Hi

Has anyone been to Wanneroo or Morley in Perth? If so any good?

HI Wanneroo/Morley is fine to go to, however i would suggest some of the more newer suburbs, alot of Poms go to joondalup North of the River or Canningvale South of the river
perth is excellent (we have lived here 19 years) its a better britain and we have the best climate of australia
You need to look at what climate you are after and what lifestyle you want!
Qsld is a lovely palce and i could live there easily. though it is humid and very wet at times.
have fun deciding .

Thanks for your comments. We are stayng with friends in Morley and Waneroo in March so I just wanted a bit of a heads up on what to expect. We are also going to Sydney and Gold Coast (Pacific Pines) too.

Good to hear that you are enjoying your life in Oz.

Any good in what respect? To live? Work? Shop?

Sorry, to live. Thanks

There are 2 main real estate websites that give an overall picture of a suburb's demographics. Here's the link for Morley:
http://www.domain.com.au/public/subu...orley&mode=buy

I've been to Morley a few times, it's a big suburb to the north east of Perth, with a big variety of housing. There is a major shopping centre there, the most outstanding feature. Generally it would be considered more affordable than lots of other suburbs, but it's one of those Perth suburbs that is nothing without that big shopping centre. One of my husband's old friends lives there is a fairly new house in the bit of Morley that's near Beechboro - they really enjoy living there and have got to know all their neighbours. My experience is that Morley people are the salt of the earth, but we would never dream of living there and can't imagine going there unless you have friends or family to visit.

Wanneroo is a huge local government area with many suburbs, here's the link to the domain page:
http://www.domain.com.au/public/subu...hterm=Wanneroo

Until fairly recently, Wanneroo would be considered living in the bush, and the area was mainly market gardens for growing fruit and veg. In their wisdom, the planners decided to turn productive land into bricks and mortar, meaning that the fruit & veg is grown even further afield from Perth (but that's a topic for another thread). There is some of this still going on, including a mushroom farm (very aromatic). Lots of new sub-divisions (when large pieces of land are divided up into smaller blocks and sold for housing), lots of families and kids (one of my friends lives here, so I visit frequently). Still some very large, semi-rural areas.

A drawback is having to use Wanneroo Road, which is notoriously dangerous, especially at the northern end. Wanneroo Road reaches south right into North Perth, via a thousand traffic lights. Wanneroo is to the east of the "new town/city" of Joondalup, which is supposedly a satellite city. In its defence, it does have a university, technical college, hospital, yet another major shopping centre, a train line, the freeway, and loads of services.

PS: more likely to be bothered by mossies in Wanneroo than Morley

Hi and thank you for the links and the info We are staying with friends at both of these places so good to know what it's going to be like. Surprising that the mozzies are worse at Waneroo than Morley - I was under the impression that Waneroo was only 20 mins away from Morley. Is it due to the fact that it was once considered bush as you mention below?

It's because there's a lake that Wanneroo borders on.

I am not sure that Helen has ever been to Wanneroo. Her post sounds like a copy from an out-of-date guide book.

We live in Tapping, which is one of the new sub-divisions part of Wanneroo Council. Been here over two year and I have never seen or been bitten by a mozzie (and whenever we've been on holiday in a mozzie area they feast on me).

As for the Wanneroo Road being dangerous: I drive to and from work on it every day (from Joondalup Drive to about 1km south of the Reid Hwy). Only once have I been delayed by an accident (because someone run a red light).

Personally, I find Wanneroo the suburb not very attractive. But there are many other suburbs in the Wanneroo council area - and many of those I think are very nice.

Here is the official Wanneroo Council website: http://www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/1/4/1/residents.pm

Hi - thank you for the information - really helpful. I didn't think to look at the council links.

Hi - I agree completely with ozhappy - I too live in Tapping - have done for 3 years, and have never seen a mozzie, and there's a lake about 200m from our house.
Morley is a nice older suburb with a great shopping centre.
Wanneroo has a new shopping centre.
Both are older suburbs with new parts to them.

I wouldn't have a problem staying in either.'
Enjoy your trip

I lived in morley for about a year and now I am not far away from it. The area is fine I never had any problems there. The best things about it have to be the large shopping center and the fact that its not to far from the city, its easy to get a bus or drive and be in the city pretty quickly. Theres a mix of old and new houses and some cheap rents can be found if you look hard enough

Overall its a good area, no real problems, lots of shops

I often go to the Wanneroo area and nothing I wrote was inaccurate. I have a friend who lives there and I know the area well. I have even been to Tapping.

Wanneroo Road is well-known as a dangerous road and is part of the road "black spot" program. Just in November a young girl was killed near the Wanneroo townsite. A 5 year old died in a car accident in October. Many other people have also died or been badly injured on Wanneroo Road. Just because you have been delayed by an accident only once, does not mean that it's a safe road.

If mosquitoes are not a problem for you personally in Wanneroo, that's great, but this is from the City of Wanneroo's information sheet about mosquitoes:

"The City Health Services conducts a mosquito control program in areas where mosquitoes are suspected to breed. The program involves the trapping and identifying of mosquitoes with the aim of preventing mosquito borne disease. However, it is simply not possible to eliminate all mosquitoes, therefore, it is important for everyone to take all measures to reduce the incidence of mosquito breeding."

Several lakes in Wanneroo/Joondalup and swampy areas are ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The information sheet also tells people to avoid being bitten and to eliminate backyard breeding areas.

There's no problem visiting or living in Morley and Wanneroo. Where people decide to live is a very personal decision, based on several factors. My personal preference is to be near the beach and the older suburbs that have high street-type of shopping and cafes, rather than huge shopping centres.

Thanks to all :-)

The 5-year old died because another driver run a red light. Wanneroo Road is a major artery to and from the city. People get injured or die in car accidents daily on our major arteries. Wanneroo Road is no different there to Reid Highway, Marmion Avenue or the freeways.

I was describing my personal experience of commuting on the Wanneroo Road every working day in the morning and evening rush hour. This is in my view much more useful to someone thinking of living in the area then "statistics".

My comment about the mozzies is the same: Based on personal experience of actually living here. Yes, if you live near a lake or a swamp there is always the potential that mozzies might breed. That's why all councils have mozzie control procedures as a precautionary measure and why they publish information - as a precautionary measure.

That does not mean that mozzies *will* appear. There is a lake at the bottom of our street and yet I have never encountered a mozzie - not in our house and not when walking round the lake - same as bellaleggos above. Again: actual experience of someone who really lives here will be more useful that "statistics".