Iluka
 

Hoping to move to Iluka in 2009, can I have views/opinions of this area.

Good and bad please.


Thanks!

Re: Iluka
 

Iluka is very nice. quite a posh part to live. So the price of a house there will be very expensive.
Not ever heard anything bad about Iluka.

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We have relatives in Iluka - very, very nice area next to the coast. If I won the lottery would be first choice of location for us.
Munch

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Thanks for the reply!

That's the impression I had got from my 'homework', just wanted some 'real' views.

Price would be just within budget having looked at REIWA.

There is a suggestion on some threads that this area is a target for Hoons, or is that just Perth in general?


Regards

Matt

Re: Iluka
 

Oh yes, the bloody 'hoons'..they are everywhere, not just Iluka. If you have a Falcon, Ute or Commodore here in Perth, you have to go crazy fast, comes with the territory.:)
You get used to them, as there is nothing anyone can do about it.

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Iluka is lovely.

Re the hoons - yes the bloody morons are all over the place, some places worse than others. Just look for the hoon trails on the roads.;) There was a post on here the other week about a certain road in Iluka notorious for hoons
but I can't remember which road it was.

I'll see if I can find the post.:)

Edit: Can't find the post but 99% sure the road was called Delgado Parade. Maybe someone who lives there can confirm this. I just drool at the houses whilst driving thru!

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Ahh I see, do the Police try to combat this in anyway? or is it just a tad too much like hard work?

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Thanks for the info!;) Will check Google maps to see where this particular road is.

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The police have other, more important things to do than stop a bunch of wankers from hooning.

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What if one of these 'wankers' were to crash into a pedestrian and kill them? Would that be considered important enough?

Just a thought!

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Hi Matt,

Just thought we would say 'hello' because we too are from Manchester (Bury) and are also going to Iluka (or Ocean reef, Mullallo or Duncraig). Have you seen the N.W. meet on aussiemove.com (sorry B.E. people).
We are Jillian, Simon, Libby (9) and Sara (7).

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Probably then, yes, the police would bother. In the meantime they don't really bother with hoons too much. Lots of lip service about how they're using cameras and for residents to take down number plates and report them, but in reality little is done.

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Yes it is Delgado. I don't live there but have babysat for friends a few times there. The first time I couldn't quite believe it as where I am is so quiet.

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I'm currently renting in Iluka for the last 4 months. Bought a house in tapping. Although the parks are lovely and its near the sea, I dont think its worth paying the premium when you can drive 5 mins away and get nicer.. Just my opinion. Although a lot of the houses here are fab...

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Hi Jillian, Simon, Libby & Sara.

I haven't seen the NW meet, will take a look though.:thumbsup:

I work in the Bury area, but we currently live in Rossendale, hoping to move to Oz middle of 2009. How about you?

We are Matt, Nickie & Mia (3 Months)

Re: Iluka
 

We live in Mindarie which has more schools, shops etc than Illuka. Prefer Mindarie to Illuka.

Can't think of any schools in Illuka apart from a Catholic school, as I have a friend who has to travel to Mindarie for schools from Illuka. May be wrong and there are other schools.

You would need a car as far as I Know no bus service there.

Other areas around for shopping by car, include Joondalup Lakeside, Clarkson, Ocean Keys and a small centre at Carrumbine. Train station at Clarkson, Carrumbine and Joondalup to Perth.

Hoons are everywhere here. Loads of them in Mindarie screeching up from the Marina through the night. Have heard of problems in Illuka too. Can't get away from it here the drivers are mad. Not long ago we had a whole road of bins smashed in to by hoons with rubbish scattered everywhere and we live in a so called posh area!

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I would of thought this type of motorist had been an easy target for the Police, similar to the Uk policing.

Thanks for the info Dorothy.:thumbsup:

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Very informative, thanks for that!:thumbsup:

What is the travelling time from Mindarie to CBD?(not rush hr) I would be working in the Canning Vale area, which I believe is 15 mins from the CBD.

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Thanks for that!;)

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Thanks for your opinion, what made you go for Tapping, if you don't mind me asking?

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We don't work in the city so don't normally drive there first thing, but on the rare times we have at that time it has took about an hour. Canning is the other side of the city so I would add on at least another 1/2 hour. Maybe someone else could comment on that?

I think if I worked in the city I would prefer to get the train as I think car parking is quite expensive too.

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There are no schools in Iluka but there are a couple of bus services that serve the suburb and depending on where in Iluka you can walk to Marmion Ave for the bus.

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Mindarie to Perth about 40 minutes out of rush hour. At least an hour in rush hour.

