Gold coast suburbs?
Jun 3rd 2006, 9:03 am
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Gold coast suburbs?
Hi,we are going to Melbourne this September,but wife has a thing about living on the Gold Coast,I dont mind either way as long as we are happy in oz,I know a bit now about suburbs in area we are going,but want to know about affordable areas of Gold Coast to settle and buy a house,any places to avoid,best places to buy?Any ideas?Thanks in advance,Cheers Dave 
Jun 3rd 2006, 10:46 am
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Re: Gold coast suburbs?
Originally Posted by weeman111
Hi,we are going to Melbourne this September,but wife has a thing about living on the Gold Coast,I dont mind either way as long as we are happy in oz,I know a bit now about suburbs in area we are going,but want to know about affordable areas of Gold Coast to settle and buy a house,any places to avoid,best places to buy?Any ideas?Thanks in advance,Cheers Dave
some other posters know more about the southend though. everything below surfers, i dont really know.
Jun 3rd 2006, 11:04 am
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Wouldnt go near Pacific pines either some weird people live there! 
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Jun 3rd 2006, 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by Irish Aussie Teen
Wouldnt go near Pacific pines either some weird people live there! hehe
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Jun 3rd 2006, 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by soapy
if it keep s u away, then everyones happy
Jun 3rd 2006, 12:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Irish Aussie Teen
Dont worry i wouldnt go near the place! Heard that theres loads of bald people there!
Jun 3rd 2006, 12:36 pm
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Back on topic There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others but they are well populated so lots of other people like then. There is also some regeneration going on so these areas could end up being good value.
All depends on what you want and where you want to work, whether you want to be in the midst of everything or in the hinterland, on the beach or close to major shopping centres.
Can give you more info if you give us an idea of what you or (more importantly) your wife wants.
There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others but they are well populated so lots of other people like then. There is also some regeneration going on so these areas could end up being good value.All depends on what you want and where you want to work, whether you want to be in the midst of everything or in the hinterland, on the beach or close to major shopping centres.
Can give you more info if you give us an idea of what you or (more importantly) your wife wants.
Jun 3rd 2006, 1:37 pm
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Back on topic There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others
There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others
Jun 3rd 2006, 2:35 pm
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Re: Gold coast suburbs?
Originally Posted by weeman111
Hi,we are going to Melbourne this September,but wife has a thing about living on the Gold Coast,I dont mind either way as long as we are happy in oz,I know a bit now about suburbs in area we are going,but want to know about affordable areas of Gold Coast to settle and buy a house,any places to avoid,best places to buy?Any ideas?Thanks in advance,Cheers Dave
Hi Dave,
There are not too many bad areas and it all depends on how much you want to spend on a house to be perfectly honest. How close to the beach you want to be? or do you want to be closer for commuting to Brisbane for example?.
Do you want to buy land and build a new house? or want an older style home nearer the Hinterland?
If you want any more information and low downs on any of the Gold Coast suburbs let me know and I will send you some information.
Tony
Jun 3rd 2006, 10:42 pm
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Re: Gold coast suburbs?
Originally Posted by moneypen20
Back on topic There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others but they are well populated so lots of other people like then. There is also some regeneration going on so these areas could end up being good value.
All depends on what you want and where you want to work, whether you want to be in the midst of everything or in the hinterland, on the beach or close to major shopping centres.
Can give you more info if you give us an idea of what you or (more importantly) your wife wants.
There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others but they are well populated so lots of other people like then. There is also some regeneration going on so these areas could end up being good value.All depends on what you want and where you want to work, whether you want to be in the midst of everything or in the hinterland, on the beach or close to major shopping centres.
Can give you more info if you give us an idea of what you or (more importantly) your wife wants.
What sort of thing are you after? Near the beack, hinterland, near town, ect?
Also,re Labrador, it has a reptutation of being a bit dodgy with quite a few druggies based there. Even so it's not that bad and it's one of the few places you'll still find affordable housing in walking distnce of the shore. It also has a decent state primary school.
Paul.
Jun 3rd 2006, 11:22 pm
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The Gold coast is paradise so everywhere is a pleasure to live, i would say that it's mostly a good place with a few even better places. Probably no help but there you go.....
Jun 4th 2006, 12:01 am
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Originally Posted by soapy
oh wait till i tell the wife u called her baldy
Jun 4th 2006, 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by moneypen20
Back on topic There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others but they are well populated so lots of other people like then. There is also some regeneration going on so these areas could end up being good value.
All depends on what you want and where you want to work, whether you want to be in the midst of everything or in the hinterland, on the beach or close to major shopping centres.
Can give you more info if you give us an idea of what you or (more importantly) your wife wants.
There are no "bad" areas. There are one or two that are possibly not as brilliant as others but they are well populated so lots of other people like then. There is also some regeneration going on so these areas could end up being good value.All depends on what you want and where you want to work, whether you want to be in the midst of everything or in the hinterland, on the beach or close to major shopping centres.
Can give you more info if you give us an idea of what you or (more importantly) your wife wants.
Jun 4th 2006, 9:32 am
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Re: Gold coast suburbs?
Originally Posted by weeman111
Hi,I have been informed near the beach!We spent a month on holiday in Surfers about 2 years ago,we loved it,wife works as a travel agent so she may have to get a job in Brisbane and travel,so north of Surfers probably would be best.Cheers Dave
For closeness to the M1 and within 10 15 minutes to the ocean, I would look at Arundel, Parkwood areas but I don't know anything about those suburbs. Any further south than that you will adding time to Brissie. From those areas in rush hour to central Brissie you are probably looking at an hour on a good day.
Jun 4th 2006, 12:54 pm
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Re: Gold coast suburbs?
Originally Posted by moneypen20
As you start going north of Surfers you actually start running out of suburbs next to the ocean, you start getting the inland waterways areas. I would guess Coombabah, Biggera Waters but they can be a bit fiddly to get to MI.
For closeness to the M1 and within 10 15 minutes to the ocean, I would look at Arundel, Parkwood areas but I don't know anything about those suburbs. Any further south than that you will adding time to Brissie. From those areas in rush hour to central Brissie you are probably looking at an hour on a good day.
For closeness to the M1 and within 10 15 minutes to the ocean, I would look at Arundel, Parkwood areas but I don't know anything about those suburbs. Any further south than that you will adding time to Brissie. From those areas in rush hour to central Brissie you are probably looking at an hour on a good day.
Coombabah is alright but does have alot of rental properties. This is alright if you want to rent I suppose but we personally wouldn't buy a house there. Pacific Pines, Helensvale and Oxenford are all north of surfers. 40 mins to Brisbane, 15 mins to the beach. Some people don't like the bottom half of Oxenford, the part they class as Studio Village. Apparently it used to have a reputation for idiot drivers and again there were alot of rental properties. Now it is a nice area but still putting up with it's old reputation. I would have no problem living there. Upper Coomera and Coomera are a little closer to Brisbane still, and there is an enormous amount of development going on up there at the moment. These areas would put you around 40 mins to Brissie and 20 mins to the beach. Personally I'd stay around Pacific Pines/Helensvale/Oxenford. Just depends on what you like. All these suburbs are within 5 mins of the M1 and all have recreational facilities and decent schools (from what I've heard)
Hope this helps
Marie