Rolypoly Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hi all this is my first post and hope you can help! a bit of background we are a family of 2 adult, both social workers and our two children aged 14 and 12. After many years of weighing up our dream of emigrating we feel just about ready to take the plunge ( probably not the most sensible time given 14yr old is in Gsce). we visited Australia last year and loved Queensland areas around Brisbane, and Sydney. We have considered Melbourne but previously ruled out due to the weather, having heard the rain and wind is an issue. Is this right? - one of our biggest motivators to move is to leave the rain of uk and enjoy brighter days and sun. victoria is now recruiting for social workers and relocation may be provided. So we are seriously looking at Melbourne and close to Melbourne areas!! As we had ruled out Melbourne on our last visit we didn't visit and don't have a feel for the suburbs - this is where we need help!!!!! So we can decide whether to look at the Victoria recruitment option we want to check whether we can actually afford to live in an area that meets what we are looking for. Can anyone recommend a sunburn which is affordable for rent max £1800 aud month buying max £750aud. Our ideal is somewhere near good state senior schools; local community feel, good range of bars restaurants cafes, independent shops for browsing. Would be fantastic to be near a beach, but realistically within 20 minute drive. attractive area with a good feel. A laid back beach town more of an appeal than a developed busy city area. any suggestions would be very very appreciated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKaye Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Greater Melbourne is huge, so much will depend on where you will be working. That said, with those budgets you will not likely be in the inner eastern suburbs. We live in Frankston which is definitely do-able for those numbers, is near the beach and has an excellent oublic senior school, as well as several private schools nearby, but is over an hour commute to th CBD. If you would be working on this side of town, it is a great area to live, but if you were going to be working in the western suburbs for example, definitely not a goer. There are areas in the northern and western suburbs which are also going to fit into that budget, eg. The newer suburbs around Taylors Lakes and Caroline Springs in the NW, and some areas on the north-north east side. Unfortunately 750k in Melbourne doesn't buy much any more. Hope that helps and feel free to ask any more questions. Melbourne is a great city with lots to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolypoly Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Greater Melbourne is huge, so much will depend on where you will be working. That said, with those budgets you will not likely be in the inner eastern suburbs. We live in Frankston which is definitely do-able for those numbers, is near the beach and has an excellent oublic senior school, as well as several private schools nearby, but is over an hour commute to th CBD. If you would be working on this side of town, it is a great area to live, but if you were going to be working in the western suburbs for example, definitely not a goer. There are areas in the northern and western suburbs which are also going to fit into that budget, eg. The newer suburbs around Taylors Lakes and Caroline Springs in the NW, and some areas on the north-north east side. Unfortunately 750k in Melbourne doesn't buy much any more. Hope that helps and feel free to ask any more questions. Melbourne is a great city with lots to do. Thankyou for the rely and frankston is an area we have looked at. The beache area looks great. its been tricky getting a feel as to how realistic our budget is from estate agents sites as often no actual sale price,but auction. Do you think we would be able to find good quality accommodation in good school catchment area with our budget ?Are there cafe, restaurant etc with our children being older, we want to settle in a place where there is something for the adults to access when the kids are becoming more independent. For the application for the sponsored child protection roles we have looked at, you can state which area you want to work. So we are wanting to find an area we want to live and then find the nearest office to that. Many thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Yes you can do all that in and around frankston. We have just bought in langwarrin on a plot twice the size of our UK house, for $450k. We liked langwarrin as it was more open and leafy than Frankston, and yet is only a 10 minute drive to the beach. We previously rented in Seaford which we loved, but couldnt make the budget work when we looked to buy. Look on realestate.com.au and there are plenty of prices listed to give you a feel. I work in the city, and drive to seaford station (15mins) and then an hour on the train to the CBD. - Its doable. Key is work location, and then make decisions based on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Hi all we visited Australia last year and loved Queensland areas around Brisbane, and Sydney. We have considered Melbourne but previously ruled out due to the weather, having heard the rain and wind is an issue. Is this right? - one of our biggest motivators to move is to leave the rain of uk and enjoy brighter days and sun. It does rain and does have wind - and can really rain when it wants to - its currently precipitating it down outside! but the seasons are much more defined and has more sun and brighter days and can get really hot in summer - generally