Perth, WA do or dont?
 

So, After trawling this forum ten years ago and receiving fantastic advice! Being a young dumb single man before my big move to Doha, Qatar, I'm hitting you guys back up for a new move.

Now is the time to move to Perth.

I really need some do and don'ts. Moving now with a 3-year-old.

Best areas to live? Best schools? Comparisons, price wise between Qatar and Australia?

Apologies for the generic questions, guys. I'm also working my way through the forums :)

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The first big thing is have you checked you qualify for a visa?

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Haven't checked that but can't see it being an issue. Will defo look into it now though.

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Probably more a question of where you can obtain a rental. Very scarce at the moment.

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Start here - https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/ and make sure your skills/experience will get you a visa. Once you're sure of that you can start looking at areas where you might be able to get employent, and then areas close enough to live in :)

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Besides being Ice (meth) capital of the nation of course. Doesn't appear to bother many, but sure does me.

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Never realised WA were only offering 190’s if you have a job offer… that makes me sad :( it’s so difficult to get any sort of interview when you are overseas

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Thought I’d return here after 11 years of living and loving Perth …..don’t believe the doom n gloomers , good luck pal

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No doom n gloomers on this thread that I could detect. Only reality.

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;)

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...ca9f0fd35c.jpg

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Best areas to live? Cottesloe, Dalkeith, Peppermint Grove, City Beach, Nedlands, Applecross

Best schools? Perth Modern, St Hilda's, Christ Church, Penhros, Methodist Ladies (note - only Perth Modern is state, the others are private)

Do make sure you have a visa. Don't underestimate how far Perth is from anywhere else.

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Yeah na Yeah Na….. all good here champ

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This:thumbs_up:. I'm reading posts everyday from Ireland/UK struggling to find rentals here. Was reading a post yesterday from someone claiming they are looking at 5 properties per day and can't get a rental with their B&B running out soon. This no doubt is the biggest hurdle in getting settled here so have some sort of plan to prepare for this.

As for the OP my advice would be join expat groups on social media. There are discussions like this several times a day so you are bound to get heaps of replies there aswell, then you will be able to gauge If it's the right move

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Real estate in my area at least (inner city) have it pretty much wrapped up. I'd suggest if possible go straight through the owner. (not so easy I know) I've witnessed what I perceive to be faux home openings, in as much as renter has already been decided. So sad to see what's going down. Just hope it's not the norm.

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All pretty bad here actually. Depending on which side of the fence you sit, champ.

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How many would tons of properties be? Having tons of properties available doesn't mean these are affordable for those who seek a rental and then how many people are looking at the same property?
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/ren...cars-c-8414065

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Take my area, which is Inner City. I've been observing rental movements as well as sales in the area for some time. Let's just say without certain connections , it would be highly unlikely anyone would be successful, at least in the main to obtain a rental property market .

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Yep - we've just agreed to rent out our flat, starting February. Didn't even go on market - renting to the daughter of some acquaintances. All the rentals in our strata are to 'friends and family' - no need to risk renting to strangers.

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Brisbane is no better for rentals.
My landlord is selling the block of 7 units as the land is worth a lot. To find a new rental I would have to move at least 10km further from work (swapping a 20 minute bus ride for one of well over an hour, and pay at least three times my current rent. For a reasonable one bedroom flat in a decent suburb I'm now looking at around $650-700 per fortnight. And every viewing has 30-40 people, including whole families looking at squeezing into a one-bed

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I took a look at our last home in Perth just before Covid, when we sold the home we made a “bit” of money but not long after house prices went “up” and I was gutted (it happens every time we sell lol) but before Covid the house prises in that area had
remained basically the same for years so being nosey I have just googled house prices on the boulevard where we lived and a much smaller house/block than ours was is up for sale for $710,000 😮 how can people afford that and rentals are so much more expensive, now I know it’s been 12 years since we lived in Aus and maybe salaries have risen and this is the norm but it really has shocked me.

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Salaries haven't risen at a pace anywhere near enough to keep up with current rental prices. And once the property sales market started going berserk many investors kicked out their tenants and sold the properties for a large gain - hence the current lack of rentals available,

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Try finding a rental in Canberra!

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Perth has indeed become expensive. Prices haven't gone down here to any extent. We have a multibillion dollar methamphetamine business also contributing to high rents and prices. Insane I know, but few seem perturbed (to say the least) unless of course unable to score a rental. I have noticed a high movement of Eastern states plates over past year or so , especially around my manor. Barely detected a few years back, so intrastate migration obviously adding to difficulties. Not sure if migration from abroad has really ramped up yet in Perth. Goodness knows just where they would obtain housing, without connections or at least friends or family already here.