Best places to live in Australia?

Answer 1

Agreed, there is variety here, enough for everyone! The first thing you need to check is the weather. If you curl up into a miserable ball once the thermostat rises over 25C, then you should look at Tasmania. If you have the opposite problem, then go north! Remember to check humidity too. I hate humidity, but was happy wandering around Alice Springs in 40C heat with a jumper on.
The next thing to be concerned about is employment. That's the problem with Tasmania :) No jobs. Housing is cheap, so it's great if you do have a job.
Then you have to think about where you have to get to, and how long it will take to get there. For example, I live in Bendigo. We're 2 hours from Melbourne, which isn't too bad as we don't want to go there often. There's some nice towns around, but I'd go nuts if I didn't have a library close by. My aunt loves Bendigo, but won't move here because she'd go nuts being so far from the beach. If you live in the suburbs of a capital city, you might take that long commuting into town for work and might as well move to the country. You also want to check water restrictions. Don't move to Bendigo if gardening is your passion, because we haven't got the water to sustain more than a small patch; and that's only by carting water from the shower and saving washing machine water. Of course, if you love to garden, but only have the time to devote to a small patch, this needn't bother you. Do you have hobbies that you absolutely love and would hate to give up? Check that you will be able to get involved in your new town, or that you are up to trying to recruit members to start your own group. Some towns (Bendigo for example) have a newcomers group, so check that out and get involved. At least until you find something you'd rather do.
As you see "best place to live" depends a whole lot on your criteria. There's people living in most places, even the middle of the desert. One has to assume they think that's the best place for them.

Answer 2

Anywhere and everywhere. Australia is huge. It is bigger than the USA, bigger than Europe. It ranges from the tropics close to the equator in the far north to the temperate regions of Tasmania. It has alpine climates and desert climates. There is not much point living in Darwin if you like skiing.

I have lived in most States and have visited all of them many times. I have enjoyed it wherever I am. I'm currently having a good time for a few months in Darwin before going home to northern NSW where I'll also have a good time.

My preferred places might not be the same as yours. Some people like living on the Gold Coast. I cannot understand why anyone would want to - but that's me. If you are trying to pick somewhere to live, read about Australia and make an educated choice.

Answer 3

Try Toowoomba in queensland. It is a small city (about 100000 people), but has all the basic necessities. It has a great public transport system (bus and taxi), and has 3 major shopping centres.
You can drive from one side of the city to the other within 25 to 30mins.
It is also only an hour and a half drive from Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and 2.5 Hours to the Sunshine Coast.
It has everything you could ever want!
There are also plenty of schools and loads of jobs available as Toowoomba is developing very rapidly.

Answer 4

ignore Darwin, this is in basic terms a great city and extremely remoted from the remainder of oz.. you will in no way get to verify something. Perth is gorgeous, yet additionally remoted from the remainder of Australia. Brisbane is now a city yet genuinely does not have the metropolitan sense of Sydney and Melbourne. in case you opt for to stay close to the coast and function fantastically solid climate for a great form of the year, you're maximum suitable to look between Sydney and Brisbane as human beings have stated. the agricultural areas around Melbourne are eye-catching, however the coast isn't fairly an identical. On a map, start up at Sydney and save on with the coast as much as Brisbane. Coffs Harbour is eye-catching as is the Gold Coast Hinterland and everywhere in between. I grew up in Melbourne and now stay in Brisbane and if i ought to, i could pass everywhere from Coffs Harbour to Gold Coast Hinterland (Mt Tamborine). i do no longer think of you would be disillusioned!

Answer 5

Anywhere in Australia is the best places to live. I live in Sydney in the middle of the city. It's a 24/7 pace of life and heaps of job opportunity's and very close to all surf beaches.

Answer 6

For non city people best places are
Nelsons Bay, Byron Bay, Uki, all in NSW,
For city people-probably Sydney

Answer 7

Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Qld - fab weather, beautiful beaches, excellent restaurants and great friendly locals. It's only hour and half to Brisbane too.

Answer 8

Gold Coast for sure. Some of my family live there and it is so good. Very sunny place!

Answer 9

I would have to say Brisbane. The people are friendly, the temperature is warm all year round and its just the best state, ever!

Answer 10

if you want a quiet place it would be Adelaide and if you want rush place it would Melbourne and Sydney.