We only moved a couple of months ago. There?s a few reasons why we chose the area we did. Whilst we liked where we were living, a first floor flat didn?t seem so practical with a baby on the way. We rent and they were also putting our rent up $40 a week which I thought was outrageous! As much as I liked that area, it was a deliberate decision to find somewhere in the area we are now because we could
  • get a 3 bedroom house with a small garden, garage & car port for the same amount we?d been paying (before they put the rent up) for a two bedroom flat with a tiny balcony & one car space.

  • DP grew up in the area & his family are pretty much all still in the area. We lived there with his mum for a year before we got our own place and so we both know the area and feel comfortable there.

My parents live about a 30 minute drive away ? while I grew up in that area & like it, it just isn?t somewhere I wanted to live. It?s about the same distance out of the city as where we are, but our current place is a 15 minute walk to the beach & for some reason that makes it feel less ?suburban? than where I grew up (I know that probably doesn?t make complete sense!)

As it turns out, my parents have decided to sell their house and move somewhere smaller and have decided to look in the area we?re in ? not only to be closer but also because house prices are more reasonable.

The downside of where we are is that it isn?t close to my work & it takes me about an hour each way to drive to & from work. I?m finding the drive quite tiring but just keep telling myself it?s only for another 7.5 weeks!