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Perth or Brisbane?
Myself and family very keen to emigrate to Oz,the question is we cannot decide on Perth (we have second cousins in Mandurah) or Brisbane.
Obviously we need to go out and look for ourselves,but various people have commented that Perth is lovely but,very isolated from the rest of Oz. We have spoken to a lot of people and they recommend Queensland /Brisbane or just above. I realise it all depends on what we want and everyone is different,but has anyone had any experiences of living and working in both Perth or Brisbane and how do they compare? All comments good or bad would be appreciated.:PARTY: |
Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by pete 10 Myself and family very keen to emigrate to Oz,the question is we cannot decide on Perth (we have second cousins in Mandurah) or Brisbane. Obviously we need to go out and look for ourselves,but various people have commented that Perth is lovely but,very isolated from the rest of Oz. We have spoken to a lot of people and they recommend Queensland /Brisbane or just above. I realise it all depends on what we want and everyone is different,but has anyone had any experiences of living and working in both Perth or Brisbane and how do they compare? All comments good or bad would be appreciated.:PARTY: At that time it seemed to me that not many UK'ers were attracted to the place, but now it seems that loads want to go there, more so than Perth it seems. Why?....:confused: |
Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by chippy I first went to Brisbane in 1991, and have wanted to live there ever since. At that time it seemed to me that not many UK'ers were attracted to the place, but now it seems that loads want to go there, more so than Perth it seems. Why?....:confused: And of course Brisbane is on the East coast, and most people consider everything is on the East Coast. But then that is one good reason for some people to want to go West :) |
Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by chippy I first went to Brisbane in 1991, and have wanted to live there ever since. At that time it seemed to me that not many UK'ers were attracted to the place, but now it seems that loads want to go there, more so than Perth it seems. Why?....:confused: Have you been to Perth? |
Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by pagey Have you been to Perth? never been to perth, although statiscally its preferred destination historically for poms not this 1 our first choice was cairns, hmm sun tropics sea coral reefs and beaches oh and cyclones and torrrential rain and mozzys so sod it brisbane, refined open friendly rural in a cosmopolitan sense and accessible to everywhere else on east coast :):beer: |
Perth Or Brisbane
So you reckon Brisbane,what about employment and good areas to live,schools etc,can anyone recommend anywhere?Definatley do not want to live where that women from Channel 4 New Life Downunder was living?It looked a bit dodgy!Please Help
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Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by pete 10 Myself and family very keen to emigrate to Oz,the question is we cannot decide on Perth (we have second cousins in Mandurah) or Brisbane. Obviously we need to go out and look for ourselves,but various people have commented that Perth is lovely but,very isolated from the rest of Oz. We have spoken to a lot of people and they recommend Queensland /Brisbane or just above. I realise it all depends on what we want and everyone is different,but has anyone had any experiences of living and working in both Perth or Brisbane and how do they compare? All comments good or bad would be appreciated.:PARTY: |
Well, I've never lived in Brisbane, but I've lived in Perth my entire life. I can't really help properly unless you give more detail on what sort of place you're looking for (somehere quiet/noisy/crowded/peaceful/cheap/expensive/etc that sort of thing). Also, with some industries (like IT) it s a bitch to get a job, where other things like teaching, medicine, nursing, construction materials are relatively easy to get one.
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I've been to both, and they both have that small city feeling that Sydney has definitely lost.
Perth is cheaper , but jobs are limited... and it 4,000 km to the next set of shops for the wife. |
Its gotta be Perth for me!!!
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It depends on what type of job you want, but I`d say Brisbane if I had the choice... seems to have alot more happening and going for it, especially for location.
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Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by pete 10 Myself and family very keen to emigrate to Oz,the question is we cannot decide on Perth (we have second cousins in Mandurah) or Brisbane. Obviously we need to go out and look for ourselves,but various people have commented that Perth is lovely but,very isolated from the rest of Oz. We have spoken to a lot of people and they recommend Queensland /Brisbane or just above. I realise it all depends on what we want and everyone is different,but has anyone had any experiences of living and working in both Perth or Brisbane and how do they compare? All comments good or bad would be appreciated.:PARTY: |
Re: Perth or Brisbane?
Originally posted by pagey Have you been to Perth? No. But I will do one day. Like many others it seems just a little bit too isolated for me. I want to spend some time exploring the East coast from Brisbane Northwards. There's quite a lot to see and do, more so than in WA, IMO. |
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Pete,
We went on a reccie last April and we have settled on Brisbane - Perth is the arse end of nowhere (but a fantastically beautiful place). As other posters have said Brisbane can be more humid in the summer but with coastal areas like the Redcliffe peninsula 20kms from Brisbane CBD, Sunshine Coast 60 mins away and Sunshine Coast about 90 mins north I think it has more to offer. Just my personal opinion mind:D :D I have attached a document that I got off here a while back that discusses a load of areas surrounding Brisbane. Hope it helps. |
Hi Billabong
Thanks for that ,there seems to be loads of info there I have saved it and will use it to refer to once we get ourselves organised. |
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