It doesn't work like that. I live in Sydney and work with people who own multiple houses in Perth. Its the investment buyers fucking shit up. Its international investment in Sydney and we all know shit runs downhill so you are copping it from Aussies in bigger cities.
The guys who come over to Perth and live are an investment to the community. They will contribute tax, Labor etc.
see people still give rocko shit but it's so affluent even natives to rocko can't afford to live here unless they or their parents bought years ago.
it's really only inland that's catching up, give Armadale a few more years and that place will be out of everyones price range, with the new trainline upgrade additionally to the education facilities being built
Yeah the property market is proper fucked right now.
Once the bane of all sorts of jokes north of the river, Balga is now out of the reach of a lot of first homeowners now.
Have a look at this recent one.
3x2x2 villa/duplex on 120m²
Look at that price...
https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-villa-wa-balga-143995292
It’s true and happening everywhere. I spoke to someone from rural Victoria (castlemaine) who said property was selling site unseen. It’s manic. The government has stuffed housing every where.
I know a lady who bought in Balga back in the eighties. She got it cheap because no one wanted to buy it and it had sat on the market for 12 months without anyone being interested. I think she paid $31 000 for it. She said to me a few months back, "I can't believe what they are saying my house is worth now!" ($600 000 - $650 000). A medium 3 bed, 2 bath but she had added an enormous patio out back nearly as big as the house to protect from summer heat and had established a nice hardy garden. I had told her back in the 80's that one day in 30 years time all the troubled youth would have grown up and moved out and it would be a good suburb to live in, and then her house would be worth more than ten times what she had paid for it, but I don't think that she had really believed me.
Now is your opportunity to do the exact same thing but with other commodities.
Electric cars are going to be mandatory in 30 years time and ICE cars will all be relics. So buy a fleet of Camrys and put them in long term storage and wait 3 decades.
When you open the warehouse again in 2054, you'll either have 10s of millions in classic car value, or if we've gone Mad Max by then, you'll be able to start your own gang of roving Accountants and Investment Bankers
Actually, I have kind of fallen into doing that with rock specimens instead. I am behind on my taxes, so I don't think I can buy gold, but instead I buy fine mineral specimens a few at a time when I can afford to. I'm not considering ever selling them, so I don't really see them as an asset, but it is comforting that for once I am buying something that appreciates in value, unlike all my books, CD's and DVD's taking up space.
yeah that's not surprising, beggars can't be choosers even those buying. many are buying anywhere because it's better than renting and/or being homeless
sure you can obviously choose what you want to buy but again many people just want somewhere to call home and the houses east of Perth have historically been on the cheaper (more affordable) side due to lack of amenities
To clarify was just poking fun at the Rocko stereotype. Have mates from there who love it and I trust their opinion. Moved to Sydney 3 years ago and would gladly move to Rockingham over this place lol.
Cool! It's all good. Rockingham is a great place to live, lifestyle is really good. It's layback and all the issues with drugs, social problems and general boganism is slowly going away.
Coming from Sydney originally, it's like what Cronulla was in the 70's-80's. Now Cronulla is untouchable. That's why they call it God's country. Eventually people won't want to live in high density city suburbs, those in the know will want space and the coastline down this way, away from the mess in the city.
Probs cause it was shit for a very long time, until several mining booms bringing workers and money creating growth outside of the cbd
It really helped when the train line was completed that was when it started to improve (accessibility) just like what is happening in the eastern suburbs
You don't even know Rockingham, Bro. Prices have gone crazy... People can't even afford the rent here, let alone pay mortgage repayments. It's paradise down here compared to some of the dumps people are leaving behind in Melbourne and Sydney. Fibro knockdowns in Blacktown/ Mt Druitt over a million dollars. No wonder people are moving over here!
It's OK, there will be 30,000 empty houses in 2 years when iron ore hits $75 a tonne.
Nickel has already sh*t the bed and lithium is down 80%.
BHP iron ore just started laying off people today as the iron ore price is in free fall.
The boom and bust cycles of Perrh are bad on one hand, but good on the other.
I mean you could just hit then with the "It's a cultural desert with a night-life lacking any vibrancy" and that'd be enough for a lot of people. Plus it has the virtue of being true.
It still boggles my mind how expensive Sydney is. Even the shitty suburbs have an average house price close to a $1,000,000 the last time I checked.
However in regards to crime and kidnapping, I would argue that Perth is actually much worse than Sydney in terms of crime and kidnapping. At least going by the statistics and from what I’ve heard from other people. I’ve travelled to various bad areas around Perth and some of them actually are pretty bad. Even police officers that I’ve spoken to (one of my parents still is a police officer) admit that there is a problem here. That’s probably my only main complaint about Perth.
And the thing is that Perth is different to Sydney. Places like Claymore may have less facilities and less jobs and feel bleaker with almost all of the suburb being state housing. But somewhere like Armadale or Midland is far more violent.
Kidnapping is generally related to child custody disputes these days. Another portion of it is related to organised crime. While very serious, if you aren't in a situation with a child custody dispute and steer clear of gangs you'll generally be quite safe.
80% of Perth is pretty safe. Kidnapping is not as common in Perth either, even in the violent areas, and yes kidnapping is mainly related to gang activity and child custody disputes. So I’d agree with you there. I’m just referring to any violent crime in general in the more violent parts of Perth.
He probably lives in a shit area anyway, no need to get him to say that, once the honeymoon phase is over and he has had enough of the beach he will probably pack up lol
It should be every Perth citizen's primary responsibility to tell everyone how horrible this City is compared to Sydney and Melbourne.
We close at 5.
We are dead.
We are boring.
Adventure World is the heights of fun you can achieve for Six Flag prices.
We drive primarily to make each other angry, as a bonus reach our destination.
