Richard01 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I have been looking at areas to live in for some time, was looking at some of the obvious areas closer to Perth until I checked out house prices and rental prices! So, we have to scale back our thought process a little (I also need to buy a business) I started to look at Mandurah, which I had never considered before, and was pleasantly surprised from my research and the reviews I found, it seems to be vastly different to the last time I went there many years ago Whats the opinion of people who know it better- 'warts an all' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 It covers a wide area which includes areas of social depravation and rather high unemployment. Nice areas as well and now connected by the train of course to Perth City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 We have lived there 8 years until last week. It is a lovely place with great beaches and some stunning scenery. Rental prices are significantly cheaper than Perth and it is possible for the average person to live next to the beach - unlike Perth. Down sides are that it has fairly high unemployment and what jobs there are, are often not great. But, if you are going to work in Perth, it is fine and the train is easy. I spent 2 years commuting to Perth by train and found it fine. Buy a newspaper, sit down, by the time you have read it, your in Perth. You might want to visit the Perth Poms webs site http://www.perthpoms.com/ as we have a lot of members in Mandurah including a couple who have bought businesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard01 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 We have lived there 8 years until last week. It is a lovely place with great beaches and some stunning scenery. Rental prices are significantly cheaper than Perth and it is possible for the average person to live next to the beach - unlike Perth. Down sides are that it has fairly high unemployment and what jobs there are, are often not great. But, if you are going to work in Perth, it is fine and the train is easy. I spent 2 years commuting to Perth by train and found it fine. Buy a newspaper, sit down, by the time you have read it, your in Perth. You might want to visit the Perth Poms webs site http://www.perthpoms.com/ as we have a lot of members in Mandurah including a couple who have bought businesses ooh didnt know that, how long is the train from Mandurah to Perth in minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bell123321 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 ooh didnt know that, how long is the train from Mandurah to Perth in minutes? When I did the journey from central Perth to Maundurah it was about 50-60 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 We live in a suburb at the very north of Mandurah, we have lived in Mandurah for 4 years, before that we lived Secret Harbour to the north. Mandurah City is great, lots of Cafes bars restaurants and even a few nightclubs to kept you busy. Just do your research with reference to suburbs just as you would anywhere. The train is a lovely journey about 50-55 minutes so I personally wouldn't like to do it every day although many do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKYROCKS Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I lived up in Baldivis for a while and I'd say Mandurah was our favourite weekend family hangout. The foreshore has a great play area and there is a good choice of restaurants etc. In terms of living there I'm not sure, although I could see myself living in a canal side home once I make my first million! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I thought mandurah was nice when I was there but I only went for a day trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I lived up in Baldivis for a while and I'd say Mandurah was our favourite weekend family hangout. The foreshore has a great play area and there is a good choice of restaurants etc. In terms of living there I'm not sure, although I could see myself living in a canal side home once I make my first million! You can buy my place with a better water view and no mozzies breeding in the canals for half that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thl4kel Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 One of the best places to live close to Perth if you can get a job at Alcoa who pay decent wages... But that is easier said than done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I live in Mandurah and pleased with my choice 5 months in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Mandurah is nice. All the bad points have been covered. I'd disagree with very stormy comment about people not being able to live close to the beach near Perth though, there are plenty of people that do, including us and we love it. Just costs a bit more. I dare say VS could have got a nice place close to a beach near Perth for what his Mandurah place cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob1 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Warts and all? 6th worst suburb for car theft 5th worst for home burglary 5th worst for assault Public high schools really poor results For car theft https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...for-car-theft/ For home burglary https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...or-burglaries/ For assault https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...assault/#pause Check out a suburb here - https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...pots-revealed/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Mandurah is nice. All the bad points have been covered. I'd disagree with very stormy comment about people not being able to live close to the beach near Perth though, there are plenty of people that do, including us and we love it. Just costs a bit more. I dare say VS could have got a nice place close to a beach near Perth for what his Mandurah place cost. I guess it would be a matter of what you consider to be 'near' to Perth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Warts and all? 6th worst suburb for car theft 5th worst for home burglary 5th worst for assault Public high schools really poor results For car theft https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...for-car-theft/ For home burglary https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...or-burglaries/ For assault https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...assault/#pause Check out a suburb here - https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...pots-revealed/ Am I not right in saying most public high schools have poor results? (Unless you have paid a substantial amount of money to live in a small catchment area where poor families can't afford to live?!) The private schools aren't particularly expensive compared to schools in say Perth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 The public schools do have a poor reputation and expensive catchments are not really the thing - the most expensive areas of Mandurah are due to proximity to things like canals. Or, my old suburb Dawesviile - being on a golf course with a very limited amount of building plots available and being next to the beach. I know most of my neighbours sent their kids private Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Am I not right in saying most public high schools have poor results? (Unless you have paid a substantial amount of money to live in a small catchment area where poor families can't afford to live?!) The private schools aren't particularly expensive compared to schools in say Perth. Many state schools have much better results than the cheap private schools. Many of these have affordable catchment areas. Some cheap privates have terrible results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thl4kel Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Its not that bad a place come and live in Salford Manchester and you will see what rough is. If your scared of getting robbed get Crim Safe doors/windows guards and get a dog and a tin roof, just garage your car. Most decent cars cant be easily stolen these days, regarding assault it can happen anywhere, pop down North Bridge far rougher.. The issue with the area is employment but at least you can catch a train into Perth.. Edited April 5, 2016 by thl4kel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmet Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 In Mandurah, even if you do get burgled twice a day, assaulted and then have your car nicked, you will probably still be getting off lightly compared to Salford, haha. Used to work there, second only to Luton in a worst-place-in-the-Universe competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 In Mandurah, even if you do get burgled twice a day, assaulted and then have your car nicked, you will probably still be getting off lightly compared to Salford, haha. Used to work there, second only to Luton in a worst-place-in-the-Universe competition. You would be really surprised now. I used to work in Salford and my wife was a nurse at Salford Royal for a few years. There wad a block of flats near where I worked, close to Salford markets, where no-one lived in any of the first few floors as high as someone could throw a brick. The residents just used to throw their rubbish out the windows so there wad crap everywhere. That wad in the late 80's. Went back on holiday a couple of years ago and it's now nice. Our niece and boyfriend have a lovely apartment their next to the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmet Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Salford Quays is nice. The borough of Salford isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Salford Quays is nice. The borough of Salford isn't. Better off where we are do you reckon helmet? Often wonder what happened to all the dead heads that used to live around there. I think a few moved to Hattersley, we lived pretty close to there, wasn't good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thl4kel Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Salford quays lovely, Salford Shopping City - still a rough dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo36 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We came back from staying in Mandurah for 3 weeks loved it ( lakelands ) we had friends in Baldavis loved it there too ! We traveled out as far as Margaret river saw lovely places . We have just started the visa process and I'm hoping to live in Baldavis it's only 20 mins from Mandurah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thl4kel Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Baldivis is pretty nice, i remember it when they were building that area I used to work down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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