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There is an Iluka on both the west and east coasts:

http://www.tropicalnsw.com.au/aaa_si...wns/iluka.html

Make sure you get the address right.

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Many thanks for pointing that out!

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You have the right one for Perth as you mentioned Canningvale which is also in Perth.

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Technically there aren't any schools in Iluka but the catchment area for Beaumaris Primary covers Iluka (the school is just south of Shenton Ave in Northern Ocean Reef) and any children are then in the catchment for Ocean Reef High. However Matt, with a 3 month old, I can't imagine it is a major concern to you at the moment.
Jillian

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Don't want to put you off - but Canning Vale, as someone said is SOR and to be honest it would probably add on another 20 minutes journey from the CBD. Is your heart set on Iluka or are you open to other suggestions?

Galba

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No not a major just yet,:) but obviously all this is good for future needs.

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Definitely open to suggestions for other areas with similarities to Iluka, any recommendations?

Is there a more direct route to Canning Vale from NOR burbs such as Iluka, Mindarie etc...?

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I am wondering why Iluka when it's so far out. If you have some money to spend on a home why not consider some of the best suburbs in Perth which are the Western suburbs - closer to the City. Nice suburbs which spring to mind are City Beach, Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Mosmon Park, Claremont. They are older suburbs with much more infrastucture. They are close to the ocean and are the premium Perth suburbs. They take about 15 minutes to get into the city. These suburbs have older Californian bungalow type houses or top of the range modern ones too. Alot of the Brits seem to head up to the Northern suburbs and personally I found them nice but bland, lacking abit of life and soul. Personally I preferred the Western suburbs.

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No, the most direct route is marmion avenue then onto the Mitchell Freeway then through the CBD to the Kwinana Freeway then off at either Leach Highway or the Roe Highway - NOT a trip I would like to do every day!

Is it beach you're after? or river? We prefer the river (more shade!) and live in Nedlands which is NOR - house prices are very high however there are some beautiful river suburbs SOR such as Rossmoyne, Shelley, Riverton, Mount Pleasant, Applecross, Attadale. . . . (these would cut your commute to 30 minutes or less)

Best of luck

Galba

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I live in Iluka, I love it. I prefer it to Ocean Reef and Mullaloo, the two suburbs I rented in before I moved here.

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Thanks for your input, I have looked at your suggested areas, albeit very nice, I wouldn't like to be that close to the City, although Cottesloe is quite appealing, but is this not more of a Tourist/Packer area? I believe we would get more for our money NOR, so that would also go in favour.

Looking like the 40 min commute me thinks!:(

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Cottesloe would be a lot more pricey than Iluka.

I commute by car to Nedlands everyday, I take Marmion Avenue and take the coast road from/to Trigg. It takes me about 45 minutes each way.

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Renth won't thank me for this but I would say Iluka is very overpriced for what you are getting ...

There are no local shops ... no garage ... no pub ... no schools ... and the beach is, well, not much too be honest.

There is better value to be had elsewhere for sure ...

I'm a Mindarie man thru & thru ... we'll never leave this suburb. It takes a lot of beating.

That's not to say Iluka is a bad suburb ... It's very very nice. I actually play football for Heathridge which uses the Iluka sports ground.

It's all horses for courses my friend.

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We would prefer beach, I have relatives in Applecross which is a very beautiful area, but value for money I feel we would get more NOR.

Thanks for input!;)

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We moved from Rossmoyne, South of the river to Mindarie in the North and got more for our money.

It depends what sort of area you are looking for but we found many areas in the South quite old. We found Rossmoyne/ Shelley area very boring and dated. Our house we bought there was so overpriced for what it was. You really needed a car to get anywhere there and the Leach Highway was very noisy and full of container lorries. Loads of mozzies and flies there from the river! We first went there because we were told that the high school there was good which it was and far superior to my children's private school up here. I know that is a bit far off for your child at the moment though.

Saying that many don't like it up here as it is too new and built up and many houses end up looking the same.

Area's like Cottlesloe, Peppermint Grove are much moe expensive. We like to go to Cottlesloe every so often shopping because it is so green and reminds us of home and has a bit more character to it but again if you want a new house it is dated there.

I would really have a good think and research where you want to go before you buy.

Re: Iluka
 

I tend to agree with most of that, even Connolly has a school and a shop! Although Currambine is just across Marmion and there will soon be a pub there.

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Thanks Renth, what's your opinion on the [F]Hoons[/FONT]
that allegedly terrorize the Iluka streets?

Regards

Matt