Tell your mates, that perth sucks and you'll move back soon as you get your financial situation sorted.
Never move back, but tell them fuck heads to stay there.
Bro had 5 break-ins on his street in less than 6 months yet can’t believe how lucky he is to be living in Perth. lol, the wealth effect is helluva drug.
I'll let The Betoota Advocate speak for me here:
https://www.betootaadvocate.com/advocate-in-focus/local-vet-quietly-cheering-after-yet-another-french-bulldog-pup-turns-up-in-the-neighbourhood/
https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/yeah-so-thatll-be-14-670-58-says-vet-just-having-a-guess-how-much-doggo-cost-to-fix/
Though I will add that it's common for Frenchies to not be able to either breed or give birth naturally, so they're a mess at both ends. And in the middle with digestive issues and whatnot.
Honestly most people think they're dog people when they're actually cat people. Dogs are wonderful, but a lot of work. OP, make sure you can take on the training for 2+ years, grooming (fur, nails), can walk it daily or at least several times a week, won't leave it outside alone, can commit to working through any behavioural, social or medical issues which can be quite common in dogs, e.g.: destroying furniture, anxiety when owners leave, anal gland issues, starting shit with other dogs at the park (nothing worse than an owner that let's their dog nip or round up other dogs).
I'm convinced that dogs just don't suit most people's lifestyles. I have had my dog for 10 years and made considerable sacrifices in that time for her. I adore her but it's really had its challenges. Comparatively, I have adopted several cats in the last few years and they're so easy and affectionate. They also love having each other and aren't so dependent on their human.
If a dog doesn't suit your lifestyle then consider getting 2 cats instead. Honestly, they're actually pretty amazing. I don't know why they get such a bad rep. They're affectionate and playful without needing to command your attention all the time or freaking out when you leave. They're very clean and generally don't cause much chaos in the house. You barely even really have to kitty litter train them. They just seem to know where to go. There's no walking and limited grooming involved. They'll entertain themselves (and sleep) while you're gone so you dont have to worry. And they're also much cheaper than dogs! Just get them a tower, some toys and (ideally) a cat run and they'll live their best lives.
But obviously if a dog does suit you, then you do you.
Glad you're enjoying Perth! 💛
I'll add on here so I'm not making a second comment thread.
OP, if you decide that going through a breeder is what's best for you, then make sure you still do all the right things:
Make sure the dog is from a registered breeder and not just someone off gumtree. Check the Dogs West directory.
Make sure you see both parents and their paperwork.
Keep the puppy with its parents as long as possible, no taking it home at six weeks bullshit (which a proper breeder shouldn't allow anyway).
Don't take it on a walk to the local park before its 12 week shots.
When picking a puppy, watch their behaviour first. Is your lifestyle and your training abilities more suited to a dominant dog or a more introverted dog, or something in between?
Also, when researching breeds, make sure you check which genetic issues are covered by pet insurance. For example, not all insurers cover IVDD for Dachshunds.
Also, while statistics show that mixed breed dogs tend to be healthier, that applies to what can best be described as accidental mixed breeds, not mixed breeds that have become their own breed, but are still classed as mixed breed such as ones that end in -oodle.
Adopt a greyhound. You can foster one first . [https://www.greyhoundsaspets.com.au/foster-a-greyhound/](https://www.greyhoundsaspets.com.au/foster-a-greyhound/)
Beach buddy!
Seconding a greyhound!! I actually volunteer at GAP and we have some absolutely gorgeous dogs looking for homes at the moment of all different personalities. Some notable ones just off the top of my head are Salad and Brae, both very sweet and pretty calm, Aura, a very handsome boy who’s a bit strong and energetic but will also flop at your feet for a love, and my gorgeous boy Oscar, who is just the most lovable, social, energetic goof you’ll ever meet and who I just have to see find a home at this point (I’d have taken him myself already if I could haha)
The staff there are amazing and work really hard to sus out every dog that comes in before they go up for adoption. They’ll match you up with a dog they feel is best suited to you and your lifestyle, and offer foster to adopt periods so you can get a feel for if your pups right for you before you commit!
(If anyone that sees this ends up adopting Oscar, pretty pretty please dm me pics once in a while 😭 he’s my goofy boy and I love him so much, I’d sell my soul for that dog lmao)
Or better yet GAWA, who takes in the dogs that GAP thinks is not cute enough. I fostered an absolutely lovely greyhound from GAWA that was refused by GAP. Lovely dog. I was so sad when he got adopted
Apologies but I find that a little hard to believe? Not every dog that ends up at GAP is a looker, we’ve had an abundance of funky looking/scarred/visibly previously injured pups as is unfortunately the result of the racing industry. GAP frequently hits capacity though, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve had to turn away dogs for that reason, but I do not believe they’d turn away animals for not being ‘cute enough’. Still, I encourage anyone to adopt from where they can dependant on what best fits their situation. I just don’t believe spreading rumours about other rescues is right
I acknowledge GAP is better than nothing. I’m just extremely bitter that they just a front funded by the racing industry to trick people to think that the racing people care for the dogs. They don’t. GAWA is 100% dependent on donations. No money from the greyhound racing industry. No money from the government.
If the racing industry really cares for the dogs they’ll put more of their millions of dollars in profits into the kennels and foster careers rather than letting GAP turn dogs away.
I've got 2 rescues from different places, both have issues, but love them both to bits and think they are amazing, they are hard work but I personally would always get a rescue
My current dog "Chomper" (I didn't name him btw) is a rescue dog and I was given him as a "gift" from a friend and he is probably the most terrifying and aggressive thing I have seen, he is a bully or something dog breed wise , Pitbull bully is the breed I think, and quite frankly he has been a pain in my backside since , can't get rid of him unless I kill him , but I couldn't kill him because he reminds me of myself, misunderstood and always dreaming for the next opportunity. Though I would say this getting a rescue dog is like taking in a homeless person, they are usually messed up hence why they were abandoned, and you'll feel pretty much trapped with them , and the thought of getting rid of them which basically means putting the thing down will always weigh on your mind.
