Sydney Sider -BB'er! I need your help

[CKJ]

i honestly dont mind where cause we dont know sydney at all! i was looking at the sutherland shire but not sure what is was like then down peakhurst?
what do you think cmkm

I've lived all over Sydney, and love where I am now (which is near Gosford). I hate the hustle and bustle which you get too close to the city. I've lived out west (Penrith, Mt Druitt, Doonside, Seven Hills, Blacktown, Pendle Hill etc), down south in the Sutherland Shire (Sutherland, Menai, Miranda), inner city (Arncliffe, Ashfield, Five Dock) eastern suburbs (Bondi Junction), and in the St George region (Penshurst) - yep I have moved an awful lot, but have finally found somewhere which is ideal for myself and DD.

You will find the Sutherland Shire more on the expensive range, as you pay for the name. If you want more of a lifestyle, I can highly recommend heading a bit north and looking around the lower end of the Central Coast (Woy Woy, Umina, Gosford etc) You can get a comfortable 3 bedroom house/townhouse for well under $600pw.

If it is pivotal to being right near the city, you would definitely be getting up there price wise. I paid comparable rates for Penrith as in Miranda (for 2 bedders) and am paying roughly the same now on the coast (but then I have a beach 700m away, DD's health is awesome, and we have a much better life)

You will also find the travel from Gosford isnt at all bad, a lot of people commute and there are frequent express trains right into the middle of the city. The trains also go through Epping/Rhodes which is an up and coming business centre with a lot od companies moving to there instead of being in the CBD.

I used to travel from the majority of places I lived into the CBD for work, and would try and catch the intercity trains (less stops, slightly less travel time, but a lot more crowded).

I guess its a big thing to do, you have to weigh up the options between what lifestyle you want. Good luck

[meow]

I love the north side of sydney. How about Hornsby? Or anything on the North shore line.

[Amaunet]

The Central Coast is awesome (and much cheaper) but definitely further than 45 minutes from the city. It's about an hour from Woy Woy and an hour and twenty mins from Gosford. We are just north of Gosford and my hubby spends an hour and a half on the train, plus 10 minute walk from home and 5 mins from train to work so min 1 and 3/4 hours each way.

[PinkPalace]

hornsby seems ok price wise... what is it like there?

[BrightSparkles]

sydney is so expensive! i doubt i will be able to work so will be living on dh's wage - so couldnt afford to go over $600 - (gosh we have to sell our house here to even think about that amount of rent).
i was looking at quakers hills this morning and seemed afforable. there is a train line there?

Yes there is a train line at Quakers Hill..... you can look cityrail dot com dot au to see where the train line is. Marayong station is the closest to kings park, otherwise quakers hill does have a station (the next one to me )
Seven Hills is ok too - again, depends on which part of seven hills also, i quite like lalor park but again - depends on which part of lalor park.
The other thing I know lots of people from around here do if they don't want to catch the train from the particular station is drive to blacktown or seven hills (both have undercover parking) and catch the train from there (Both are interchange stations)