Wollongong area- Where to live??

[DJR David]

Hey all, well my plans MAY have changed again for work. I might be getting transferred to Wollongong. Not an area I know too well. Looking to get a newer house, around $450,000. Any areas you recommend to live or avoid??

Small kids, so schools are important, and within 30 mins drive of the gong.

Thinking Albion Park maybe??

thanks for any tips

Help me avoid the bogans!!!!!!!! :

[weenie]

I live in Albion Park, not the most ideal area, but not too bad either. Tend to get some crap in the air in summer when a NE wind is blowing. Haywards bay is a new estate just before the airport at the end of the f6. It is opposite harrigan ford. Shellcove & flinders are not too bad either, although can be pricey. Good luck with the move.
If you class a hsv owner as a bogan , then albion park is out for you, all the cardigan wearing fairmont drivers are in haywards bay. :

[samsy351]

LOL I asked this question a while back too. Heres a link to some of the replies.
http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11196609

[XC GXL]

I live in Kiama and can't recommend it enough. Close to clean sheltered beaches, small shopping area and pretty good schools and it's about 40 mins from the centre of Wollongong.


Wayne

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by samsy351

LOL I asked this question a while back too. Heres a link to some of the replies.
http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11196609

Thanks all so far. Samsy351, did you end up moving to the gong??

[charles_wif_xf]

I was in the Wollongong area on Saturday. I was impressed.

[BFYOOT]

agree with wayne, kiama is top notch. I work in kiama, one of the best spots on teh whole sth coast. good luck mate. if your willing t drive 45 min, shoalhaven heads has even better value for money house wise. 450k will get you a real nice house, and got a very good school for the kids.

[XC GXL]

Originally Posted by BFYOOT

agree with wayne, kiama is top notch. I work in kiama, one of the best spots on teh whole sth coast. good luck mate. if your willing t drive 45 min, shoalhaven heads has even better value for money house wise. 450k will get you a real nice house, and got a very good school for the kids.

Even Berry is a nice quiet place and commutable to Wollongong. I work with a guy who commutes every day. Takes him about an hour.

Wayne

[samsy351]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Thanks all so far. Samsy351, did you end up moving to the gong??

No not yet mate, my job is keeping me in Syd for the moment, but I have been there a few times recently to have a look at some areas and I liked Albion Pk.

[scoupedy]

I love the gong thinking of moving back myself

[BFYOOT]

Originally Posted by XC GXL

Even Berry is a nice quiet place and commutable to Wollongong. I work with a guy who commutes every day. Takes him about an hour.

Wayne

Im a born and bred berry boy, gods country as far as im concerned. 45 min to the gong, only prob is house prices and value for money are a joke. too many wealthy outsiders have pushed the prices up so so much,although 450k would get you in a decent home, just nothing spectacular. great pubs in berry!!
paul

[DJR David]

Hey all, well the time has come for the move. We have temp accomm for a month and then will make the move into a rental for now. Any other tips from anyone about places to live???

[Raptor]

Wayne and BFYOOT know what they're talking about. If you have to work in the 'gong the best places to live are Berry or Kiama. The road from either of them to the 'gong are undergoing a once in a lifetime overhaul and communting there is only going to get easier in the coming years.

Speaking from personal experience too ;)















<= see my location at left

[DJR David]

Berry and Kiama look great, but too much in the buckeroos department. Nothing going for less than $500,000 with 4 bedrooms, so will have to try somewhere else

thanks for the tips though!!!!!

[Ghiadude]

Woo hoo another potential AFF member in the gong!! Its a nice place. If you list the burbs your interested in ill give you an insight into each.

[DJR David]

flinders, shellharbour, albion park seem to be the ones I have most interest in right now.

would love shell cove but too many $$$$$ I think

[poolkeeper]

Just dont go to "Werrie" your vavle caps will get stolen while camping lol

[Macca23]

Originally Posted by DJR David

flinders, shellharbour, albion park seem to be the ones I have most interest in right now.

would love shell cove but too many $$$$$ I think

My wife and I looked in all those areas over the last few months and decided we it wasnt that much a saving over sydney! So we actually ended up just out of nowra! 15min into nowra 1hr 30min too. Just a thought!

[Raptor]

Originally Posted by DJR David

...would love shell cove but too many $$$$$ I think

Locals call it HELL Cove

Nice in the brochures but in reality too many McMansions stuffed onto too small blocks with most owners in mortgage hell all to help make the developers and council richer.

Not my idea of fun. Keep looking ;)

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by Raptor

Locals call it HELL Cove

Nice in the brochures but in reality too many McMansions stuffed onto too small blocks with most owners in mortgage hell all to help make the developers and council richer.

Not my idea of fun. Keep looking ;)

now that is funny. I was able to pop down for a day last month for a quick look, and I see what you mean. Would prefer a 'new' area, so still a few options left

[Ghiadude]

Originally Posted by DJR David

now that is funny. I was able to pop down for a day last month for a quick look, and I see what you mean. Would prefer a 'new' area, so still a few options left

New estate out the back of figtree.. i think its called redgum ridge estate??

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by tx3dude

New estate out the back of figtree.. i think its called redgum ridge estate??

Thanks tx3dude. Managed to find it online, but land starts at $360,000!! more than I want to spend

[timace]

I'm gonna vote for the north side of the city. I think Corrimal is still affordable and it's only about 10-15 mins to town. West of the Northern Distributor is preferrable.

My family home is in Woonona and it's one of the best places 'around' Sydney, only 1.5 hrs drive/train to Sydney and 15 mins into town. I don't think it's quite affordable any more, but hit up realestate.com.au & domain.com.au

Dapto is trying to clean up it's image, but I don't think it's working all -that- well :

[rodderz]

I hear Dapto is a nice spot...lol

You might have to knock some teeth out though to fit in!

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by timace

I'm gonna vote for the north side of the city. I think Corrimal is still affordable and it's only about 10-15 mins to town. West of the Northern Distributor is preferrable.

My family home is in Woonona and it's one of the best places 'around' Sydney, only 1.5 hrs drive/train to Sydney and 15 mins into town. I don't think it's quite affordable any more, but hit up realestate.com.au & domain.com.au

Dapto is trying to clean up it's image, but I don't think it's working all -that- well :

thanks timace. corrimal and woonona both have a few options

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by rodderz

I hear Dapto is a nice spot...lol

You might have to knock some teeth out though to fit in!

well that'll be easy. my wife is heavily pregnant. I'll tell her she is fat, and hey presto, I'll have no teeth!!!!!

[DJR David]

what about farmborough heights or cordeux heights. I know these are not 'new areas' but they look okay. any problems with these areas????

[BAWagonWheels]

cordeux heights... very hilly but nice quiet neighbourhood, dunno whether is cheap enough cos' some of the houses up there are real nice. corrimal & woonona are a good choice.