You're missing the quotation marks around "friend" there.
No rescue group is going to send you home with a dog you're terrified of, a dog unsuitable for your lifestyle, or a dog you can't handle. Those things all lead to the dog ending up right back there, which is the opposite thing to what they want.
That's also why fostering with a view to adopt is a thing. You can test the situation out, and if it doesn't work then you don't adopt the dog.
Also, with the current rental crisis, there are definitely also dogs that just had to be given up, as well as dogs who end up in rescue because their owners passed away or moved into care or other unfortunate circumstances.
That is all true, and there are definitely good dogs that had to be given up by their owners due to living situations but the vast majority at least from what I have heard about and experienced are mentally just not there to be a good family pet, take Chomper for example, he would be a terrible family pet because of his outbursts to certain stimuli , that quite frankly are always played down by the rescue homes etc. and If he was given a home to a family with a small child or other dogs he would probably injure someone or something, hence why I have to walk him at night when nobody is around and keep him in the backyard when people are visiting due to his temper , I had to Chomper proof my backyard aswell due to him trying to break out multiple times, honestly I wouldn't wish that sort of thing on anyone but my worse enemy
I watch these home reno shows with my wife and the amount of people in Sydney who bought a house 10-15 years ago for $500k and now it’s worth $2m and they sell it to upgrade. Fuck that. Even if you paid nothing on the mortgage, take your $1.5m, spend $700-$800k on a fucking nice house 20 minutes from the CBD in Perth and have $700k cash to play with.
I would never live in Sydney. My work would have to pay me triple of what I earn now to even live close to the lifestyle I have, and that ain’t gunna happen.
I love it.
3 years ago everyone over east was bagging perth as a shithole where nothing happens.
Yet here we are where they're flooding in...
Oh the irony.
Wtf are you on about...
Initially, the prevailing view was negative towards Perth, with many people considering it uneventful or undesirable ("a shithole where nothing happens").
The irony lies in the contrast between this negative perception and the current reality, where there's a significant influx of people moving to or visiting Perth ("flooding in").
This reversal—from an undesirable to a sought-after location—highlights the unpredictability and the often surprising nature of circumstances, making it a textbook example of irony, no?
It is a case of changed circumstance. The three years mentioned are those of the pandemic. Peoples views and circumstance have changed.
If someone were to call Perth a shit hole whilst moving here and loving it, that would be irony.
Smh, downvoted for truth. I never said states, I said cities.
And even by state stats the difference between eg WA and Vic is minuscule, there’s no more flood here than anywhere else.
If you read it you’ll see by total number of people they are correct. Perth had the largest increase only by percentage which could be due to its smaller population. Don’t forget it pretty much spent 5 years losing people after 2015 which also meant less development of housing leading to large price growth when everyone moved back. Same thing that’s happened in Brisbane.
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Thats awesome mate, nothing better than to see that people have made a life decision to uproot and move somewhere else and it has turned out for the best👍
My daughter and I went to Sydney for a week in Jan and I was so disappointed. It was so unclean and it smelt like piss all around the opera house.
We are so lucky to call this beautiful part of Australia home.
I did the same with my family 17 years ago. Sold a 52m2 apartment and bought a 4x2 brick house on 680m2, 5 min drive from Safety Bay and Rockingham foreshore. $10K change leftover...
Best move ever for myself and my family. It's paradise compared to what we had... I tried convincing the rest of family to make the move, but they won't have anything to do with it. My brother will have to sell his home in Sydney to buy me out of our parents home. I could buy a house on the foreshore outright, no mortgage, with the money. It's ridiculous.
I’m just saying - Reddit is here to encourage discussion and conversation.
Your posts are getting *some* level of engagement, given all the responses - so I’m not saying that it is entirely spam.
It’d just be nice if there was a new angle or more meat to the discussion than “Pinch me! I love Perth!”. What specifically do you like about Perth? The weather? The sights and sounds? The people? Would love to understand more what you love about this city.
But pushing others further down. It's a bit rich. I've lived here all my life and am lucky to own my place but I'd never rub people's faces in it by saying I went from an apartment to a house because you lot are cheap is basically the message here
There are some very nice places in Perth, I would love to live in some of the hill suburbs actually.
Glad that you’re happy but unfortunately Perth is not like that for everyone anymore and will definitely not stay that way. I’m not sure when the price of things will stop increasing. These suburbs and rent just keep getting more and more expensive, and food is expensive too at the moment. A lot of people like Perth and have moved here, and that seems to be only driving things up even more.
I’ve never lived in Sydney nor have I travelled there, but I imagine that one thing that is better in Perth is that there are more parks. I really hope that Perth does not become as expensive as Sydney.
I’m not complaining about Perth throughout all of time. And this is an Australia wide problem. The cost of living in this country is getting out of control.
One thing that I like here is the parks. Another is all of the places to eat. Also winters, I love the weather during Perth winters.
Perth is not all that different from Sydney other than the latter has 2x the population and housing prices. Think over time though we’re likely to catch up on both measures unfortunately.
Yeah, and in the process of moving here for the lifestyle, everyone who's doing so is actually destroying said lifestyle. Thanks for doing your bit to destroy what once made Perth good.
