deb68

We are looking at Perth and the surrounding areas as a location to settle our family into. Anyone have any thing nice to say about any areas that we might find nice to settle in, and/or any areas that seem to be on the way down etc?
Hope this makes sense to everyone
We are a married couple with four children, two over fifteen and two under four i blame the water hubby just grins...
I have a nursing job in the UK (nhs) done it for eleven years now, time to expand my horizons, the hubby works in the metals industry as a hands on manager, but also done other jobs.
Our eldest daughter is at college doing her A levels for university, she wants a law based career
So local college unis would be good, also junior and infants schools close to hand would be nice.
What a wish list
Anyone...

suzyambrose

Hi


Have you definitely decided it's Perth where you want to go?

If you look at my Melbourne/Peth pros and cons thread you might get an idea of what people are saying about Perth at the moment.

Neil52

I agree with Suzy especially with older children you might want to look at somewhere with more nightlife clubs etc, although Perth is nice it can seem boring for teenagers especially if they have been brought up in a major city.
Good luck whatever you decide

Nu-Shooz

Afew nurses i knew in Perth (who emigrated from UK) had to take alot less pay and were underdogs. Very annoying if you are leaving a higher rank in UK.

But it's the price we pay when emigrating.

2plus3

Hiya

The only words of wisdom I can personally give you are that its virtually impossible to decide on an area or areas before you actually visit them for yourself.

We visited Perth to validate our visa and we had a long list of areas that we liked the sound of from looking at real estate sites and talking to people on site like this one - the bottom line is that for one reason or another we disliked virtually every single area we went to and ended up liking areas we hadn't even considered.

Following on from our reccie visit we have decided that Perth is not where we want to emigrate to (lots of reasons, most of which are echoed on here time and time again by those who have experienced Perth and Melbourne) and so we are heading for Melbourne instead and can't wait

All the best.

Kari

donki

check the transperth website make sure your at least on a bus route otherwise you'll end up being a constant taxi

deb68

Thanks for replies guys, we did originally consider Cairns north Queensland, but decided against it as the humidity readings look so high shame really as my husband liked the look of it (all be it from a monitor screen over the net).
We also looked at Brisbane, and to be honest it still might be a toss up between there and Perth
Totally agree that the only true way to decide would be to be there in person, but having little spare time and money to fly here and there for a look see is not really a viable option at the minute But i get your point.
Thanks again for replies

suzyambrose

That's very true, its so far it's not like you can get a cheap flight with ryanair and have a look round for a couple of days. We've been lucky we've been to Oz twice now and seen Perth, Brisbane, and Melbourne and Melbourne's definitely the place for us. Perth looks nice on the tv and when I see it I always think 'oh lets just move to Perth' but then I have to remember what I thought of it when I was I was there and look at the bigger picture really and it's not all about the blue sea and white sandy beaches, it's about what life's really like there and if you can't get there the only other way of finding out is to come on a forum like this and seeing what people who live there say and I've gotta say it makes for interesting reading. Your younger kids might like it, the older ones might not.

2plus3

100% agreement with this statement, even watching the Phil Down Under programme last Friday I was drawn to thinking about Perth again - we even have relatives in Perth and it would make so much sense for us to move there to have their help BUT as we've been there and saw things for ourselves it's definitely not where we want to head.

I'm very much looking to going to Perth for a summer holiday at some stage though as we visited in the winter and it rained for almost the entire 4 weeks we were there

Kari

loubie

Hi

The thing about immigrating is that everyones experience of a place is going to be completely different and obviosly you won't know until you do it. Some brits that I knew( most in fact ) loved their new life and would never go back , and some couldn't wait to get back to blighty and hated it. Then you get the ping pong pommes who just can't decide. ( we are probably in the latter category )

We lived in Perth for four years , my partner is a nurse and I started my own business . She had worked in Mental Health and learning dis for a tad longer than you in the UK , and carried on in Perth without taking a pay cut. Agency work also can pay VERY well. She did mention however, that if you are in management at the moment , you may not neccesarily get an equivalent postion and may have to take a step back to start with. She also mentions there are other benefits working for government organisations in health such as ' salary packaging ' which is tax deductable up to approx. $16,000 per year of living expenses.

To answer your question I can tell you about the Northeren suburbs as that is where my experience lies. We moved originally to Mullaloo - look it up - quite a few Brits , but then they're everywhere - its 25 mins from Perth and one of the more expensive suburbs to live in because of its location on the beach side of the Marmion and glorious beach
If you can't afford that there are other close suburbs away from the beach or further from Perth that might be considerably cheaper for similar properties. Google map the other side of the marmion in the north and check out these suburbs like Heathridge , Connolly , Currambine .

We bought a place in Quinns Rocks , not bad in the old part , but it didn't work for us and we decided to sell and move back for the time being .

Please get in touch if theres anything else , glad to help.

Dave

chrisandelaine

great great reviews thanks all, as we have been looking at perth to move there, but i think i will be looking into cities to make sure it suits us all right.

wife is a nurse, i am able to do anything lol, have 2 kids 3 and 8 both girls. the most important thing wud be to get a great school for the girls, and decent job for wife. every other plus will be great, like beaches, parks, activities etc.

deb68

Brilliant responses again Our top priority would be schooling then jobs, yeah it would be nice to be over looking crashing waves and have no one either side of us etc etc blah blah, but to be honest we need to get rid of the UK from our systems, i am as english as the next (it's my birth country) but we have to think of our children and our childrens children. We work hard and like to play harder, your restricted here in the UK, take for example we are lucky enough to also own a large touring caravan, and we like nothing more than getting out and about most weekends, especially in the 'summer' months (yes my tongue is at present lodged firmly in the side of my mouth) summer/sun
Either way we still go rain or shine, the kids love it to
We have been looking at flight costs from the UK out to Australia my don't the prices vary from operator to operator
Our medicals are booked for next week (another expense) we are waiting for our winter gas/electric bill to land on the mat thats going to hurt, on that point whats the running cost for your gas/ electric or does it vary across that vast country?
Thanks again.

chrisandelaine

here here to all u say lol. i know what u mean another expence lol lets just hope its all worth it when we make the move lol.
talking of bills our last elec bill was £375. but have got used to the high living cosr over here in N.Irelan, its a joke. and then to have and sit in while it rains constanly lol.

mark213

Generally avoid IMO

• Balga
• Mirrabooka
• Balcatta
• Girrawheen
• Wanneroo
• Midland (centre)
• High Wycombe
• Belmont (parts)
• Cannington (parts)
• Thornlie
• Gosnells
• Armadale (main centre)
• Langford
• Maddington (parts)

sme

I am a mental health nurse with too many years of experience behind me! Was a band 6 prior to emigrating - took a marginal pay cut (lower grade but good penalties) and went part time. Learnt the system and have now had a significant promotion with decent pay - have gone back full time.
Me and my family love Perth, the opportunities it can offer, the slower, less frantic pace of life, the beach life style (my kids & husband have got into it in a big way! Surf life saving etc), family time and shops shut on a sunday-HOORAY!!!!!
Other hate the things I love but it would be dull world if we all liked the same things!