I have to agree with Ali on Perth.
We live south of river and only 5 mins from the beach.If you have a young family then WA is the perfect start .
Perth has the best climate for all of Suburban Aus,having just had the hottest summer for 30 years.and boy has it been hot.
In reply to the Fremantle bit,Port coogee is an up and coming suberb on the outskirts of Fremantle and is in the process of having a marina built there so will soon be like Mandurah and Mindarie( hopefully).
Looking forward to many more Xmas days on Warnbro Beach.