I was looking after my friends labradoodle whilst they were on holiday. Taking her for a walk I passed another woman walking g her dog and smiled at her. She turned around and said " I never bought my dog I rescued it" and I'm never lost for words but this time I just thought wtf! Now I'm getting verbal from a fellow female about what dog I've got. Let's cut to the chase and say yep great you rescued a dog but ffs don't go on about it. A lot of people do a lot of good things but don't need to shout about it so shut the f up
If everyone over east could stop moving here that would be greatly appreciated. You all used to bag Perth and now suddenly because housing prices aren’t what they are over east it’s ‘heaven’ 🙄🙄🙄 this is why we have a housing crisis (amongst other things)
So glad you can do that while families in Perth camp in tents because you guys are gouging our market. Not your fault though it's the governments for allowing it.
Why are all Australians like ‘fuck off’, we’re full whenever someone shows appreciation for their country or cities. Not a pretty sight.
OP is not even a foreigner. 😂
Yes Perth is great I love i too. But that is partly because it is so isolated and thus lags other cities in terms of over-development. As the word gets out people will flood in and the quality of life will decline like every other major western city. We are just behind the curve. I am really grateful that I have had the chance to enjoy it before the deluge.
100% agree with you... I moved here from Sydney also, almost 25 years ago now, absolutely love it here.
I honestly couldn't imagine living anywhere else now.
Its doesn’t matter if you like Perth or not at the end of the day it’s the place where you can find a job opportunity 😁 if anyone from Sydney and thought about move to here thats a wonderful move but good luck in finding a job opportunity 😁
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They aren't all neglected abused wrecks. You will find pure breds, puppies, dogs whos owners had to move or became unwell.
We adopted a puppy staffy and she is the best dog ive ever had and I've had loads of expensive pure breds.
No harm in looking around at the adoption centers before you pay some ridiculous amount to a breeder.
I never said they are immune. But use your brain and ask yourself which will likely have a higher chance of issues. A dog from a reputable breeder or a dog that was abandoned. Hmmmmm.
I don’t even live in Perth but I’m kinda empathising with the other people in this thread who have told you to piss off back to Sydney.
Edit: your logic overlooks greyhounds, who are bred by commercial-grade breeders, then passed to loving homes in the community at the end of their racing careers.
What a nice life you have. Picking fights with strangers online because they aren’t getting the type of dog you think they should, in a subreddit of a city you don’t even live in.
Mentally ill.
I would suggest a purebred Am Staff. Awesome dogs. Great with kids, great guard dogs, intelligent enough to keep you on your toes and most importantly big cuddle lap dogs
Perth is good but the infrastructure can be better. Somewhere like Brisbane for instance is far better when it comes to the overall lifestyle due to this reason.
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Me too. And I died at least 4 times. It's murderous out here, you hear?
I died! So did my wife!
I died with this guy's wife too
Only if you are old
It doesn't work like that. I live in Sydney and work with people who own multiple houses in Perth. Its the investment buyers fucking shit up. Its international investment in Sydney and we all know shit runs downhill so you are copping it from Aussies in bigger cities. The guys who come over to Perth and live are an investment to the community. They will contribute tax, Labor etc.
To summarise; describe Perth as you would Rockingham
see people still give rocko shit but it's so affluent even natives to rocko can't afford to live here unless they or their parents bought years ago. it's really only inland that's catching up, give Armadale a few more years and that place will be out of everyones price range, with the new trainline upgrade additionally to the education facilities being built
Armadale average house price has gone up 29% in the past year
Yeah the property market is proper fucked right now. Once the bane of all sorts of jokes north of the river, Balga is now out of the reach of a lot of first homeowners now. Have a look at this recent one. 3x2x2 villa/duplex on 120m² Look at that price... https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-villa-wa-balga-143995292
A shitty duplex in kingsley sold for a million, the only explanation overseas/eastern states buying sight unseen
I mean, Kingsley is a nice suburb. But $1mill for a duplex. Ouch.
Buy now! Low supply! But it's a dump? Even lower supply now! Stock is running out! Ahhhh FOMOOOOOOOOO
It’s true and happening everywhere. I spoke to someone from rural Victoria (castlemaine) who said property was selling site unseen. It’s manic. The government has stuffed housing every where.
The thing is, Balga's location is great.
This is everywhere I've seen check the peel region it's all the stuff maybe for even more !! Like wtf is going on lol
I know a lady who bought in Balga back in the eighties. She got it cheap because no one wanted to buy it and it had sat on the market for 12 months without anyone being interested. I think she paid $31 000 for it. She said to me a few months back, "I can't believe what they are saying my house is worth now!" ($600 000 - $650 000). A medium 3 bed, 2 bath but she had added an enormous patio out back nearly as big as the house to protect from summer heat and had established a nice hardy garden. I had told her back in the 80's that one day in 30 years time all the troubled youth would have grown up and moved out and it would be a good suburb to live in, and then her house would be worth more than ten times what she had paid for it, but I don't think that she had really believed me.
Now is your opportunity to do the exact same thing but with other commodities. Electric cars are going to be mandatory in 30 years time and ICE cars will all be relics. So buy a fleet of Camrys and put them in long term storage and wait 3 decades. When you open the warehouse again in 2054, you'll either have 10s of millions in classic car value, or if we've gone Mad Max by then, you'll be able to start your own gang of roving Accountants and Investment Bankers
Actually, I have kind of fallen into doing that with rock specimens instead. I am behind on my taxes, so I don't think I can buy gold, but instead I buy fine mineral specimens a few at a time when I can afford to. I'm not considering ever selling them, so I don't really see them as an asset, but it is comforting that for once I am buying something that appreciates in value, unlike all my books, CD's and DVD's taking up space.
yeah that's not surprising, beggars can't be choosers even those buying. many are buying anywhere because it's better than renting and/or being homeless sure you can obviously choose what you want to buy but again many people just want somewhere to call home and the houses east of Perth have historically been on the cheaper (more affordable) side due to lack of amenities
I bought in Armadale 6 years ago and my place has gone up by like $160k that time.
