Originally Posted by JPSUPERHOOPER (Post 8829164)

looking in the west australian there seems plenty of work for chippies and hairdressers.

Originally Posted by squeezzii (Post 8829317)

At the risk of upsetting people I would say that Quinns is a long way up out of town -did you not want something a little more central otherwise you may find yourself constantly on the Mitchell freeway? Duncraig for example?

Originally Posted by on-the-move (Post 8829388)

We have not really decided on a suburb at the moment that is why we are coming over for a week at the beggining of October, we have booked a hire car and intend on driving around as many suburbs as we can to try and get a feel for things including distances to other places. So maybe a bit of help on which areas to avoid may save us some time. As I have said we dont need to worry about schools but we are a little fussy when it comes to the quality of the house and area, maybe we have been spoiled a bit since been in OZ.

Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 8827339)

Like anywhere, it's what you make of it and your own particular set of financial and family circumstances. Perth is a great place for families, but you need to be financially secure. Housing is expensive in good areas and when we were last there, rentals were difficult to get in nice suburbs. Perth can be slower than the East Coast and retail trading hours are much shorter, but if you're in Tasmania now, then it shouldn't really be as much of a shock to you. People are friendly and couldn't care less where you're from, as long as you don't go live in some bogan suburb or go live somewhere like Peppermint Grove and expect to be borrowing sugar across the back fence. If you possibly can, go and check it out for yourself, you really can't get an idea of a place will be like for you from what people say on an internet forum.