I can't give you any tips from an adult's perspective, but I can from a child's. We moved from surburban Melbourne to a rural area when I was 12. And loved it. The space, the lack of cars, the kangaroos and wombats running around your property. Hide and seek was awesome. At 14, I got a horse and the freedom and responsibility that gave me was enormous. My parents went and met the neighbours and started an annual bbq. The people we all met are now some of my parents closest friends. The biggest catch that mum found was that most of her friends that she'd had simply vanished. Unless she would go to them, they didn't visit, didn't call. It took her a long time to deal with that, especially when their rural block is only about 35 minutes from where we used to live.

DH and I live in a tiny suburban block on the fringe of the northern suburbs. We both had that rural background and we're looking to make the move back into some space. Good luck with whatever you decide!