Bunch of Poms talking about Sydney.
Sydney born and raised. Born in the greater west, lived most of my life in the north-west, currently live in the inner-west, work in the east. There's great suburbs all over Sydney, and also suburbs you would have to pay me to live in. I am partial to the north-west, Castle Hill in particular. It's away from the city, larger living spaces, low crime rate, extremely well serviced by shops and away from Old Northern Rd and Showground Rd it's QUIET. Genuinely think it's one of the best areas to raise a family in.
It's pretty much the opposite to where I am now in Stanmore. Directly under the flight path, nearly as bad as Marrickville. Also right on the railway. Used to complain that we weren't serviced by trains in the north-west, but they're just crime hubs I can do without. Can't bloody park off the roads around here and you often have to pay for it
While the east has a good reputation, I'd never live somewhere like Bondi. I'd probably be the only Australian living there if I did. Even the nice suburbs are really poorly serviced by shops. Even the Bunnings in Rosé Bay is seriously pathetic.
Northern Beaches? Talk about geographic isolation. If a common mode of transport to and from your suburb is by bloody ferry, I'm not going near it.
