we are moving out to perth in september and are wondering what areas would be the best to live. we are a young family with two small children so ideally it needs to be near to schools and amenities. we hear that rockingham,safety bay and waikiki are nice areas, can anyone give us any tips?

cheers
barlow

hey fellow brickie,i am going there tommorow for a month,if you want i will send you hundereds of pictures when i get back.

have a great new year.

ast

We are off there in January '07 never been so would also appreciate some pictures if thats ok. Cheers and all the best for the new Year

Lynne

i am going to do a detailed picture diary of as many places as i can.ill post em all for anyone who wants to have a look when i get back..

Thats brilliant and very much appreciated.
Have a fantastic time and all the best for the New Year

Lynne

Only to say, on our validation trip back in June, these areas were, in our opinion, the nicest around!

cheers for your replys.

aston man have a great time and we look forward to seeing your pictures when you get back.

Lacey21 lives there - if you send her a PM she may be a good contact for you. Good Luck.

I live in Rockingham, and also previously lived in Waikiki. My mum lives in Safety Bay. Rockingham and Safety Bay are nice areas, Waikiki has good and bad sections, try and avoid Hillman and Cooloongup as some areas are a bit troublesome there. The train line to Perth is being built at the moment and should be completed soon so access will be good. The beach at Rockingham and Palm Beach is great, safe for kids, and there is some nice little pavement cafes. Safety Bay has quite a high proportion of older people and older 1960s/70s houses, and in Rockingham there is a new estate called The Anchorage which is a great place too. If you need any help/any questions please PM me, my kids attend school here too if you need any help with that :-)

We are in secret harbour (very nice) about 10 mins from Rockingham. Safety Bay, Port Kennedy, Warnbro, all nice as well, don't rule them out, just depends on your budget.

Good luck.




Carol

We are in Shoalwater and have short term holiday accommodation if you need a base to stay and then look around, check out our web page at www.cedarcottagewa.com we love it here and will shortly be moving down to the beach at Safety Bay.

we just want to say thanks for all your answers and kindness. we are sure that this big move will be alot easier with people to help along the way.

thanks alot
rich and jade

we are moving to rockingham in may 07, we have got a furnished rental for the first few weeks,,will be watching this thread with interest.

mick and melissa

www.emi-great.com is a good site for those looking at Rockingham to mandurah

how did you go about that then?
is it quite easy to get a short term rent?
we would like to do the same as we are still undecided where we are going to buy a house as we don't know the areas well.

kind regards
jade and rich