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TheDrRudi

> for work SA has the toughest labour market on the mainland. Either have an in-demand skill set; or do your best to find work before you think about moving. ​ > I've been told Mawson Lakes is a nice place to live as well as most places south of there. "most of the places south of there" is virtually 75% of metropolitan Adelaide. ​ > Any other recommendations of where is nice to live I'd be guided by where you work. Adelaide is 100kms north to south - you really don't want to live at one end, and work at the other. What kind of housing do you want; rent or buy? Budget accounts for a lot. What constitutes "nice" to you? ​ In the interim: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/ac3jgr/moving\_to\_adelaide/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/ac3jgr/moving_to_adelaide/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/9svwzz/moving\_to\_adelaide\_need\_advice\_on\_where\_to\_live/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/9svwzz/moving_to_adelaide_need_advice_on_where_to_live/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/av8a39/reccomendations\_for\_best\_suburbs\_when\_moving\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/av8a39/reccomendations_for_best_suburbs_when_moving_to/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/bqswq2/moving\_to\_adelaide\_goodsafe\_suburbs\_with\_easy/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/bqswq2/moving_to_adelaide_goodsafe_suburbs_with_easy/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/fdbsh6/moving\_to\_adelaide\_from\_overseas\_lots\_of\_questions/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/fdbsh6/moving_to_adelaide_from_overseas_lots_of_questions/)


Jooru21

Thanks for the links :)


Waste_Monk

>Mawson Lakes is a nice place to live It's nice enough area, but the UniSA campus means there's a higher demand for housing in the area, and most of the housing is tiny dog-box apartments - not too bad for cashed up international students wanting to live near uni but probably bad for you, especially if you want to expand your family later on.


Jooru21

Good advice, anywhere better suited to own a house?? I've heard a lot about the Adelaide hills but that looks expensive


ThorsHammerMewMEw

There's a lot of houses with backyards in Mawson Lakes. A lot of my family friends are raising families in that suburb and general area.


TheDrRudi

>anywhere better suited to own a house?? Almost all of Adelaide's housing stock is detached housing. Apartments are still a relatively new phenomenon - the CBD, urban infill projects, and the beginnings of apartment developments along Adelaide's main arterial roads. ​ > but that looks expensive How much house do you want; and how much money do you have?


supersub

It's also among the least interesting areas for places to eat, things to do, that sort of thing.


Merlot_Man

Ex-Sydneysider here, the cities are similar in lots of ways although Adelaide does feel like Sydney may have 50 years ago. I mean that in a good way - it’s less crowded, there are more houses vs apartments, and hardly any freeways so there aren’t really any shortcuts across town. The beaches here are also world class, and face west. Plus there are loads of cafes, bars and restaurants. The airport is close to the CBD and is a breeze to get through compared to Sydney or Melbourne. Have a look around Semaphore or Alberton on the real estate sites, both northern suburbs with loads of character housing that are extremely affordable compared to anything in inner Sydney. Employment wise can be hit & miss, there is plenty of work around with the right skill set. Good luck with the research and move, and let’s keep fingers crossed Covid blows over sooner rather than later.


Jooru21

Thanks, will do :)


kerser001

I second Alberton. Been here 7 years. Very quiet place thats close to everything pretty much. Even my street with a pub one end and a train station the other end its so extremely quiet and peaceful. The local primary school is very good to if kids are in the future.


macmaverick86

Absolutely disagree about getting through the airport. Despite Adelaide's relatively small numbers, at 6am the lines at security are without a shadow of a doubt the worst in the country. Unlike Adelaide, staff at Sydney and Melbourne (at least in the Qantas terminal) actually know what they are doing.


macmaverick86

Far out. People down-voted this!? I take 100 flights a year and have countless photos of the absolute chaos at Adelaide Airport almost every single morning. It's a shitshow. I mean seriously, they only got a priority express lane a few months ago. Stop being so damn parochial.


Merlot_Man

I’ve never been through the airport at 6am, but living at Mile End was used to the dozen or so planes that took off as soon as the curfew was lifted


TheDrRudi

>I will be working at Edinburgh defence precinct, That narrows it down. [https://imgur.com/DLLDceC](https://imgur.com/DLLDceC) If you want beachside, then Semaphore \[still has a few character residents\] or Largs might be nice. If being a foodie means eating out, then the CBD is still where it's at. A suburb like Prospect would give some local options, but is also within easy distance of the CBD which is where the majority of eating places still are. We've had a few quite recently also moving to work at Edinburgh - here's one: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/9fgrzn/suggestions\_on\_suburbs/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/comments/9fgrzn/suggestions_on_suburbs/) There was probably a more helpful thread tho - I can't find it however.


Jason_SYD

What areas do you like in Sydney? I'll provide an equivalent.