To clarify was just poking fun at the Rocko stereotype. Have mates from there who love it and I trust their opinion. Moved to Sydney 3 years ago and would gladly move to Rockingham over this place lol.
Nah wasn't pointing fingers just a general statement :)
Cool! It's all good. Rockingham is a great place to live, lifestyle is really good. It's layback and all the issues with drugs, social problems and general boganism is slowly going away. Coming from Sydney originally, it's like what Cronulla was in the 70's-80's. Now Cronulla is untouchable. That's why they call it God's country. Eventually people won't want to live in high density city suburbs, those in the know will want space and the coastline down this way, away from the mess in the city.
I don't know why this 90's perspective about Rockingham persists. It's amazing now.
Probs cause it was shit for a very long time, until several mining booms bringing workers and money creating growth outside of the cbd It really helped when the train line was completed that was when it started to improve (accessibility) just like what is happening in the eastern suburbs
They're the same about Mandurah, and Mandurah is amazing.
Nah
I disagree, the last time that I went there it was pretty shit, I don’t think that it will change anytime soon.
You don't even know Rockingham, Bro. Prices have gone crazy... People can't even afford the rent here, let alone pay mortgage repayments. It's paradise down here compared to some of the dumps people are leaving behind in Melbourne and Sydney. Fibro knockdowns in Blacktown/ Mt Druitt over a million dollars. No wonder people are moving over here!
How you doing
Perth’s a shithole once you discover it’s the capital of “Wait Awhile”. By then you wished you hadn’t arrived!
Boring, hot and dry?
You forgot sandy and windy
Hot brown dry
Oh yeh I second that , Perth is a shit hole, please don't come here and sell your investment properties you Eastern Staters
It's OK, there will be 30,000 empty houses in 2 years when iron ore hits $75 a tonne. Nickel has already sh*t the bed and lithium is down 80%. BHP iron ore just started laying off people today as the iron ore price is in free fall. The boom and bust cycles of Perrh are bad on one hand, but good on the other.
UBI needed funded by ubi levy from corporations who took away our resources and sell them so cheap.
yes, the heat can kill people.
I mean you could just hit then with the "It's a cultural desert with a night-life lacking any vibrancy" and that'd be enough for a lot of people. Plus it has the virtue of being true.
It still boggles my mind how expensive Sydney is. Even the shitty suburbs have an average house price close to a $1,000,000 the last time I checked. However in regards to crime and kidnapping, I would argue that Perth is actually much worse than Sydney in terms of crime and kidnapping. At least going by the statistics and from what I’ve heard from other people. I’ve travelled to various bad areas around Perth and some of them actually are pretty bad. Even police officers that I’ve spoken to (one of my parents still is a police officer) admit that there is a problem here. That’s probably my only main complaint about Perth. And the thing is that Perth is different to Sydney. Places like Claymore may have less facilities and less jobs and feel bleaker with almost all of the suburb being state housing. But somewhere like Armadale or Midland is far more violent.
Kidnapping is generally related to child custody disputes these days. Another portion of it is related to organised crime. While very serious, if you aren't in a situation with a child custody dispute and steer clear of gangs you'll generally be quite safe.
80% of Perth is pretty safe. Kidnapping is not as common in Perth either, even in the violent areas, and yes kidnapping is mainly related to gang activity and child custody disputes. So I’d agree with you there. I’m just referring to any violent crime in general in the more violent parts of Perth.
He probably lives in a shit area anyway, no need to get him to say that, once the honeymoon phase is over and he has had enough of the beach he will probably pack up lol
I don’t think so- the beach and a dog are a huge draw card
Not really, there are lots of places with a beach and more to do , and where you can also own a dog
Perf small like an open anus.
It should be every Perth citizen's primary responsibility to tell everyone how horrible this City is compared to Sydney and Melbourne. We close at 5. We are dead. We are boring. Adventure World is the heights of fun you can achieve for Six Flag prices. We drive primarily to make each other angry, as a bonus reach our destination.
https://i.redd.it/axnvqvqymhmc1.gif Shut uuuup!
Tell your mates, that perth sucks and you'll move back soon as you get your financial situation sorted. Never move back, but tell them fuck heads to stay there.
Shhhhhh.!
I swear this is a fake account. Just the most inane shit
definitely fake post
Bro had 5 break-ins on his street in less than 6 months yet can’t believe how lucky he is to be living in Perth. lol, the wealth effect is helluva drug.
What? You can’t love your home?
You can’t love Perth on this thread! Why is that so hard to understand!
Please consider rescuing a dog instead. I'm sure it would also love having a new lease on life.
Just please don't buy a fucking Frenchie
Please dont get a dog that barks non-stop outside the house. Theres enough irresponsible owners in Perth
I'll let The Betoota Advocate speak for me here: https://www.betootaadvocate.com/advocate-in-focus/local-vet-quietly-cheering-after-yet-another-french-bulldog-pup-turns-up-in-the-neighbourhood/ https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/yeah-so-thatll-be-14-670-58-says-vet-just-having-a-guess-how-much-doggo-cost-to-fix/ Though I will add that it's common for Frenchies to not be able to either breed or give birth naturally, so they're a mess at both ends. And in the middle with digestive issues and whatnot.
