rainyandtom

hello want to move to WA not sure of area but any advise would be appreciated

 Areas – We are looking for an area with cheap housing/nr town/nr beach/jobs/schools/developing?
 We have been looking at Bunbury – can you tell us anything about that area

thanks

olauf

We live in Mandurah. Not cheap though but cheaper than Perth..

Karen

scottyboy

I asked about areas in WA outside of Perth and got some really good feedback here

rainyandtom

thankyou, its great to hear all your comments, experience is more value than any book!! looking forward to being there, everyday i dream of it! thanks again x

webb50

Hiya

My partner and I moved to Bunbury from Glasgow in October last year and absolutely love it. The beaches are gorgeous, there are plenty of shops, restaurants, cafe's and pubs. There is a cinema, sports centre, ten pin bowling, race course. So basically everything you need without living in a city. There is a good ex-pats community here and there is always someone free to meet up for coffee of a daytime and to help if you need advice on anything.

There are plenty of jobs, but it would depend on what your looking for try southwest.thewest.com.au, it's a site for a local newspaper, it also has a real estate page. Housing here is cheaper than Mandurah and Perth. Places to stay away from in Bunbury are Carey Park and Withers, the house prices are cheaper but the areas are not good, the rest of Bunbury is ok. Good places are Eaton, Australind and Dalyellup.

My OH and I stay in Eaton and are renting at the moment, but do intend to buy and stay in Eaton. It has it's own shopping centre, good schools and a sports centre. Bunbury town centre is only a 10mins drive away as are the beaches. There is also a shopping centre in Australind and good schools.

Hope some of the above is of use to you and if you decide to come to Bunbury, let me know on this site and I'll help all I can.

Angie

BATS666

webb50, your link doesn't work !

gerry

this eaton place looks cheaper than ballajura were we are heading coz we have never been to either do you know whihc is the best value for money aswe are unsure as to were we should go????

sorry for the hi jack

webb50

It works for me at this end, maybe you should check you've put it in right, other than that I can't explain it. Sorry!!!!

Angie

webb50

Hi Gerry

Sorry I can't help on this occasion as I'd never heard of ballajua be4 now, but on checking the web I now know it's a suburb of Perth, so might be more expensive than Bunbury.

Angie

kirrane

come to kalgoorlie its great

BATS666

Ah, shouldn't have cut & pasted the comma at the end. Derrr....
Got it now thanks!
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keel

Yes Hay street is very accommodating.

keel

gerry

ok cheers thinking of bunbury now lol eaton i think its called??

webb50

Yes Gerry come to Eaton, it's lovely. We're a friendly bunch and meet up regularly, so if you need to know anything, there's loads of people to ask.

Angie

sarah-jayne

Bunbury, Eaton, Australind Daleyellup all lovely places. Good luck in deciding, let us know where you end up.