Apartment Living with kids?

[*Ali*]

If it manages to get you in, and you are not stressed about where you are going to live then go for it- no one says you have to stay there forever. Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do Your a resourceful woman, I am sure you will make it work.

[Lisa]

My best friend rents a unit with her 2 little girls in Sutherland and loves it. Her girls go to childcare 2 days a week and there is a park not to far from where they live.
There are many other suburbs in the shire you could live in which are cheaper and still nice area's. I have lived all over the shire before and was born & raised in Bundeena (which is across the water from Cronulla)
Places like Loftus, Kirrawee, Gymea etc are just a quick train ride to Cronulla and in the cheaper rental areas. I agree that you could be applying with loads of others, but that doesn't mean you won't get it. I have many single mum friends who are on benefits that live in rentals in the shire.
I hope you find something real soon.

[toomanyshoes]

We're currently living in a 3br townhouse with 2 kids (7 and 3) and we're ttc #3.

We made the move from the suburbs to the city due to work and while we would have like a house nothing was around at the time.

It's doable, we're lucky we have HUGE bedrooms so all the kids stuff fits! Invest in good storage to pack things away and you'll be fine!

We're lucky enough to have parks/school/etc within a very very short walk!

We might be moving very shortly...not looking forward to house hunting again!