good areas in adelaide

Jooles · 17-10-2006, 09:20 PM

Hi,
myself and family are hoping to move to adelaide early next year.
we are visiting this november for a look round and to try and get an idea of were to move to.
can anyone give me advice on good family friendly areas to look at,pref suburbs near the coast north or south of city.
thankyou
jooles

Big Cheese · 20-10-2006, 12:34 PM

Hi Jooles

I am from Adelaide (lived there 32 years), but have come over to UK a couple of months ago to experience life OS for a year or two (who knows).

I could name a few bad areas, but there are huge tracts of "middle class" suburbs - what will be a good area will depend on the importance to you of factors like:-

Proximity to work, beach, schools, the city, shopping areas, cafe and restaurant strips, etc and what you can afford. Adelaide has been referred to as a 20 minute city (supposedly you can get from anywhere to anywhere in 20 minutes), but even Adelaide has a peak hour and because the metro area is squeezed between the sea and the hills, the sprawl from north to south is approaching 80 kilometres (50 miles)

I would be looking along the coast (west) from Hallett Cove in the south through Marino, Seacliff, Brighton, Hove, Somerton Park, Glenelg, West Beach, Henley Beach, Grange, Tennyson, Semaphore and some of the immediately adjacent suburbs to these. Coasal property hasd become quite expensive. Other than that, some of the inner metro suburbs are nice and are going through quite a renovation boom with beautiful old houses being done up.

Without getting personal, it would be nice to know you requirement for number of bedrooms etc. Some of the hills suburbs have become quite popular since a new freeway and tunnel made access easier - Mount Barker is becoming quite large - think country location, but 30 minute drive from city.

Also, Adelaide's public transport is poor - it is a car city.

Happy to help further if required.

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darren stuart · 12-11-2006, 09:37 AM

Hi; The closer you live to the beach the more costley it is. Do not seek any thing North of Pt Adelaide. The average person would live South of Adelaide in areas such as Aldinga ( 1 hrs drive to the city ), and would work in and around that area. Average cost of a house ( and Land ) would be $250,000.00 AUD for just under a 1/4 block. As Adelaide is not a wide place it is long ( 80 K ) from North to south so working near to where you live is preferable.