Working in Subiaco....where to live....HELP!!!

[diesellisle]

Morning/Evening everyone,

Well, Jeff's job offer came through this morning...woohoo! He will be working in theatres at the King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women starting in March 2009. We have been looking at nearby suburbs and rentals on the net, but realise that they may be a lot different in the flesh. Can anyone offer any advice as to decent family oriented suburbs within commutable distance of Subiaco? That would be great as at the moment the shortlist is a very long one...lol!

Thanks everyone

Lisa

[billy braveheart]

Mt Hawthorn,Mount Lawley are 2 nice areas you could look at but really anything within 30 mins is very reasonable travelling time over here

[ali]

Subiaco is pretty central really so you've got a lot of choice for suburbs. Have a look at suburb link on aussie move - it'll give you an idea of where places are, average house prices and also distance in relation to the city. As Billy says a 30 min journey is reasonable here.

Ali

[gemaussie6]

Hiya,
Here are some nice suburbs which aren't too far from Subiaco.

Victoria Park - this is just south of Perth city and would take roughly 25mins to drive into Subiaco. I lived here when I used to live in Perth and we bought a house here in September which we're currently renting out. Lovely suburb, near the river and the Burswood...very safe, good schools, nice houses, convenient.

Riverton
Shelley
Rossmoyne
Manning
Kensington
Como
South Perth
Dianella
Inglewood
Karawara
Burswood
Laithlain

These are other suburbs that I would recommend....most are south of the river (because this is the area I'm most familiar with, and they are all pretty reasonably priced for housing)

If you want me to recommend nicer suburbs which are a bit pricier...these are good, but it really depends on your budget -
Floreat
City Beach
Wembley
Claremont
Cottesloe
Dalkeith

These are all beautiful suburbs, houses are a bit pricier though.

Here are some websites to use for selling/renting houses in Perth.
Real Estate, Property, Land and Homes for Sale, lease and rent - realestate.com.au
Real Estate Institute of WA - Perth Property, Land & Homes For Sale or Rent in Western Australia
Real Estate for Sale, Rent and Share @ Domain.com.au

Good luck.
Gem

[BullcreekBob]

Originally Posted by diesellisle

Can anyone offer any advice as to decent family oriented suburbs within commutable distance of Subiaco?

G'day Lisa

Your budget is going to be one of the main factors here.

Subi is just to the west of Perth but your commute will be quicker and easier if you don't have to cross the city. The western suburbs are expensive (because they are great places to live). With a family, perhaps Subi itself is not the best, it's more a sort of urban couple place. Still houses on 400sqm can be had for not less than $800K, as you move west from there into Daglish, Shenton Park, Nedlands, Claremont, Wembley, Floreat Park, City Beach houses will get bigger as will the block size but prices could double or treble in the blink of an eye. If you are wanting to rent, then all these areas would be okay. Here in Aus renting is much cheaper than buying, often less than half what a mortgage would be.

I would try to avoid areas east or northeast or southeast of the city, places like My Lawley, Vic Park, Dianella, Inglewood. Burswood, Maylands. All of these would require crossing the city.

Living south of the city is fine, you could come in on the Kwinana freeway and get off at Hay St, West Perth and into Subi very easily. Living north will be harder and slower getting off the freeway at Vincent street then into Subi via Loftus st & Thomas st, but this tends to be the worst area for traffic congestion.

[diesellisle]

Thanks everyone for your replies, it looks like south of the river is going to be the way forward for us. OH originally had a gut instinct that he would be posted at Joondallup so we had been looking at the areas around there (suffice to say, he won't be choosing this week's lotto numbers...lol!)

The search continues....

Take care all,

Lisa

..Hi Lisa..congrats on the job offer in Subi..we are back for a few weeks in Perth to set up for when we come to live again in September..i think as Ali said you have a good choice of suburbs around Subiaco..our youngest was born in King Edwards so it's a very special place for us too..found it a great hospital..excellent care for both me and my son..good luck for your future plans in Perth..
Pingpongor Tess

[Lissa]

I have been offered a job at King Edward Memorial Hospital, to work in the Neonatal unit. I am soooo excited!

good luck to all those trying to secure a new life down under xx

[ali]

Hey Lissa .... Congratualtions!!!!!! (again). It does help, when you start your adventure knowing you won't be requesting food parcels lol.

Ali xx