I am an English Kiwi. With Filipino residency and a Filipina wife. I have 2 passports a U.K. passport and a New Zealand passport. I currently 49 my wife is 50’
these are the places in Australia I am thinking of moving to
Redcliffe
Palm Beach in the Gold Coast
tweed Head
kingsingcliff
Fremantle
Have friends in both Redcliffe and Tweed Head.
we are not party people but we would like to be near to a beach and near to a shopping mall and near a few good take out restaurants and able to see some live musical and theatre shows every now and then. Also we would like good community spirit and to feel safe wandering the streets. Plus we would like great year round weather and affordable housing or apartment to buy. I am thinking more along the lines of living in the east coast but open to suggestions.

Fremantle (WA) ? Our fav place in Perth but for us it was quiet, some hit and miss areas but this was back in 2010 and there have been developments built since then
we visited Coffs Harbour a few times and loved it, I preferred the weather there than further up the coast into Queensland not as humid, it had original charm as well.

Redcliffe probably has the best access to "stuff" being on the train line to Brisbane, not sure if it's affordable but where is?

Nice to see people looking for a beachside suburbs in the middle of cost of living crisis. These places will be likely above $1m AUD for anything bigger than a car spot.