dave66

Hello Folks,

I have put together a summary of opinions I have found on this website and aussiemove regarding areas in Perth. Might be useful for some people moving there or thinking of it. I have not been there before and am going on a reccy in Feb. I would appreciate any further comments on these areas.
Thanks,.
Dave

GOOD/OK

Have a look at Atwell, Success, Coogee and Hamilton Hill. All relatively near to the beach. Good for families, and will have good public transport.

North has loads of new estates and suburbs cropping up all the time, Hillarys, Clarkson that way on.
South of River you have places like Canning Vale, South Lakes, Bibra Lake, North Lake.

Some say Merriwa is the "Balga of the North" (Merriwa is close to Mindarie, a
very nice, upmarket beach suburb quite far north).

Churchlands Very nice suburb, sitting between Wembley golf complex to the west and Herdsman lake to the east and with a number of schools and the ECU university campus, there's plenty of grassy areas and trees around. Older housing stock is good quality and streets have mature gardens and trees. A couple of newer, up market estates around the lake.

Doubleview is located 10km north-west of Perth CBD and 2-3km from the beach at Scarborough. The suburb sits on the brow of a hill, allowing it views to the ocean on the one side and views to the city on the other, hence the name of Doubleview.

Mindarie - Great Marina with Pub nice spot
Quinns - old and new part , is nice quiet coastal suburb used to be a holiday spot
Jindalee - not yet developed will be pricy
Brighton - the only part worth buying into is road going down to the sea in Jindalee

If you want a beach area go to North Mindaire or Quinns.
Ocean Reef - good parts and average in places
Iluka- looked after because of extra charge on rates there. Good but the rates are expensive no bargains
Mullaloo - varies beach front good forget the rest.
WATERMAN - good but can be pricy

Marmion is a small suburb with something of a "village" feel because of it's well-used central shopping area and a lovely park (Braden Park). Marmion was established as a new subdivision (residential development) in the '70s and much of the housing is typical 70's architecture, much like in neighbouring Duncraig. Lots of renovation going on to bring the housing up to date. Although quite pricey, Marmion is still comparatively good value for a beachside suburb - nowhere near as expensive as Waterman.

You have to head a lot further south to start getting into really nice areas - Rockingham and south..
If you stick to suburbs along the Swan and Canning rivers, you should be perfectly fine although these are the pricier of the southern suburbs. Then there are pockets of nice suburbs between the river and further south. The area is developing more and more with a large new residential base around the Canningvale area.

Bicton's nice (pricy), Palmyra's fine and Wilagee is genuinely on the up. Also White Gum Valley. Hamilton Hill, not too bad. Suburbs on the new Mandurah line will grow in value.

Move inland a little, nice suburbs "less exspensive" Ballajura, Alexander Heights, Landsdale, Ellenbrook, Duncraig, Warwick, Woodvale etc. these suburbs are about 15-20 min from the beach and they are relatively nice places to live "north of the Swan River river", ... North of the river tends to have more facilities as in transport by rail.

Perth, hmm.. only lived there all my life if you can afford it, go for someplace either on, or relatively near the beach. Or,if you still want a cool breeze, live south of the river, in say, Como, Rivervale, Applecross, Kewdale, Victoria park...ya get the northerly winds blowing over the river, and the wind cools.. same with the easterlies, and the westerlies are just beautiful. but for ultimate pleasure, Fremantle is the place to be... just not too close to the harbour, because on wednesdays and fridays, ya get the smell of the sheep/cattle being loaded onto the boats. If ya want north of river, go Balcatta, Trigg, Scarborough, North Beach, Cottesloe, Swanbourne and those areas... very nice.

BAD/iffy

Avoid: Balga, Girrawheen, Mirrabooka, Koondoola, Leda, Parmelia. Others that
are iffy: Thornlie, Maddington, some parts of Bayswater and Nollamara. Midland & Armadale can be
a bit rough, as well as north and east sections of Rockingham.

Connelly is over priced and Currambine is patchy some good some very average., stick with beach side of the Marmion.
Forget Clarkson , Beldon , Kinross all the wrong side of the Marmion .
Beldon - Past its sell by date
Kinross - nice location next to city rubbish tip
Clarkson - Rough dump
HEATHRIDGE - not worth looking at, big blocks small homes very down market
BURNS - nothing there to buy as yet (very few homes) but there is expensive blocks coming up
YANCHEP - long way away but may be worth buying into...

In the south I would avoid Hilton and surrounding suburbs. These are close to Freo (just southeast) but have a higher than average crime problem. Further south, avoid anything near the Naval Base and Kwinana (heavy industrial area).

Thornlie and Maddington are iffy.

Suburbs to stay away from would be Balga, Girraween, Mirribooka, Armadale, Gosnells, Midland, Lynwood, Thornlie
there generally more cheaper housing "if you get my drift"....

A Mate

Rent on arrival - for at least 6 months.

During that time research suitable areas that meet YOUR needs!!

Real Estate is a HUGE investment. Make it a wise investment.

Do NOT rely on other peoples's assessments of your needs, and any given
area's qualities!!


Good Luck!!!




