Dal3

we have never been to australia and have managed to narrow 2 places we would like to live in. we will be visiting oz in may and looking at both places but am interested in hearing peoples opinions on both parts of australia. your views, experiences for both places

look forward to receiving your thoughts
cheers
dal

annqldau

Never been to Perth but we chose Brisbane because at least close to other places like NZ, Sydney, Cairns and Melbourne at a push. Whereas Perth is 5 hours to most other places.

Haven't regretted moving to Brisbane so far and even had chance to move to Sydney recently and decided really would much prefer to stay put in Brisbane.

Mark044

Hi!
We went to visit my bro in Perth (Cottesloe) recently for 4 weeks...lovely place but boy, if you want near the beach, get saving!! Supposedlyu property has gone up 100% in the last year! Their neighbour had a 1 double bed apartment which was going for $700,000!!!!!
You have to move inland to find affordable property. Thats my only input really!! Very nice place though!

grahampaula

Hi there, we have never been yet but have opted for Brisbane. We have some friends in Perth and they love it so I suppose it is down to personal preference. Good luck.

annqldau

If you get here and it's not for you, you still have all the other places to choose from before you need go elsewhere so it's just finding your favoured spot.

At the end of the day unless you are flush most people end up choosing somewhere around where they can get a job.

shade8

I have bene living in Perth for 8 years now and yes its lovely beaches are beautiful its clean and great for kids.House prices have gone up a hell of a lot you will be looking at around$560.000 for something nice now.
Only draw back living here expensive to get anywhere else in OZ.

As for Brisbane the + would be closer n cheaper to get anywhere in OZ.
Good luck had to judge when on holiday though never the same as living in a place.

helsbels1975

Its good to hear you all discussing Perth and Brisbane, these are the two places we've narrowed it down to. Although Perth is our 1st choice after reading about the prices of places, we could change our mind !!
Also have to take in to consideration the job opportunities, and schools as well though.
Thanks again xx

steve99

Perth City - Stunning (Clean, Relatively new, lots of investment etc)
Brisbane City - Dump (Drab, Tired looking, quite dirty)

Perth City - 15mins drive to great beaches
Brisbane City - Over an hours drive to decent beaches

If the most important thing about the relocation is saving a few dollars and a few hours in the air for the couple of trips a year most are likely to make then go to Brisbane. It doesnt make any sense but is the only thing I can vagually come up with in favour of Brisbane in this debate.

A more comparable decision would be between Perth and the Sunshine Coast, except the SC isnt a major city with the living and working benefits that that brings. For someone not needing to work at all or work in a CBD environment then the SC would probably be equally as attractive as Perth. IMO.

Amazulu

Perth is closer to SE Asia and Europe. We have cheaper fares to the UK, Singapore, Bali, Thailand, Africa etc. New low cost airline starting flying from here to Singapore in March with fares from $300 return. I'd rather visit Asia than the East coast anyway.

Amazulu

Read an interesting article recently about migration to and within Australia. WA and SE Qld are getting a lot of overseas and interstate immigration. Difference is WA is getting more people coming to work and contribute economically, whereas SE Qld is getting a lot of people moving there to retire or not work.

wanderingwombat

To stay alive they have to spend money which means jobs for a wide range of service sectors. Which in turn creates jobs and opportunities.

WW

Lord Pom Percy

NEITHER Other much better places in OZ to live

sj oldfield

Cottlesloe is pricey..............go a bit further north (or south) and you can get a massive place, on the coast, for that price.

Amazulu

Sure, they do contribute to the economy but working people contribute more. Gist of the article in The Australian was that WA would be better off.

Dal3

lovin these posts please keep them commin, how about weather, daylight hours, rain, cost of living can we compare lets say bread, cereal, tea bags or something?
cheers all!