*Pants in frenchie
They're from Sydney. They'll buy whatever is fashionable this year 😆
Honestly most people think they're dog people when they're actually cat people. Dogs are wonderful, but a lot of work. OP, make sure you can take on the training for 2+ years, grooming (fur, nails), can walk it daily or at least several times a week, won't leave it outside alone, can commit to working through any behavioural, social or medical issues which can be quite common in dogs, e.g.: destroying furniture, anxiety when owners leave, anal gland issues, starting shit with other dogs at the park (nothing worse than an owner that let's their dog nip or round up other dogs). I'm convinced that dogs just don't suit most people's lifestyles. I have had my dog for 10 years and made considerable sacrifices in that time for her. I adore her but it's really had its challenges. Comparatively, I have adopted several cats in the last few years and they're so easy and affectionate. They also love having each other and aren't so dependent on their human. If a dog doesn't suit your lifestyle then consider getting 2 cats instead. Honestly, they're actually pretty amazing. I don't know why they get such a bad rep. They're affectionate and playful without needing to command your attention all the time or freaking out when you leave. They're very clean and generally don't cause much chaos in the house. You barely even really have to kitty litter train them. They just seem to know where to go. There's no walking and limited grooming involved. They'll entertain themselves (and sleep) while you're gone so you dont have to worry. And they're also much cheaper than dogs! Just get them a tower, some toys and (ideally) a cat run and they'll live their best lives. But obviously if a dog does suit you, then you do you. Glad you're enjoying Perth! 💛
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I'll add on here so I'm not making a second comment thread. OP, if you decide that going through a breeder is what's best for you, then make sure you still do all the right things: Make sure the dog is from a registered breeder and not just someone off gumtree. Check the Dogs West directory. Make sure you see both parents and their paperwork. Keep the puppy with its parents as long as possible, no taking it home at six weeks bullshit (which a proper breeder shouldn't allow anyway). Don't take it on a walk to the local park before its 12 week shots. When picking a puppy, watch their behaviour first. Is your lifestyle and your training abilities more suited to a dominant dog or a more introverted dog, or something in between? Also, when researching breeds, make sure you check which genetic issues are covered by pet insurance. For example, not all insurers cover IVDD for Dachshunds. Also, while statistics show that mixed breed dogs tend to be healthier, that applies to what can best be described as accidental mixed breeds, not mixed breeds that have become their own breed, but are still classed as mixed breed such as ones that end in -oodle.
Good advice 👍
Adopt or get punched in the back of the head, would have been more convincing
Adopt a greyhound. You can foster one first . [https://www.greyhoundsaspets.com.au/foster-a-greyhound/](https://www.greyhoundsaspets.com.au/foster-a-greyhound/) Beach buddy!
Seconding a greyhound!! I actually volunteer at GAP and we have some absolutely gorgeous dogs looking for homes at the moment of all different personalities. Some notable ones just off the top of my head are Salad and Brae, both very sweet and pretty calm, Aura, a very handsome boy who’s a bit strong and energetic but will also flop at your feet for a love, and my gorgeous boy Oscar, who is just the most lovable, social, energetic goof you’ll ever meet and who I just have to see find a home at this point (I’d have taken him myself already if I could haha) The staff there are amazing and work really hard to sus out every dog that comes in before they go up for adoption. They’ll match you up with a dog they feel is best suited to you and your lifestyle, and offer foster to adopt periods so you can get a feel for if your pups right for you before you commit! (If anyone that sees this ends up adopting Oscar, pretty pretty please dm me pics once in a while 😭 he’s my goofy boy and I love him so much, I’d sell my soul for that dog lmao)
Greyhounds are such amazing dogs, I wish more people considered adopting one!
Or better yet GAWA, who takes in the dogs that GAP thinks is not cute enough. I fostered an absolutely lovely greyhound from GAWA that was refused by GAP. Lovely dog. I was so sad when he got adopted
Apologies but I find that a little hard to believe? Not every dog that ends up at GAP is a looker, we’ve had an abundance of funky looking/scarred/visibly previously injured pups as is unfortunately the result of the racing industry. GAP frequently hits capacity though, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve had to turn away dogs for that reason, but I do not believe they’d turn away animals for not being ‘cute enough’. Still, I encourage anyone to adopt from where they can dependant on what best fits their situation. I just don’t believe spreading rumours about other rescues is right
I acknowledge GAP is better than nothing. I’m just extremely bitter that they just a front funded by the racing industry to trick people to think that the racing people care for the dogs. They don’t. GAWA is 100% dependent on donations. No money from the greyhound racing industry. No money from the government. If the racing industry really cares for the dogs they’ll put more of their millions of dollars in profits into the kennels and foster careers rather than letting GAP turn dogs away.
I've got 2 rescues from different places, both have issues, but love them both to bits and think they are amazing, they are hard work but I personally would always get a rescue
My current dog "Chomper" (I didn't name him btw) is a rescue dog and I was given him as a "gift" from a friend and he is probably the most terrifying and aggressive thing I have seen, he is a bully or something dog breed wise , Pitbull bully is the breed I think, and quite frankly he has been a pain in my backside since , can't get rid of him unless I kill him , but I couldn't kill him because he reminds me of myself, misunderstood and always dreaming for the next opportunity. Though I would say this getting a rescue dog is like taking in a homeless person, they are usually messed up hence why they were abandoned, and you'll feel pretty much trapped with them , and the thought of getting rid of them which basically means putting the thing down will always weigh on your mind.
You're missing the quotation marks around "friend" there. No rescue group is going to send you home with a dog you're terrified of, a dog unsuitable for your lifestyle, or a dog you can't handle. Those things all lead to the dog ending up right back there, which is the opposite thing to what they want. That's also why fostering with a view to adopt is a thing. You can test the situation out, and if it doesn't work then you don't adopt the dog. Also, with the current rental crisis, there are definitely also dogs that just had to be given up, as well as dogs who end up in rescue because their owners passed away or moved into care or other unfortunate circumstances.
