Mrs_Ob

21 hours ago, llessur said:

It depends on what you mean by not wanting to be too far from the beach. Moving to the hills or Flaggy (i.e. east) is quite far from the beach compared to lots of other suburbs in Adelaide, but then on the other hand nowhere in Adelaide is hugely far from the beach - you're maybe a 20 minute drive to Brighton/Seacliff from there. You probably wouldn't want to do the drive to the beach every evening, but once or twice a week would probably be OK.

If you want to be genuinely close to the beach then you'd be better off looking towards the western suburbs. Seacliff, Brighton, Glenelg, West Beach, Henley, Grange, Semaphore etc. You can go further south but the commute to the city becomes longer (depends on where you'll be working etc and how close you want to be to the action). Some of these suburbs can be pretty pricey (Glenelg, Brighton, Henley etc) but you can often just move a suburb or two over and things become a bit more affordable (i.e. Glengowrie/Marion, North Brighton, Grange). There are also plenty of suburbs between the city and the beach which are still fairly affordable. Best to check out house listings on RealEstate - search via the map view and you'll get an idea of what's available for how much.

There are lots of other things to think about when considering a suburb to move to. Where you'll be working, what you want to do on weekends, whether you want to be car dependent, whether you want access to public transport, whether you want amenities other than a supermarket and hot chicken shop within walking distance etc. Some of this you can research online, some you'd be better off renting when you get over and getting the feel of different locations.

Nowhere in Adelaide is particularly unsafe, although some northern areas around Elizabeth don't have the best reputation.

Thanks so much for this response ! Really appreciate it, so much to look at  I will be working from home when we first arrive & my husband is a joiner so he will be looking for work. I would love to be close to a beach and really like the look of Henley beach but yes there are lots more to consider!! I will keep my research cap on for now....

On 06/06/2019 at 07:56, Bensmithoz said:

Hi,

we too are a family of 4 with 2 young children (2&3) heading over to Adelaide in the autumn (my wife & kids all have citizenship, I’ve just got my 309/100 PR visa)

we’re going in circles around suburbs, I guess that’s because quite a few seem nice. Initially we thought city (wife’s mom is in Prospect) then loved the views and space in Belair and surrounding (maybe not the snakes and spiders) then the beach suburbs of Henley/ Glenelg, after all, surely that’s the dream? Then the eastern suburbs like Toorak gardens.

Now completely confused. We need to think about the schools too!

 

Only just saw this post! Are you excited about the move?! So much to think about isn’t there!! We hope to be out there early next year after Xmas! 

I am terrified of spiders I am not going to lie , I am dreading it! We have started to look more towards the hills now as more value for money on houses, looking at mount barker and flagstaff hill!  

Hi All, Our PR visa application is finally in with immigration  

I am looking into suburbs , needs to have good schools, be safe & pref not too far away from places to shop etc. 

I was looking near Fulham gardens but looking into the future we would like to buy if we enjoy it in SA so being realistic I have looked more towards the hills..two areas I like the look of are MOUNT BARKER & FLAGSTAFF HILL.. 

can anyone give me their thoughts on these two locations or recommend other areas? Don’t want to move too far from the beach...

thanks all xx

This is great, thank you for sharing! We are hoping to be in Adelaide early next year! I can’t wait. We are a family of 4 with 2 young children. I have been looking around Henley beach area..Fulham Gardens seems like a nice suburb?! X 

Hi All, 

We lodged our EOI and state sponsorship request to South Australia 6 weeks ago, does anyone who has been through this process know how long we will be waiting about? So eager to find out if we get accepted! This is for the 190 visa ! Thanks All 

@Marisawright thank you for your opinion but I did do my research and I have got on well with my visa application so no need to worry 

He is a consultant I should say rather than an agent - gave us loads of advise in regards of the visa process 

@Jamieliverpool Hi Jamie, We are currently in the visa process , should be registering our EOI hopefully in the next couple of weeks! Definetly get the visa application started first - I can recommend Michael Breen as an agent/advisor! Worth the money as helped us loads with the whole process! We are from St Helens & hoping to head to Perth or Adelaide - looking into both at the moment  Good Luck! 

@mukden wouldn’t really want to do that as we have two little ones so want to focus on schools too & getting them settled. Thank you though 

Thank you for your comments  appreciate it

Should have also mentioned we most definitely want to be near a nice beach & good schools!

Hi, We will soon be completing our EOI which had come round quicker than we thought  just wanted to ask for people opinions! We can’t decide whether to head for Perth or Adelaide! We are a family of 4 (1 girl age 7 & a boy age 5) plus a cat haha moving from the Uk , my husband is a qualified Joiner, I am currently a Sales Office Supervisor but planning on retraining as a software tester. I was all set for Perth but recently after looking into Adelaide I am now swayed! Any opinions on each ??? Thanks in Advance.