"davebwithane" <member966@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected] m...
    > Hello Folks,
    > I have put together a summary of opinions I have found on this website
    > and aussiemove regarding areas in Perth. Might be useful for some people
    > moving there or thinking of it. I have not been there before and am
    > going on a reccy in Feb. I would appreciate any further comments on
    > these areas.
    > Thanks,.
    > Dave
    > GOOD/OK
    > Have a look at Atwell, Success, Coogee and Hamilton Hill. All relatively
    > near to the beach. Good for families, and will have good public
    > transport.
    > North has loads of new estates and suburbs cropping up all the time,
    > Hillarys, Clarkson that way on.
    > South of River you have places like Canning Vale, South Lakes, Bibra
    > Lake, North Lake.
    > Some say Merriwa is the "Balga of the North" (Merriwa is close to
    > Mindarie, a
    > very nice, upmarket beach suburb quite far north).
    > Churchlands Very nice suburb, sitting between Wembley golf complex to
    > the west and Herdsman lake to the east and with a number of schools and
    > the ECU university campus, there's plenty of grassy areas and trees
    > around. Older housing stock is good quality and streets have mature
    > gardens and trees. A couple of newer, up market estates around the lake.
    > Doubleview is located 10km north-west of Perth CBD and 2-3km from the
    > beach at Scarborough. The suburb sits on the brow of a hill, allowing it
    > views to the ocean on the one side and views to the city on the other,
    > hence the name of Doubleview.
    > Mindarie - Great Marina with Pub nice spot
    > Quinns - old and new part , is nice quiet coastal suburb used to be a
    > holiday spot
    > Jindalee - not yet developed will be pricy
    > Brighton - the only part worth buying into is road going down to the sea
    > in Jindalee
    > If you want a beach area go to North Mindaire or Quinns.
    > Ocean Reef - good parts and average in places
    > Iluka- looked after because of extra charge on rates there. Good but the
    > rates are expensive no bargains
    > Mullaloo - varies beach front good forget the rest.
    > WATERMAN - good but can be pricy
    > Marmion is a small suburb with something of a "village" feel because of
    > it's well-used central shopping area and a lovely park (Braden Park).
    > Marmion was established as a new subdivision (residential development)
    > in the '70s and much of the housing is typical 70's architecture, much
    > like in neighbouring Duncraig. Lots of renovation going on to bring the
    > housing up to date. Although quite pricey, Marmion is still
    > comparatively good value for a beachside suburb - nowhere near as
    > expensive as Waterman.
    > You have to head a lot further south to start getting into really nice
    > areas - Rockingham and south..
    > If you stick to suburbs along the Swan and Canning rivers, you should be
    > perfectly fine although these are the pricier of the southern suburbs.
    > Then there are pockets of nice suburbs between the river and further
    > south. The area is developing more and more with a large new residential
    > base around the Canningvale area.
    > Bicton's nice (pricy), Palmyra's fine and Wilagee is genuinely on the
    > up. Also White Gum Valley. Hamilton Hill, not too bad. Suburbs on the
    > new Mandurah line will grow in value.
    > Move inland a little, nice suburbs "less exspensive" Ballajura,
    > Alexander Heights, Landsdale, Ellenbrook, Duncraig, Warwick,
    > Woodvale etc. these suburbs are about 15-20 min from the beach and
    > they are relatively nice places to live "north of the Swan River
    > river", ... North of the river tends to have more facilities as in
    > transport by rail.
    > Perth, hmm.. only lived there all my life if you can afford it, go for
    > someplace either on, or relatively near the beach. Or,if you still
    > want a cool breeze, live south of the river, in say, Como, Rivervale,
    > Applecross, Kewdale, Victoria park...ya get the northerly winds
    > blowing over the river, and the wind cools.. same with the easterlies,
    > and the westerlies are just beautiful. but for ultimate pleasure,
    > Fremantle is the place to be... just not too close to the harbour,
    > because on wednesdays and fridays, ya get the smell of the
    > sheep/cattle being loaded onto the boats. If ya want north of river,
    > go Balcatta, Trigg, Scarborough, North Beach, Cottesloe, Swanbourne
    > and those areas... very nice.
    > BAD/iffy
    > Avoid: Balga, Girrawheen, Mirrabooka, Koondoola, Leda, Parmelia. Others
    > that
    > are iffy: Thornlie, Maddington, some parts of Bayswater and Nollamara.
    > Midland & Armadale can be
    > a bit rough, as well as north and east sections of Rockingham.
    > Connelly is over priced and Currambine is patchy some good some very
    > average., stick with beach side of the Marmion.
    > Forget Clarkson , Beldon , Kinross all the wrong side of the Marmion .
    > Beldon - Past its sell by date
    > Kinross - nice location next to city rubbish tip
    > Clarkson - Rough dump
    > HEATHRIDGE - not worth looking at, big blocks small homes very down
    > market
    > BURNS - nothing there to buy as yet (very few homes) but there is
    > expensive blocks coming up
    > YANCHEP - long way away but may be worth buying into...
    > In the south I would avoid Hilton and surrounding suburbs. These are
    > close to Freo (just southeast) but have a higher than average crime
    > problem. Further south, avoid anything near the Naval Base and Kwinana
    > (heavy industrial area).
    > Thornlie and Maddington are iffy.
    > Suburbs to stay away from would be Balga, Girraween, Mirribooka,
    > Armadale, Gosnells, Midland, Lynwood, Thornlie
    > there generally more cheaper housing "if you get my drift"....
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zoe100

kallaroo's nice

sel

Thanks for that - really helpful.

Sel x