Redfox

Agree with all the above. Also remember that it's illegal to drive in WA without a WA licence if you have lived in the state for more than 3 months. I am pretty sure you will have to do the knowledge test as well (multi-choice quiz on a computer). There are differences between WA and UK road rules so be sure to read the book before you do it :-)

Perth is very suburban - you are not likely to meet many people beyond your immediate neighbours unless you make an effort. My tip for making friends is to join something. Being Australia, sport is the obvious choice, there is 'parkrun' here like in the UK which is all around the suburbs, easy way to meet up with the same group every week. If you have kids you will naturally get sucked into the kids sport organisations, if not join a cricket club, soccer, aussie rules, netball, touch footy, waterski, surf life saving, landcare, river guardians, volunteer fire fighters, SES, St John ambulance, running club, cycling club, or a political party if you are desperate :-)