cheese n pickle Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Hi all Considering a move to Tasmania, and have a job interview with Launceston council. Any thoughts/opinions on suburbs in Launceston? Ones to avoid? Don’t need schools The house prices in TAS really appeal and we could release a big amount of cash if we sold here in Melbourne and bought in Tasmania. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 30 minutes ago, cheese n pickle said: Hi all Considering a move to Tasmania, and have a job interview with Launceston council. Any thoughts/opinions on suburbs in Launceston? Ones to avoid? Don’t need schools The house prices in TAS really appeal and we could release a big amount of cash if we sold here in Melbourne and bought in Tasmania. TIA First of all good luck with your interview. Hope it is successful. There are certainly suburbs to avoid in Launceston. Two that I can think of are Rocherlea and Ravenswood. They are both on the rough side. I live in Devonport and go to Launceston for a bit of shopping now and again. I like the place. It has a bit of character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese n pickle Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Thanks @Toots good to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 7 minutes ago, cheese n pickle said: Thanks @Toots good to know Just googled some more suburbs to avoid and also the better ones. Lets start with the not so good. Depending on your housing affordability, the areas best to avoid are: Ravenswood, Waverly, Rocherlea, Mayfield, some of Mowbray and partly Newnham.- these areas are more prone to bad behaviour, lower socio-economic housing. Areas that are most preferable are Prospect, Newstead, Riverside- Trevallyn, West Launceston, Kings Meadows and Norwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese n pickle Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 @Toots thank you, this is so helpful. I was just looking on real estate and saw some in Mowbray I’ll avoid there from now on! Also saw some in the other suburbs you mentioned which look good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 if you dont mind hills and sloping driveways Trevallyn or west launnie is the pick for me. lovely view over the city and river and nice recreational space nearby. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Should have said if you are looking at house prices and thinking they look appealing that sort of sums up the problems in tassie recently. What used to be $250k 10 years ago is $750k now - and mainlanders still think its cheap today! I couldn't believe what we got our place for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese n pickle Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 @can1983 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Yes, agree with the suburbs to avoid given by Toots. Ravenswood and Rocherlea in particular regularly feature at the top of the social problem hierarchy. Some low lying areas of Launceston are prone to flooding: these are detailed on overlay maps here - Launceston Draft LPS - C12.0 Flood-Prone Hazard Areas Overlay 11k and 55k - Exhibited Version (planning.tas.gov.au) There are also some pleasant villages within commuting distance of Launceston eg. Evandale, Perth, Longford, Carrick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 11 minutes ago, Skani said: Yes, agree with the suburbs to avoid given by Toots. Ravenswood and Rocherlea in particular regularly feature at the top of the social problem hierarchy. Some low lying areas of Launceston are prone to flooding: these are detailed on overlay maps here - Launceston Draft LPS - C12.0 Flood-Prone Hazard Areas Overlay 11k and 55k - Exhibited Version (planning.tas.gov.au) There are also some pleasant villages within commuting distance of Launceston eg. Evandale, Perth, Longford, Carrick. even more reason to be on the hills above the city to the west! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese n pickle Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Thanks @Skani that’s really helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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