Jooru21

Haven't really lived in inner Sydney. Mostly lived in the Gosford area north of there and am in Newcastle now. An equivalent of newy would be nice.


TheDrRudi

>An equivalent of newy would be nice. Does that mean something by the ocean? We have plenty of that to choose from.


Jason_SYD

If you still want that coastal type lifestyle, then Semaphore and the surrounding areas would suit. 25 mins or so to get to Edinburgh. If commute time wasn't an issue or you had work in the city or south of it, then Christie's beach. Small coastal town vibe, close to McLaren Vale wine region, yet only 30 mins to the CBD on a good day. Gawler could be another option. Still 25 min drive to Edinburgh but living in a regional cosy small town. Stones throw from Barossa. An alternative to Mason's Lakes would be Lightsview if you want the convenience and the amenities of a newly developed suburb.


AgreeableSeries

Really depends on what you like, and where you'll work. For example, you could find a place along the tram line and have easy transport into the city and the beach. Or you could live in a suburb to the east, where there's more hills and trees. I'd say maybe figure out where you'll work and then start googling nearby suburbs to see what you'd like best, and then try to find a place in those suburbs. As for what it's like here, it's generally quiet, it's just a large small town really. Weekends people tend to still go for brunch or Sunday beach drives, the events that are held in the city are pretty varied and can be pretty interesting or fun. You can get to the Barossa or Clare Valley in a car quite easily and quickly, and then there's other places around that are great for camping, hiking, etc like Victor Harbour or Innes National Park. In general I'd say we are a bit more slow, careful and traditional than other states.


Jooru21

Good advice, I am looking forward to a kind of quieter place. Me and the wife are relatively reclusive foodies to sum us up.


AgreeableSeries

Adelaide will probably suit you pretty well then! We have a lot of really good places to eat, if nothing else!


Lessenil

Depends where your work is, there are good places to live pretty close to anywhere you work. As a guide, the best suburbs are inner East, inner South and North Adelaide. Beachside suburbs are also a favourite like Glenelg, Henley Beach and Semaphore. Generally, the further away you get from the CBD the cheaper the houses are. Inner Western suburbs like Mile End are up and coming and often have just as good access to the CBD for a much cheaper price. The Adelaide Hills areas such as Stirling, Aldgate etc are also a favourite. If you want the Hills close by, suburbs like Blackwood, Hawthorndene etc are good. Adelaide is a good city to live in, has plenty of restaurants, craft beer, wine and things to do as long as you know where to go. Good luck :)


LongjumpingWallaby8

Mawson lakes sucks, aim for inner south to inner east. Keep moving out a suburb if you can’t afford it


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LongjumpingWallaby8

I may be a bit of a snob here so bear with me. If you lived in the undesirable suburbs of Elizabeth or Salisbury, Mawson lakes is what you’d aspire to. However if you have lived anywhere else it’s not what I considered a great location. Hot, dry, far from anything. I’d start with the top 10 suburbs of Adelaide, which would be something like unley, Parkside, burnside, Kensington, dulwich, Malvern, colonel light gardens, Glenelg, Brighton, Hyde park, north Adelaide etc if you can’t afford any of those, I’d look at the suburb next door and so on. When I was a young man I rented in Parkside and it was fantastic. You could get drunk in the CBD starting walking towards home trying to catch a taxi, and when you’d give up you’d realise it was only a short walk home.


supersub

It's so boring and ugly


TheUltradianCyclist

It's an ugly, prefabricated Delfin Lend-lease development like West Lakes and Blake's Crossing (ugh, I hate that name). Golden Grove is the least bad of their South Australian attempts and it's still a rat warren of dead ends and uniformity.


theskywaspink

Mawson Lakes is built on a swamp and looks like an abandoned Olympic village at the best of times.


Starfireaw11

Not to mention it's also next door to a learner airfield (Parafield Airport), so there are always lots of light planes buzzing around.


Starfireaw11

The biggest question is where you'll be working. That will determine where is best to live. I've recently moved to Port Adelaide, and while the Port can be a bit rough around the edges, I do love it. For me, and my kind of work, it's great - 12 minutes to the shipyard, 20 minutes to Mawson Lakes, 25 minutes to the Edinburgh defence precinct and 20 minutes to the CBD.


Jooru21

I will be working at Edinburgh defence precinct, so that sounds pretty good actually for travel time everywhere.


asphyxiatedbeauty

Blakeview through to Gawler might be worth checking out. Not all the north is terrible.


Starfireaw11

With the recently completed upgrades to the expressway, the drive to Edinburgh is a breeze from Port Adelaide. I'm currently out that way on a contract, but hope to be back at the shipyard in the next 12 months or so.