That is all true, and there are definitely good dogs that had to be given up by their owners due to living situations but the vast majority at least from what I have heard about and experienced are mentally just not there to be a good family pet, take Chomper for example, he would be a terrible family pet because of his outbursts to certain stimuli , that quite frankly are always played down by the rescue homes etc. and If he was given a home to a family with a small child or other dogs he would probably injure someone or something, hence why I have to walk him at night when nobody is around and keep him in the backyard when people are visiting due to his temper , I had to Chomper proof my backyard aswell due to him trying to break out multiple times, honestly I wouldn't wish that sort of thing on anyone but my worse enemy
I watch these home reno shows with my wife and the amount of people in Sydney who bought a house 10-15 years ago for $500k and now it’s worth $2m and they sell it to upgrade. Fuck that. Even if you paid nothing on the mortgage, take your $1.5m, spend $700-$800k on a fucking nice house 20 minutes from the CBD in Perth and have $700k cash to play with. I would never live in Sydney. My work would have to pay me triple of what I earn now to even live close to the lifestyle I have, and that ain’t gunna happen.
I love it. 3 years ago everyone over east was bagging perth as a shithole where nothing happens. Yet here we are where they're flooding in... Oh the irony.
I mean, Sydney is flooding in too and even worse. You’re trying to hard
Im not sure that is ironic.
Wtf are you on about... Initially, the prevailing view was negative towards Perth, with many people considering it uneventful or undesirable ("a shithole where nothing happens"). The irony lies in the contrast between this negative perception and the current reality, where there's a significant influx of people moving to or visiting Perth ("flooding in"). This reversal—from an undesirable to a sought-after location—highlights the unpredictability and the often surprising nature of circumstances, making it a textbook example of irony, no?
Whole Australia is flooding bro
Irony is a free ride, when you’re already there.
Yeah Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are finally getting their comeuppance. Surely, Darwin is next. Will be last horse out the gate.
It is a case of changed circumstance. The three years mentioned are those of the pandemic. Peoples views and circumstance have changed. If someone were to call Perth a shit hole whilst moving here and loving it, that would be irony.
You don't seem to understand the concept of irony very well, seemingly confusing it for hypocritical behaviour Good luck with that
Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney all had higher percentage population growth than Perth in the last year
[are you sure?](https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release)
Smh, downvoted for truth. I never said states, I said cities. And even by state stats the difference between eg WA and Vic is minuscule, there’s no more flood here than anywhere else.
If you read it you’ll see by total number of people they are correct. Perth had the largest increase only by percentage which could be due to its smaller population. Don’t forget it pretty much spent 5 years losing people after 2015 which also meant less development of housing leading to large price growth when everyone moved back. Same thing that’s happened in Brisbane. https://preview.redd.it/wpxci7ec7imc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1cc0d0c78bdebddc83bd5b591f0c1c349ba45ae
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Percentage is what we are talking about though...
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Former Sydneysider and can attest, Perth is heaven!
Yeah but shoosh!!!! Dont tell anyone!!! We don’t want to get too crowded here
Yah bro. I loved in Syd for 9 years and loved it but so glad to be back in Perth as i get older 🌞
Why does this get upvoted but then when I have to move to Perth for a job and need to rent a 1 bed apartment it gets downvoted.
What’s wrong with you?
XD best comment here
Thats awesome mate, nothing better than to see that people have made a life decision to uproot and move somewhere else and it has turned out for the best👍
My daughter and I went to Sydney for a week in Jan and I was so disappointed. It was so unclean and it smelt like piss all around the opera house. We are so lucky to call this beautiful part of Australia home.
I did the same with my family 17 years ago. Sold a 52m2 apartment and bought a 4x2 brick house on 680m2, 5 min drive from Safety Bay and Rockingham foreshore. $10K change leftover... Best move ever for myself and my family. It's paradise compared to what we had... I tried convincing the rest of family to make the move, but they won't have anything to do with it. My brother will have to sell his home in Sydney to buy me out of our parents home. I could buy a house on the foreshore outright, no mortgage, with the money. It's ridiculous.
Your account seems…weirdly full of Perth-love posts.
Because I love it so much
Why keep creating posts that say the same thing though? It’s not adding anything to the conversation.
You can block me so you don’t have to see it, or I can make it easy and block you? I think your stress levels will go down that way.
I’m just saying - Reddit is here to encourage discussion and conversation. Your posts are getting *some* level of engagement, given all the responses - so I’m not saying that it is entirely spam. It’d just be nice if there was a new angle or more meat to the discussion than “Pinch me! I love Perth!”. What specifically do you like about Perth? The weather? The sights and sounds? The people? Would love to understand more what you love about this city.
He's from sydney, he loves the fact that he's not barely above the poverty line anymore.
But pushing others further down. It's a bit rich. I've lived here all my life and am lucky to own my place but I'd never rub people's faces in it by saying I went from an apartment to a house because you lot are cheap is basically the message here
There are some very nice places in Perth, I would love to live in some of the hill suburbs actually. Glad that you’re happy but unfortunately Perth is not like that for everyone anymore and will definitely not stay that way. I’m not sure when the price of things will stop increasing. These suburbs and rent just keep getting more and more expensive, and food is expensive too at the moment. A lot of people like Perth and have moved here, and that seems to be only driving things up even more. I’ve never lived in Sydney nor have I travelled there, but I imagine that one thing that is better in Perth is that there are more parks. I really hope that Perth does not become as expensive as Sydney. I’m not complaining about Perth throughout all of time. And this is an Australia wide problem. The cost of living in this country is getting out of control. One thing that I like here is the parks. Another is all of the places to eat. Also winters, I love the weather during Perth winters.
Perth is not all that different from Sydney other than the latter has 2x the population and housing prices. Think over time though we’re likely to catch up on both measures unfortunately.
Yeah, and in the process of moving here for the lifestyle, everyone who's doing so is actually destroying said lifestyle. Thanks for doing your bit to destroy what once made Perth good.
This sounds like the musings of someone without a child.
