Good places to live?

[MrBurns]

Hello Mr. Burns, you asked the question I was going to ask a few Months ago but since then we have made our decision and we are moving soon. My wife and I have just purchased a home on the Central Coast of NSW about 100K North of Sydney. Although I have never lived there the quieter life and nicer home should make us happier. Been living in units most of our life so we are looking forward to a nice newish house. The prices were far far lower than Sydney, you can buy top 3br homes for 350K or good 4br's for 380K. Not right on the water but we didn't want that anyway. We are really looking forward to our change of life. We have all the facilities of the city and the city is only a 1 and a half hours drive away so if we are desperate for any of those old comforts it's not that far to go.

I hope you find what you are looking for, good luck.

PS: I like Melbourne too but it is too cold and rainy for me.

Good luck Bill, you've chosen well, I agree about the weather, winters now are boring and a bit depressing.

 

[awg]

PS: I like Melbourne too but it is too cold and rainy for me.

You do know it has higher annual rainfall on the Central Coast than Melbourne right?

Many moons ago Central coast was my work territory, there are some beautiful areas, especially in the southern districts.

Transport is a bit sketchy compared to Melb, skinny, windy roads, limited public tpt.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

I was fortunate to spend some pleasant weeks of my life at OCS Portsea on an Officers Training Course many years ago.

Portsea is an old Victorian quarantine Station.

I was fortunate to have a room and a verandah overlooking a beach where dolphins frolicked daily.

Portsea itself I believe is populated by old rich, and modern drug dealers, financiers and developers and the Officer Training School is now part of the Nepean National Park.

If it weren't for the neighbours I'd live there again.

gg

 

[Bill M]

You do know it has higher annual rainfall on the Central Coast than Melbourne right?

Yes I've heard this and I believe it...... but it just doesn't feel like that.

Mr Burns, the hardest part is pleasing your partner. My missus hates hot weather, I hate cold weather. That virtually stuffs 2/3's of the country. Personally I would have gone to Darwin but I have to think of my wife. So many things come into it when deciding, it's not an easy choice.

 

[Smurf1976]

Re: Good places to live.......

Tassie would be good but it's cold, you get a lot of bang for your bucks property wise.

On average, Hobart is 1.8 degrees colder than Melbourne overnight and 2.9 degrees lower during the day. But... we don't get all that fog that Melbourne does - a bad fog in Hobart usually clears by 10am when the sun comes through. Hobart has more average sunshine hours than Melbourne (official data) and less rain than any other capital apart from Adelaide.

Launceston is outright freezing and foggy in Winter however and it does rain most days on the West Coast.

I wouldn't base any weather comparissons on this year for anywhere in Australia. Droughts in some parts, floods in others. It certainly hasn't been anything like an "average" year.

As for Australian cities in general, personally I've always quite liked Adelaide. Has most of the big city things without most of the hassles of traffic etc and it's really not that far from either a bigger city (Melbourne) or alternatively the middle of nowhere.

 

[GumbyLearner]

The best place to buy a quiet retreat in OZ is Pambula IMO.
Nice climate, country, people, fishing and your occasional Channel 9 reporter.
Great place to be.

 

[So_Cynical]

The best place to buy a quiet retreat in OZ is Pambula IMO.
Nice climate, country, people, fishing and your occasional Channel 9 reporter.
Great place to be.

Pambula = poor mans Merimbula

 

[Tink]

Would love that, across to France on the ferry then down the autobahn to the rest of Europe, now you're talking.........

LOL Good one Mr Burns - I love Melbourne too, but also enjoyed Europe.

Completely different lifestyle and the countries are so close

I think alot of the Australian cities are very similar, apart from the weather

BUT rent dont buy where ever it is. Live in different areas see what you like before you commit.
Same for anywhere really.

I agree with adt - rent and give yourself some time before you commit, wherever you choose.

Good luck : )

 

[MrBurns]

All this talk about travel has me salivating, though at my age I do that anyway.
Great advice thanks to all......

 

[JTLP]

Burns-o...what you got against Melbourne my man? It's only just started raining this year...and we need it. Any further north and I think you'll be seeing more.

