also have nearby shopping centres like Castle Hill, though I went there once and vowed never again to try to navigate and park there!! Thornleigh is on the train line so may be better for commuting. Dural is way too far out.

Have a look at Berowra/Asquith and Mt Colah. They are on the train line too, and close to Hornsby.