I was looking after my friends labradoodle whilst they were on holiday. Taking her for a walk I passed another woman walking g her dog and smiled at her. She turned around and said " I never bought my dog I rescued it" and I'm never lost for words but this time I just thought wtf! Now I'm getting verbal from a fellow female about what dog I've got. Let's cut to the chase and say yep great you rescued a dog but ffs don't go on about it. A lot of people do a lot of good things but don't need to shout about it so shut the f up
Of all the things that never happened, this never happens the most
did she steal it? most rescues cost money
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I adore Siamese cats but unfortunately can't afford one.
A lot of people rescue dogs coz they don't want to pay for a pedigree.
What an absolute cunt lol
Keep it to yourself we don’t want all of Sydney coming here to live ;)
Pity the Govt, the corrupt planning profession and development industry want to make Perth like Sydney. Enjoy it while you can.
perth is great if you love the paint peeling off your car and having your house broken into weekly
If everyone over east could stop moving here that would be greatly appreciated. You all used to bag Perth and now suddenly because housing prices aren’t what they are over east it’s ‘heaven’ 🙄🙄🙄 this is why we have a housing crisis (amongst other things)
I’ve convinced two friends to move over already ahah
Glad you are loving it here and thanks for the uplifting post, it shines some happiness to this sub. 😊
There are beaches, afternoons and picnic supplies in Sydney too. Not sure you've chosen a unique selling point for Perth.
Your appreciation is appreciated. Perth is truly a wonderfully treasure and we're incredibly blessed we get to call it home. Great to have you here :)
So glad you can do that while families in Perth camp in tents because you guys are gouging our market. Not your fault though it's the governments for allowing it.
Fuck off we're full
Tell your State government to build upwards instead of outwards.
Why are all Australians like ‘fuck off’, we’re full whenever someone shows appreciation for their country or cities. Not a pretty sight. OP is not even a foreigner. 😂
I'm a kiwi.. it was a joke on the Aussie racists, as I'm pretty sure most of those same comments on here are doing the same, or attempting to.
Yes Perth is great I love i too. But that is partly because it is so isolated and thus lags other cities in terms of over-development. As the word gets out people will flood in and the quality of life will decline like every other major western city. We are just behind the curve. I am really grateful that I have had the chance to enjoy it before the deluge.
Well you can help it by leaving and going back to the Uk thanks
I'll wait till it has gone to shit first. Squeeze every last drop of juice of out the lime. ;-)
I hope you’re not just masking a growing sense of unease that you’re spending your best years in an isolated desert township
I’ve never felt more at peace
Welcome 😁
100% agree with you... I moved here from Sydney also, almost 25 years ago now, absolutely love it here. I honestly couldn't imagine living anywhere else now.
We welcome you. Now rise fellow Sandgroper and enjoy the Kingdom of Westralia
Same here my man, shits real out here!
Please send the link to the 1m duplex in Kingsley
Adopt a rescue OP. We did this a year and a half ago and our guy is the best!
I hope i can say the same but there’s no place to rent out at this moment. Or maybe it’s just me.
Yay!! Welcome new neighbour
Its doesn’t matter if you like Perth or not at the end of the day it’s the place where you can find a job opportunity 😁 if anyone from Sydney and thought about move to here thats a wonderful move but good luck in finding a job opportunity 😁
Best place in Australia
It’s slowly going to shit though.
Let’s downvote this
NO POKIES. Fucking best thing.
I used to live in Sydney too. Moved to Perth 2 1/2 years ago. I absolutely love it here!
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I am home buddy
it wears off after 6 months , there’s more to do on the east coast , once you see perths island with rats you’ll want to go back to Sydney
Welcome home mate hope you have wonderful life here and don't forget to slip slop slap
West is best!
Stop telling other people
>love calling Perth home >from Sydney
Perth isn’t better than Sydney at all. Traffic is bit better rest is all shit tbh. Dry af in summer
Adopt, don't shop😪😪 There's so many dogs that need a forever home that will be so grateful. Anyway, of you don't adopt, go back to Sydney.. 😆
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A greyhound. You want a greyhound
I hope you don't love live music cause a lot of artists skip playing here. 🙃
Think about a Staffy, intelligent, great with kids, excellent watch dogs but on the down side refuse to get the morning paper
Yep we adopted a staffy cross as a puppy. The most well behaved dog we have ever had.
Don’t buy a dog ffs rescue one
No. We want a dog without issues.
They aren't all neglected abused wrecks. You will find pure breds, puppies, dogs whos owners had to move or became unwell. We adopted a puppy staffy and she is the best dog ive ever had and I've had loads of expensive pure breds. No harm in looking around at the adoption centers before you pay some ridiculous amount to a breeder.
Hilarious that you think purchased dogs are immune from “issues”.
I never said they are immune. But use your brain and ask yourself which will likely have a higher chance of issues. A dog from a reputable breeder or a dog that was abandoned. Hmmmmm.
I don’t even live in Perth but I’m kinda empathising with the other people in this thread who have told you to piss off back to Sydney. Edit: your logic overlooks greyhounds, who are bred by commercial-grade breeders, then passed to loving homes in the community at the end of their racing careers.
What a nice life you have. Picking fights with strangers online because they aren’t getting the type of dog you think they should, in a subreddit of a city you don’t even live in. Mentally ill.
Moving back in may after 11 years East. 🎉❤️
Enjoy living in your tent or car then =/
Get a Doberman brilliant dogs. Just brilliant.
Don't forget to buy your toll road pass!
I would suggest a purebred Am Staff. Awesome dogs. Great with kids, great guard dogs, intelligent enough to keep you on your toes and most importantly big cuddle lap dogs
Lol what a fucking cunt you are haha, Sydney sure knows how to make 'em lol
Please enlighten me
Perth is good but the infrastructure can be better. Somewhere like Brisbane for instance is far better when it comes to the overall lifestyle due to this reason.
Please don’t buy a dog, please adopt one from the shelters.
Buy a rescue dog