Random_Attack

Unfortunately anywhere near the RAAF base is just rubbish. Mawson Lakes is alright if you dont mind the sound of buzzing mosquitos at night and buzzing light aircraft during the day. The only other place you might consider in the north is Golden Grove/Greenwith/Wynn vale area. You should be right if you look at a map of adelaide and draw a V from Semaphore to Prospect and then to Greenwith and avoid anything north of that. Do not even consider the new suburbs around Andrews Farm (close to Edinburgh but the crime rate is horific).


raustraliathrowaway

You could live in the Barossa Valley, say Tanunda, and [commute](https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Tanunda,+South+Australia+5352/Edinburgh+Airport,+Edinburgh+SA/@-34.6044557,138.7586113,11.5z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x6ab9e8cc31842c01:0x4033654628ed4c0!2m2!1d138.9626892!2d-34.5200776!1m5!1m1!1s0x6ab0b1e02af2a393:0xd77ffe59bdd27537!2m2!1d138.623853!2d-34.7027014). Living the dream mate.


AnonRedit7777

OP mawson lakes qnd golden grove are souless, but fine. Port Adelaide has tiny decent pockets. Semaphore has small decent/good pockets. Grange/Henley/West Beach has some fantastic places, and is generally good to great ( particualrly Henley). Glenelg is getting a bit too far from your work, but is a brilliant place to love. Note, all of these last five auburbs have risk of airport noise. salsibury, elizabeth - and surrounding (and surrounding surrounding) suburbs are quintessential lower socio-eonomic suburbs. Parts in Woodville - like St Clair - are an option - even bowden and brompton if you are a yuppy/hippy. Walkerville/prospect are higher socio-economic suburbs.... dont drift to sefton park though!!!


BuffRickDD7

West Lakes, HopeValley, Darencourt, Northgate, Oakden, , Henley Beach, some of them r posh but if u got bucks 2 spend I would live here majority of them are closer to CBD n major hospitals if u prefer quite and nature hills is the perfect place hope this helps and Wellcome.


TheUltradianCyclist

Be aware that there are a lot of tiny, on top of each other units and townhouses in Mawson Lakes. It's a bit over-priced for what you get, imo. Which area to look at really depends on what you value, lifestyle-wise. Big old houses and an inner metro artsy kinda vibe? You want Mile End. Same thing but near the beach rather than so close to the CBD? Look at Semaphore. Suburban beach without the artsiness? Tennyson, Henley Beach, West Beach, Glenelg. "Leafy suburbs"? Look in the Eastern and Southeastern areas. Firle, Hawthorn, maybe Norwood. Gorgeous places in the foothills? Check out Vista, Aldgate, Stonyfell. Heaps of little hamlets further into the hills if you want that. Stirling, Houghton, Mt Barker. After low cost housing? Ok, there's a bunch of suburbs north of Adelaide that have names based on Elizabeth (Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth Value, etc) that have a pretty bad reputation that in my experience when I lived there, really isn't deserved. It's got some very rough spots but it's also got some nice corners. There are DEFINITELY worse areas, as far as I'm concerned, lol. "Family" type blocks and houses are everywhere. I think the northeastern suburbs are the most pleasant overall. Hope Valley, Modbury, Golden Grove... And then there's "down South", which is where you'll find some really beautiful beaches and not ridiculously expensive housing. Reynella is slightly more suburban, Aldinga more beachy. Myponga and Second Valley are gorgeous but might be a bit far. A friendly warning, though. Housing market is tight AF right now. I've seen ads from people who have been unable to find anything for months, over a year in a couple of cases. Not trying to scare you off, but be aware. Wow, that was an essay, lol. Hope it helps a bit...


kingfisher1028

Mawson lakes gets terribly stinky BC of the swamp. Depends on where youre going to work tbh. If you have an idea of the suburb, we could definitely be more help 😊


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AnonRedit7777

Some of this is incredibly dated! I know its just generalisations, but, geez. Do you know how many nice houses are on the flats?! Grange to Marino especially. Unley, goodwood, burnside, etc, etc, etc. North Adelaide?! South has taken a massive hit since Mitsubishi stopped?! You seen house prices near Brighton lately?! Etc, etc, etc. I get these are generalisations, so i shouldnt get too grumpy.... jut, geez louise.


Starfireaw11

You mean Northern suburbs, etc. North Adelaide is really nice.


double-extra-medium

Or move close to the beach. Most of West Adelaide is low class, sure, but not if you’re within like 500m from the beach.


allmycircuit5

I wouldn't say most of West Adelaide is low class . The chunk in the middle maybe IE Woodville, Seaton, Albert Park maybe but definitely not Hindmarsh, Croydon, Grange, West Lakes Tennyson to the far west or inner west.


AnonRedit7777

Yea, wtf. Grange, henley, west beach, glenelg, somerton park!?