high 20's mid 30s for most of the time is very nice. Although a couple of days at 40 degrees - which was a bit of a shock to the system last year, but it is much dryer and doesnt feel as hot as the Uk when it gets into the 30's if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Cafes, restaurants, library's, doctors, schools, local shops, parks and reserves etc etc; you'll probably struggle to find a suburb that DOESNT have at least most of everything you require anywhere in greater Melbourne. If there is an area with a school with a "better" reputation, then expect a higher value for rents or purchase prices. That is also likely true for for suburbs on a train line. Check the PTV website for train route maps, and compare it to Donain.com.au for suburb rental/purchase info. Do a lot of research. [emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKaye Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thankyou for the rely and frankston is an area we have looked at. The beache area looks great. its been tricky getting a feel as to how realistic our budget is from estate agents sites as often no actual sale price,but auction. Do you think we would be able to find good quality accommodation in good school catchment area with our budget ?Are there cafe, restaurant etc with our children being older, we want to settle in a place where there is something for the adults to access when the kids are becoming more independent. For the application for the sponsored child protection roles we have looked at, you can state which area you want to work. So we are wanting to find an area we want to live and then find the nearest office to that. Many thanks!!! Hi, If you look on http://www.realestate.com.au you can select "sold" properties and then look at an area, which will give you an idea of what places are actually selling for. It is very hard, but I think there is less of a "mark up" in the Frankston area than closer into the city. Prices are growing down here though. Langwarrin is also nice, and is a newer area, if that appeals. Personally, I like Frankston because its more like a self-contained town with its own CBD. We have restaurants and cafes, there are markets on weekends, you have the Frankston Arts Centre, and the library. Just be aware that for Frankston High, you will need to buy or rent in the catchment zone (available online if you Google). Our daughter started there this year in grade 7 and is loving it. Lots of extra-curricular stuff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Hi allthis is my first post and hope you can help! a bit of background we are a family of 2 adult, both social workers and our two children aged 14 and 12. After many years of weighing up our dream of emigrating we feel just about ready to take the plunge ( probably not the most sensible time given 14yr old is in Gsce). we visited Australia last year and loved Queensland areas around Brisbane, and Sydney. We have considered Melbourne but previously ruled out due to the weather, having heard the rain and wind is an issue. Is this right? - one of our biggest motivators to move is to leave the rain of uk and enjoy brighter days and sun. victoria is now recruiting for social workers and relocation may be provided. So we are seriously looking at Melbourne and close to Melbourne areas!! As we had ruled out Melbourne on our last visit we didn't visit and don't have a feel for the suburbs - this is where we need help!!!!! So we can decide whether to look at the Victoria recruitment option we want to check whether we can actually afford to live in an area that meets what we are looking for. Can anyone recommend a sunburn which is affordable for rent max £1800 aud month buying max £750aud. Our ideal is somewhere near good state senior schools; local community feel, good range of bars restaurants cafes, independent shops for browsing. Would be fantastic to be near a beach, but realistically within 20 minute drive. attractive area with a good feel. A laid back beach town more of an appeal than a developed busy city area. any suggestions would be very very appreciated!!! Have a google for some climate charts for a more realistic idea about weather. Ruling out Melbourne in favour of Queensland due to rainfall doesn't make sense. Melbourne has about half the rainfall of Brisbane and less than a third of Cairns. Melbourne has quite similar rainfall to UK in terms of amount of rain and number of rainy days. Australia has glorious blue skies at times and winters are mild in comparison but it gets a lot of rain.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolypoly Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thankyou sooo much for the replies. We have been busy researching the option suggested. Really surprised at size and quality of housing in places like Taylor's lake. I'm guessing these areas are generally residential with minimal local easily walked to restaurants cafe bars etc. .? Very tempting to consider. I do think we will try not to be tempted by bigger properties at expense of being near varied recreational, dining options. feeling fine about weather now. we moved from south east London about 12 years ago to a small town in the Midlands, where we have much bigger lovely house than the flat we lived in, in London. but no where to go out to on foot and enjoy weekends and evenings. So we are really up for moving to good area this time, lots of varied a niceties, but still needing reasonable accommodation for the children. If anyone has any other suggestions for suburbs to look at please let me know. :chatterbox: Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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