worzel

One advantage of heading for the newer suburbs in the Joondalup / Rockingham regions is that's where most new poms head for. Now you might get fed up of seeing dozens of poms in their soccer shirts driving their car with "I love Moan Utd" stickers after a while. But when you first come over there will be loads of other pasty white poms looking for new mates too so settling should be easier.

Steve2438

yeah have to agree,i guess this is one of those posts where you just have to find whats right for you...as i said maybe rent for a while to get a feel for what your after, and do your research,forum like this are great but you only get another persons view of paradise.

"I love Moan Utd"
West Ham are playing them today...up the hammers

dave99

I have lived in many places around perth and to be honest it doesnt matter where you go.

The houses here are big and self contained, so you typically wont see or have anything to do with your neighbors let alone anyone else on your street.

So really what does it matter what an areas like, I have never had any problems in any of the places and I have lived near the city, far north, south and am now in Balcatta, which some might consider a bit more of a rough area. But like I say as long as the house is nice, you have shops nearby, can get to work in 15minutes what does it matter what the areas like

rockpeblar

We've been renting in Lesmurdie for 18 months and love it up in the hills, probably a bit warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter compared to the coast but that's why we have a pool and wood burner. Also we get great views driving down the hill on the way to work.

islie1

we are in the process of moving out to perth next year. we have 2 young children and are looking for near the coast but not too expensive area. husband will be working in rockingham. where is the best area to look at.

squeezzii

depending on what your hubbie does for a living but rockingham,port kennedy baldivis, secret harbour and safety bay are some good areas to start

JessicaJamie

I have visited north and south and to be honest its down to your own opinion. try renting somewhere (maybe that is suggested) then try diffent times of the day to drive around, see how you feel about it then also stop and ask a few locals, ask in estate agents etc. don't rush into anything. we did it for our house in the uk and we have been happy there for quite some years until we visited my sis in oz and realised that WA was the place for us!

sue1964

Places like Joondalop are full of English like living back in the UK nice to get out and meet others also.
Noranda ,Ellenbrook,Aveley.
Lots like to come out here and carry on the life they had back home hanging out the pub every weekend stood at the bar in soccer tops where they have been stood since they left school just now in a diffrent country.

Twiglets

Manchester on Sea is where you'll want to be then (aka Joondalup).

j3ssop

we have jkust moved over and are living just outside joondallup it is lovely would highly recommend, would love to meet up with some other emglish ideally with young children a little lonley at the mo

islie1

my husband is going to be working on the submarines in the navy base in rockingham i think. so need a nice area nearby, reasonable distance for travelling. dont realy want an english town. would like to mix with australians. and english combined.