We been reading up on Perth, sounds like part of it has its 4 seasons like us in england. Doesnt sound like many people emigrate to the west of oz, is there any reason for this. Is it as hot as the east? I'm still alittle concerned about those spiders you get, should i be concerned or not. Can anyone reassure?

thanks from bristol england.

There are loads of us going to Perth, alongside Brisbane, it's very popular with British Expats. The housing is still affordable, it has a mediterranean climate, but the downside (or upside perhaps) is that it is the most isolated city in the world.
Spiders... in Perth you get red back spiders. They are venomous, but small and there is an antivenom. The venom takes quite a long time to work. White tails are also in Perth, try a search. They've been associated with necrosis, where the skin tissue breaks down. IMHO most people are worried to begin with, but then the spider thing just becomes part of everyday life, once you realise that they aren't really that much of a threat.
I get the impression that people either love or hate Perth, depending on what they want from the area they are living in.

I think Perth is a fantastic city, plenty of space, great beaches, plenty of shopping, superb public transport and cheap. It's also a very clean city compared to most in the UK.

But to say it gets 4 seasons like UK is a bit of a stretch as it's a very dry city, but has lots of parks and lakes.

The only reason I don't live their is it's too isolated but that is obvious from the map so if thats OK by you, ENJOY.

As for spiders you get them everywhere in Oz, and I HATE spiders but after 5 years I just don't worry about it anymore.

Does everyone really find it isolated? We are planning on Perth and one of the major reasons was that it is close to Singapore and therefore the rest of the world (we have family living in KL at the moment).

Try www.pomsinperth.com.

All depends on what you like. We love Perth, it is also very hot!!!

get yourself out there and have a good look round.

We went out for a holiday a couple of years ago and fell in love with Perth...it was Perth that made us decide to emigrate!

We are hoping to go back out in November before moving permanently Feb/March next year.....I can't wait!!!!

Has anyone checked out the distances between say, Sydney and Brisbane? Melbourne and Adelaide? If you live in Sydney you can't exactly pop over to Brisbane for the day. I can't help laughing when people go on about Perth being isolated. Like most families we only take one main holiday a year, so it doesn't really matter on a day-to-day basis how far we are from the rest of Australia. WA is a vast state, we have only visited one tiny part of the South-West and some of the scenery was breathtaking. There are so many places we want to visit. The East Coast will just have to wait awhile!

When we lived in England we were so close to many beautiful cities and the whole of Europe was on our doorstep. Definitely the opposite of isolated. But with the kids at school, hubby at work, a DIY list as long as your arm and a never-ending pile of ironing, you know the usual daily stuff, we never had time to go travelling.

We have met many families here from "over East" who have chosen to get away from the ratrace of Sydney and live here in WA.

I couldn't agree more.

If I am in a ratrace and my mortgage up to my neck, no matter how beautiful or accessible the wonder of the world, I am in my own prison of life. You know, there is little time to enjoy life. What's the point of being isolated or not isolated. What matter is whether we have freedom to enjoy our life.

I'm sure i could easily find this info but...I'm heading to sydney august but really fancy going to perth for a few weeks as never been but really like the sound of it. Can anybody advise what the weather would be like late august/september as I'm not sure. If I'm going to have a couple of weeks hols there I'd like to go when the weathers reasonably warm.
Cheers

At that time of year, it's probably going to feel very similar to a British summer for you. August is the last month of winter, September is spring, so it will be chilly at first in the mornings but once the sun comes out, should be pleasant. Temperatures in the mid-20's. Rain still likely. We had visitors from the UK last year, they were over here for the whole of August. They wore mainly jeans and t-shirts and maybe put on a jumper when it got nippy later in the evening. It was warm enough to go in our swimming pool and we also went for a walk down the beach. You will find it just a bit too cool for skimpy tops and shorts style clothes, and you would look out of place too, because of course all the Aussies here will be complaining about how cold it is, and will be wearing thick jumpers and coats!