The traffic isn't too bad...if Melbourne put in a Metro System it would be far and away the best city in the world (lucky it is already )

Go live in Budapest. Cheap, amazing women, amazing weather...you can't go wrong. Or Lisbon, another amazing city that is cheap for a Euro city but also just beautiful...

 

[MrBurns]

The traffic isn't too bad...if Melbourne put in a Metro System it would be far and away the best city in the world (lucky it is already )

Went to Camberwell this morning, traffic was banked up on Burke Rd from Canterbury Rd down to the junction, that must be ohhhh 8k ?

 

[nunthewiser]

pay your 29 bucks ........... hop on a plane to hobart ......... go spend a cupla days in sandy bay / salamanca ........... enjoy .,

hobart gotta be the prettiest , friendliest , cheapest city in oz ........

excellent place . the temps not much different to melbourne on an average basis ....... give or take 1/2 degrees either way .......

i will be returning there to live again in the future

good spot tassie

 

[Largesse]

Went to Camberwell this morning, traffic was banked up on Burke Rd from Canterbury Rd down to the junction, that must be ohhhh 8k ?

You can't possibly be trying to get away with using Burke Road as an general example....

I live Between Tooronga and Burke just off Riversdale, and I can honestly say i'd be lucky if I tried to drive Burke road once a week....

Avoid at all costs. However, every city has these sort of strips....

 

[Soft Dough]

Re: Good places to live.......

On average, Hobart is 1.8 degrees colder than Melbourne overnight and 2.9 degrees lower during the day. But... we don't get all that fog that Melbourne does - a bad fog in Hobart usually clears by 10am when the sun comes through. Hobart has more average sunshine hours than Melbourne (official data) and less rain than any other capital apart from Adelaide.

Launceston is outright freezing and foggy in Winter however and it does rain most days on the West Coast.

I wouldn't base any weather comparissons on this year for anywhere in Australia. Droughts in some parts, floods in others. It certainly hasn't been anything like an "average" year.

As for Australian cities in general, personally I've always quite liked Adelaide. Has most of the big city things without most of the hassles of traffic etc and it's really not that far from either a bigger city (Melbourne) or alternatively the middle of nowhere.

Hobart is a disgusting bleak and dirty city. Melbourne has culture, facilities and class.

As for Hobart being warmer than Launceston, that is sooooo untrue. Launceston is much warmer than hobart, but the smog makes it horrible in winter.

 

[MrBurns]

Re: Good places to live.......

Hobart is a disgusting bleak and dirty city. Melbourne has culture, facilities and class.

As for Hobart being warmer than Launceston, that is sooooo untrue. Launceston is much warmer than hobart, but the smog makes it horrible in winter.

First time I've experienced anyone mouth off like that against Tassie, interesting to see the other side of the argument.

 

[Taltan]

Burnsie - Summinng up your main requirements than from everywher I've been you should choose Sunshine Coast. To many other place are either too cold (Tas, Vic) or too deserted and far from Melb (WA, Nth Qld). Leaving Melb for Sydney doesnt make much sense either.

For the record I'm from Melb, if only we could take the whole city and move it somewhere a bit warmer that would be great. Try to avoid Burke Rd especially the 10 minute wiat when you pass the SE Fwy.

 

[nunthewiser]

Re: Good places to live.......

First time I've experienced anyone mouth off like that against Tassie, interesting to see the other side of the argument.

the other blokes a muppet and got no taste obviously

have a look yourself m8 .. .......... then go south from hobart to the huon valley...... nice leisurly day out

seriously tho ..... spend a weekend to have a quick squiz ..... it will speak for itself

 

[MrBurns]

Re: Good places to live.......

the other blokes a muppet and got no taste obviously

have a look yourself m8 .. .......... then go south from hobart to the huon valley...... nice leisurly day out

seriously tho ..... spend a weekend to have a quick squiz ..... it will speak for itself

I've been to Tassie a couple of times, about 25 years ago I took a campervan round, so long ago I cant remember any of it, except the inside of a pub where Chad Morgan was sitting blind drunk, I think he was supposed to go on at the Casino that night too, a couple of people were trying to get him moving.
I have a mate living there now so I should make the effort.

