Where to live in Perth

[lisaandnigel]

hi. me and my family are looking to go to perth, we have been looking at fremantle but heard it a bit pricey, my hubby a electrician i am a hairdresser we have 2 boys 8 and 4 , can you recommened any where that would suit us.
thanks lisa

[ali]

We're in Leeming which is 20 mins from Freo and 15 mins from the city.

Ali

[lisaandnigel]

hi ali thanks for your reply do you have children? what are the schools like there?
lisa

Hi Lisa!..this is quite a good site to browse through suburbs and get a feel of suburbs in Perth..hope it helps.. Perth Home. Home Perth, Australia
Pingpong

[ali]

Hi Lisa,

My hubby is called Nigel too and we have 2 children Alexandra 12 and Thomas 8. Schools around here have a good reputation (as do the surrounding suburbs). If you haven't already - look on aussiemove.com it will give you suburbs, average house prices (if like us you can't afford the $million plus bracket). It will show you a map - approx where suburbs are located and the surrounding suburbs. We stumbled upon leeming by chance and liked and bought here. It's an older more established suburb which is what we were looking for. Just down the road (so to speak) there are alot of new developments from Canning Vale onwards if a newer house/estate is what you're looking for. I know Minlady was looking at crime stats recently and said Leeming came out pretty good on that.

I love Freo too.
Happy hunting

Ali

[Life on easy street]

Given the houseing cost have increased in the last few years in Western Australia

were you eventually live will depened on your budget.

a plot of land 650 msq with a sea view costs about $450k
the same size plot of land just out of view of the sea cost $250k
you then need 150 to 250k to build a house. depending on specification
and developer.

I liked freemantle but there is no way i could ever afford to live there

If you want some ware quiet then some of the the suburbs north of perth worth a visit.

Burns beach , Quinns beech , jundaloup,

[birdie919]

hi lisaand nigel your best bet is to look when your here.... sounds obvious i suppose but you sort of change your needs when you get here.just one tip though dont go to far inland ..... its bloody boiling in the summer as it doesnt get the breeze. i was working in rivervale in january and couldn't wait to get back to hammy hill in the afternoon

[lisaandnigel]

Thanks ali,
thats a great help . is there many propertys to rent in leeming and do you now what sort of prices are for renting?how long have you lived there?
sorry so many questions ha ha
lisa

[lisaandnigel]

birdie919

thanks for advice, hadnt thought about that with the heat inland.
we will need to look for somewhere to go to first when. we arrive then we will look about.
lisa

[plumber+lynne]

Hi We went on a reasearch trip to WA/Perth in October with a view to find out where to live and to find the right school for our 7 year old. Your budget will make a difference to where you want to live. Dalkeith, Claremont and around Mosman are good areas but will cost you to live there. They are quite expensive. Apparently immed. north of the river is better than immediate south of river if you are staying close to Perth. Obviously the further inland from the coast is also cheaper, but you are never that far from the sea anyway. Further up Joondaloop area is very cheap and where alot of Brits live.

If you have children and want them to continue/start with private/independent education you should register while you are there. We have paid registration fees for 6 schools to cover a few areas and my son will not be able to enter any of these schools for another year or more which is disappointing for us. Thus we are delaying our move until the right school is available. If anyone else out there knows more about the independent schools, let us know. From our numerous visits to schools in Aus, even the most prestige/elite schools out there seem to be rather 'laid back' compared to my son's current school in England, very strict, disciplined, over the top academic, stressed kids with too much homework!!! Any info or views would be useful. Also of course I can offer some advice to anyone about the particular experiences I have had trawling around lots of schools all over the place! My son was tired of visiting schools.

WA/ Perth house prices have risen dramatically and are now just behind the top city in the list - Sydney. No cheap bargains. We drove around lots of areas so if you name any we may be able to give a comment. What seems far away on a map is actually rather near and compact in a car.
Sorry about my focus on schools, detoured rather from the main subject
Lynne from Luton, Bedfordshire