hi Diane
we too are hoping to emigrate to adelaide, havent got as far as sending off the visa application yet but are going out there in march for 3 weeks to check the place out and have a good look around. my best mate from school is out there, he`s married with two children and has been there a few years now, lives in stonyfell, reckons the north area isnt great so stick to the south/east/coastal parts of adelaide. when we get back we`ll let you know how we get on and what the suburbs are like.
check out
www.southaustralia.biz and request one of their brochures. just received ours and its got all sorts of info in it including school term dates for the next couple of years.
good luck with your visa application, keep us posted
steve