 

[johenmo]

Mr Burns. Try this
100 best places tolive in Austrlia
http://www.australiantraveller.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362

1 Yamba NSW
2 Esperance WA
3 Port Douglas QLD
4 Broome WA
5 Port Fairy VIC
6 Beechworth VIC
7 Byron Bay NSW
8 Apollo Bay VIC
9 Strahan TAS
10 Margaret River WA
11 South West Rocks NSW
12 Bright VIC
13 Alice Springs NT
14 Lorne VIC
15 Mallacoota VIC
16 Hahndorf SA
17 Burnt Pine, Norfolk Island
18 Mission Beach QLD
19 Daylesford VIC
20 Noosa QLD
21 Portsea VIC
22 Bowral NSW
23 Fremantle WA
24 Kangaroo Valley NSW
25 Broken Hill NSW
26 Nelson Bay NSW
27 Bellingen NSW
28 Leura NSW
29 Queenscliff VIC
30 Mudgee NSW
31 Mossman QLD
32 Jindabyne NSW
33 Katherine NT
34 Airlie Beach QLD
35 Echuca VIC
36 Angaston SA
37 Mataranka NT
38 Coffin Bay SA
39 Robe SA
40 Tilba Tilba NSW
41 Swansea TAS
42 Seal Rocks NSW
43 Pokolbin NSW
44 Cooktown QLD
45 Port Lincoln SA
46 Longreach QLD
47 Silverton NSW
48 Huskisson NSW
49 Streaky Bay SA
50 Penola SA
Towns 51-100
51 Jabiru NT
52 Stanley TAS
53 Lightning Ridge NSW
54 Merimbula NSW
55 Albany WA
56 Marysville VIC
57 Tamworth NSW
58 Clare SA
59 Birdsville QLD
60 Bermagui NSW
61 Richmond TAS
62 Coral Bay WA
63 Denmark WA
64 Atherton QLD
65 Picnic Bay QLD
66 Seventeen Seventy QLD
67 Mollymook NSW
68 Rutherglen VIC
69 Coober Pedy SA
70 Karumba QLD
71 Nguiu Settlement NT
72 Tamborine Mountain QLD
73 Mt Gambier SA
74 Kuranda QLD
75 Dorrigo NSW
76 Walhalla VIC
77 Mildura VIC
78 Berry NSW
79 Eumundi QLD
80 Exmouth WA
81 Dunkeld VIC
82 Parachilna SA
83 Sofala NSW
84 Tumut NSW
85 Ross TAS
86 Augusta WA
87 Kingscote SA
88 William Creek SA
89 Wisemans Ferry NSW
90 Halls Gap VIC
91 Hervey Bay QLD
92 Derby WA
93 Bridport TAS
94 Wollombi NSW
95 Evans Head NSW
96 Adelaide River NT
97 Nain WA
98 Kalgoorlie WA
99 Eagle Bay WA
100 Deloraine TAS

 

[Smurf1976]

Re: Good places to live.......

Hobart is a disgusting bleak and dirty city. Melbourne has culture, facilities and class.

As for Hobart being warmer than Launceston, that is sooooo untrue. Launceston is much warmer than hobart, but the smog makes it horrible in winter.

I'd be interested in knowing how anyone could possibly argue that Hobart is "dirty" at least in a physical sense unless you're talking about trees dropping their leaves or something like that. Each to their own though.

But ultimately, most people 30+ don't spend their leisure time wandering the city streets or visiting man-made attractions. The novelty of the big cities gives way to the practical reality of hours each day spent commuting and everything costing a fortune. At that point you start to see that smaller cities in general do have some points in their favour, even though for most (due to work) relocation away from the major cities isn't really an option.

As for Hobart versus Launceston weather, I was simply using offical BOM data there. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone in Tas who would argue with the accepted fact that Launceston has much colder Winter nights than Hobart does. You only have to watch the weather on TV and see the -3 or -4 forecast in Launceston to realise that (Hobart all-time low being -2.8, Melbourne's is -2.7).

As for weather in general, Melbourne average minimum is 10.0, maximum is 19.7, daily sunshine hours 5.5, rainfall 659mm. Hobart average minimum is 8.2, maximum is 16.8, sunshine hours 5.8, rainfall 626mm. So overall Hobart is a couple of degrees colder but gets a bit more sun and a bit less rain.