Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast - Where is better to live???

[joetrac]

Living the dream, living the dream, living the dream.. oh you know what i mean..
And soon you will be living the dream too:)

Too right I will be ..thanks for your support...hope your happiness continues...and honestly im not implying anything....just diffrent strokes for diffrent folkes ...doesnt mean we need to be rude to each other.

Keep living the dream

[cartertucker]

Hi Kelly,

I know you read my post the other day about my experience, I would say your youngest will be happy in either location, it's your eldest who will feel most out of sorts. I'd advise you to think about his lifstyle, about what his interests and hobbies are, what he wants to do for a living, I found the pace of living is completly different in both areas, so much so you cant really compare, so depending on what kind of kid he is, I would consider that carefully because by the time you get there he wont even have the oppertunity to meet school buddies. I am leaning towards the G/C because I think there is more to offer youngsters, but it the S/C hands down for my hubby because it's simply beautiful and there are of course kids there!!!
I hope I haven't come accross negative or judgemental, it's just my opinion.

Rachael x

Hi Rachael, yes I did read & enjoy your post the other day. Thankyou for replying to my thread, your comments make so much sense & I have really taken them on board.

You have so not come across negative or judgemental, far from it, you have been very, very helpfull, so thankyou again.

Kelly.

[cartertucker]

We travelled to both in July and absolutely loved the Sunshine Coast although there does seem to be more work on the Gold Coast.
There is definately more for teenagers on the Gold in the form of theme parks/water parks etc it also seemed a lot more touristy.

My boys are 10 and 13...one loved the Gold Coast and the other loved the Sunshine Coast however, they both seemed wonderful, it is just down to personal choice...me, I'm all for a quiet life so Coolum, here we come .

The Johnsons

Hi The Johnsons, Thankyou for your post, very interesting.

Can I ask, why did one of your boys prefer the Sunshine Coast, did he have any particular reasons for this, or do you think that your boys enjoy different lifestyles?

Thanks again.
Kelly.

[cartertucker]

I have to say Im 50/50 when I moved here I fell in love with the sunny coast....quiet ,beautiful beaches ,montville ,mooloolaba ..etc etc..but scratch the surface and the in your face Gold coast has sooooo much to offer..... and the sunny coast CAN be snorey borey.

I think for older (maybe posher) couples the sunny coast but for young hip happening people the gold coast

BUT IF YOU REALLY WANY TO BE STAY IN THE UK ...IM SURE GEFFORY WILL AGREE XX

Thankyou for your post, it does seem that the Gold Coast can be much more lively, but we wouldnt want to live anywhere to 'touristy'....So I guess I shall have to continue with my research

Mayby we just wont know for sure until we are there...Which is, at the moment my main priority, 'just getting there' !

Wishing you luck with getting to where you truly want to be.

Kelly.

[YellowGecko]

Hi Alison, great post, thanks for your views, where abouts on the Gold Coast are you heading?

We do obviously want our older son to have things to do (and us as a whole family) also work comes into it for him & my husband, but we also dont want to have a house too close to high rises etc... Were still looking for that nice sized house with a pool! (so im assuming that would need to be away from the coast a little to suit our budget!)

Kelly.

You don't need to be living amongst high rises to live on the Gold Coast. The GC is huge and there are many, many suburbs to choose from.
It's real spensive to live near the beach. Just a plot of waterfront land here sells for millions of dollars!

[johno1]

Hi Kelly,

Sorry to have taken a while to get back to you but have been speaking to shipping companies all morning scary...anyway, yes, just different personalities I guess.
My 10 year old loves theme parks, arcades etc so was mesmerised by Surfers Paradise but the rest of us loved the relative calm of the sunshine Coast.
However, its not too far to travel from one to the other for long weekends.

As someone else pointed out earlier..it probably is an age thing....we are all for a quiet life.

However, both are wonderful and if we are unable to find work, we wouldn't hesitate to try the Gold Coast.

