We have been in Perth now for the last 18 months and I am thinking about moving to Melbourne, I was wondering if anyone could help with suburbs. I have one son who is 6 and a baby on the way, my husband is a plasterer and has set up his own business here as there is such a building boom. Is there a big boom in Melbourne for tradies?
Is there anyone who has moved from Perth to Melbourne.
Having travelled through it, I would have to say that its not like Perth. Just settled in Fremantle and you can really see the progress here, Melbourne seems to have gone through that phase. i might be wrong! i liked it and would thin about it in the future. :P
Angie can you give me a few names of suburbs where you are living so I can get them up on the net.
Don't get me wrong Perth is a very nice, clean place to live, but we are from south London and I am finding the very laid back life very hard to contend with and the fact that it is very behind over here, as an example I have been trying to find tea and coffee pots and I have been told that we ony get the left overs from the eastern states! That is not the only reason of course, Perth is just not for us.
My and my other half have been in Melbourne since beginning of January. It's a great city, but we also found the suburbs a bit daunting. There are so many to choose from and all have their different quirks.
It sounds like Melbourne has peaked and troughed in the building/development field but not crashing like Sydney has. Still a lot of commercial development/refits and outer suburbs new builds. I don't think a good plaster would ever be short of work regardless of the though as there is so much period refurbishment going on in addition to the new builds. (My boyfriend is a Building Surveyor so might be able to advise better.)
The South East suburbs are the most beautiful but also the most expensive. They are already pretty established with good transport links. I live in Williamstown which is on the bay in the west and it's gorgeous. Not cheap but has a nice cafe lifestyle, a nice beach for the kids, great views of the city and a good community spirit. Not having kids, I'm not sure about the schools. There are a couple very close by but a lots of the kids 10+ go to private schools as we see them on the trains every day.
If you're from South London and prefer more of a buzz, I would head for the East/South East depending on how much you have to spend. Areas like Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell (don't laugh) or surrounding areas. A lot of good/expensive schools are there, 10 mins by train to the city and good shopping/facilities. St Kilda is also worth a look if you fancy a really buzzy/lively place.
Also worth a look at Carlton, Fitzroy, Richmond and surrounds. Again, loads of cafes/eateries and close to the city plus not far from Vic Market which is great.
If you're after buying new/off plan, most of the developments are in the North, North West , West and South West. Good value for money but not necessarily ready made facilities. Geelong is South West of Melbourne, pretty close to the Great Ocean Road but only 45 mins to Melbourne. It's not the prettiest of cities and doesn't offer the variety/quality of bars/eateries that Melbourne does, but depends what you want and whether you like the beach lifestyle.
Happy to help on anything else albeit with my limited knowledge.
Hi ,i think melbourne has lots of open spaces.we rent in th eastern suburbs the only drawback is the houses are all 50yrs old and dull .370-500k.A plasterer would get work ok.my husband drives earthmovers and wishes to give WA a try to get in to the mines so far no luck on line.i have 3 children good luck and hope you will keep well marg a
hi all the inner suburbs are nice but from your thread they are not right for you??? if your o/h is wanting building work you need to look at the outer suburbs of Melbourne point cook, melton, sunbury, sth morang, epping just look on the map
good luck hope this helps
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