Perth Living!

Nelly198427

Hi Guys,
My head is fried looking through accommodation websites so looking for some advice. Basically need to know what areas in Perth are nice to live in.Need a 3 bed for $500 per week and has to be furnished. Don't want to be too far from Perth CBD..Any suugestions?

Nelly198427

op here also if you could tell me what areas to avoid...

Xavi6

Asking a bit too general a question tbh. Do you want to be near the beach as well? What sort of ammenities are important? Train line? Buses? Will you have a car? Where will you be working or do you intend to work?

Have you any rental history here? If not you may need to go private to secure a property ahead of locals who do. Why does it have to be furnished? You can rent furniture quite cheaply and open yourself up to more options.

I live in the northern suburbs but know pretty much every area so it really depends on all of the above to try narrow it down.

ambasite

Subiaco, Leederville, Nedlands, Crawley, Applecross, all close enough to CBD.

jank

Ah Perth, where most people become drug adicts because there is nothing to do..:D
Nice place but zzzzzzz quiet isnt the word.

Nelly198427

thanks for the replies...im assuming if im not too far from perth cbd buses and trains will be nearby and won't be a problem. i wont be working but my boyfriend will and he will have a car. Im not too pushed if its near beaches just want somewhere that would be a nice area and wont be much more than $500 per week..

busyliving

Nollamara, Balcatta, Mirrabooka

They are all roughly 10-15 minutes from the CBD.

The places have a reputation for not being nice, but i find them quiet enough and the place i'm staying in is, 360 a week...not furnished but you can furnish the place fairly cheaply with the quatto paper where you can get alot of free ****e:D

Xavi6

:eek: Balcatta and Mirrabooka?! You'd have to pay me to live in either of those. Horrible crime ridden areas and awkward for getting to the city.

Ideally you want to be living on a train line. Somewhere like Warwick or Greenwood would be spot on and you can pick up a decent house for about $450 a week. Only a 15 minute max train journey to the city from there.

busyliving

Xavi6 wrote: »

:eek: Balcatta and Mirrabooka?! You'd have to pay me to live in either of those. Horrible crime ridden areas and awkward for getting to the city.

Ideally you want to be living on a train line. Somewhere like Warwick or Greenwood would be spot on and you can pick up a decent house for about $450 a week. Only a 15 minute max train journey to the city from there.

There is a bus on the wanneroo road which will bring you straight into the city, and nollamara, mirrabooka and balcatta are all located on the wanneroo road, $3,70 bus fair and your in the the city centre

ellaq

Out towards bayswater is nice, south to Como, East Victoria Park. Look at the transperth map and anywhere within transport zone 1 would be close enough to everything you need. Getting a furnished place is really going to limit your choices though, very limit it.

uglyjohn

not to hijack the thread or anything...but can anyone suggest a resorce other than gumtree to find some shared accomidation? I've sent heaps of messages and only gotten one response. Every add that goes up gets hundreds of views so there is a lot of competition.
Im looking for a room around mount lawley, leederville, notrhbridge type area. has anyone had any success with real life message boards in holtels/shops etc?

ellaq

The west australian and the quokka used to have shared accommodation sections. At least you know the ads are current.

uglyjohn

thanks, i'll give that a go.

ballooba

Nelly198427 wrote: »

Hi Guys,
My head is fried looking through accommodation websites so looking for some advice. Basically need to know what areas in Perth are nice to live in.Need a 3 bed for $500 per week and has to be furnished. Don't want to be too far from Perth CBD..Any suugestions?

Why does it have to be furnished? If you're there over a year your better off furnishing yourself.