I think you just need to follow your heart. We went for a last minute reccie in July and just fell in love with Coolum but agreed, as a family, Maroochydore would suit all of our needs (large shopping centre, cinema etc),

Good luck

Debby & boys

[cartertucker]

Hi Kelly,

Sorry to have taken a while to get back to you but have been speaking to shipping companies all morning scary...anyway, yes, just different personalities I guess.
My 10 year old loves theme parks, arcades etc so was mesmerised by Surfers Paradise but the rest of us loved the relative calm of the sunshine Coast.
However, its not too far to travel from one to the other for long weekends.

As someone else pointed out earlier..it probably is an age thing....we are all for a quiet life.

However, both are wonderful and if we are unable to find work, we wouldn't hesitate to try the Gold Coast.

I think you just need to follow your heart. We went for a last minute reccie in July and just fell in love with Coolum but agreed, as a family, Maroochydore would suit all of our needs (large shopping centre, cinema etc),

Good luck

Debby & boys

Hi Debby & Family,

Thanks again for your post, it great to hear from other families, I think our reccie is going to have to be when we get there, we are gonna have to rent & then take a look around!

Would have preffered to have a reccie a year or so before hand, but money wise, we thought that we'd rather spend that on taking our dogs with us (we have 2!)

Good Luck to you,
& thanks again,
Kelly.

[cartertucker]

You don't need to be living amongst high rises to live on the Gold Coast. The GC is huge and there are many, many suburbs to choose from.
It's real spensive to live near the beach. Just a plot of waterfront land here sells for millions of dollars!

Hi again,

Im so realising that now...over the weekend I have been 'googling' different suburbs in the gold/sunshine coast & also looking on a detailed map I have & its amazing how many suburbs there are...In fact its actually been giving me a headache knowing where to start!

One thing I do know is that I certainly wont be able to afford the waterfront properties! $$$$$$$$$$

Thanks again for your help,
Kelly :0)


P.S I will be ordering one of your Dvd's on Friday! ;0)

[Billabong]

Don;t know the Goldcoast that well, as for the Sunshinecoast... it’ prob been said before, great beaches, warm weather, although very wet, natural beauty, national parks, sporting facilities, fantastic for people with young kids and with a job earning, no where better….. ‘Sunshine Coast Living’ as all the ads and estate agents say LOL Quote: “It has never been easier to own your little piece of paradise…” Unquote.
A typical ‘Lifestyle Region’ which is great for all the old farts like me looking for a ‘seachange’ whatever that is, retired people moving in and opening holistic therapy shops and joining reiki groups.. It’s said most teenagers can’t wait to move out, more than average number of kids leaving school early, high unemployment, high number of people living on benefits, housing affordability dire, public transport dire, teach your kids to surf asap or they’ll spend their days hanging around the Sunshine Plaza. So I can’t wait to move there and but don’t think the two eldest will thank me, or maybe not for a while.

[cartertucker]

Don;t know the Goldcoast that well, as for the Sunshinecoast... it’ prob been said before, great beaches, warm weather, although very wet, natural beauty, national parks, sporting facilities, fantastic for people with young kids and with a job earning, no where better….. ‘Sunshine Coast Living’ as all the ads and estate agents say LOL Quote: “It has never been easier to own your little piece of paradise…” Unquote.
A typical ‘Lifestyle Region’ which is great for all the old farts like me looking for a ‘seachange’ whatever that is, retired people moving in and opening holistic therapy shops and joining reiki groups.. It’s said most teenagers can’t wait to move out, more than average number of kids leaving school early, high unemployment, high number of people living on benefits, housing affordability dire, public transport dire, teach your kids to surf asap or they’ll spend their days hanging around the Sunshine Plaza. So I can’t wait to move there and but don’t think the two eldest will thank me, or maybe not for a while.

Hi there & thankyou so much for your post...

Your post has been real food for thought.

I must say that I am soooo glad I started this thread, I have had my eyes opened on quite a few things, I realise that I wont truly know where we will be happiest until we get over there, but at the moment, I really cant say that its 'Sunshine Coast' for us just yet? Im swaying toward the 'Gold Coast' I gotta admit.....

But still alot more research to do & im obviously gonna get the hubby & eldest son in on the research & see what their views are...(trouble is, as soon as I show them my hundreds of 'favourites' saved on Australia, they run a mile... I wish I could have one decent site that tells me it all!!!)

Thanks again,
Kelly :0)