Choosing a Suburb
Where Should We Live?
It is the question the group gets asked most, usually by somebody in the UK choosing between places they have never seen. Every other suburb guide is written for Australians moving across town. These are written for you, which is why they lead on the train, the school year and how far the beach really is.
Moving to Baldivis
Southern corridor
Baldivis is one of the most common answers when somebody in the group asks where a family should look, and it is also one of the most misunderstood before you arrive.
About 46 kilometres south of the Perth CBD. 10.5% born in England, against a Greater Perth average of 8.0%.
Moving to Butler
Northern corridor
Butler is the far end of Perth’s northern corridor, and for a certain kind of British family it is close to ideal. It is also the suburb people dismiss on a map because of the distance, which is a mistake.
About 41 kilometres north of the Perth CBD. 16.8% born in England, against a Greater Perth average of 8.0%.
Moving to Clarkson
Northern corridor
Clarkson is the suburb people end up in when they wanted Mindarie and looked at the prices, and that is not the insult it sounds like. It has the train, the shopping and the beach, and it costs less than its neighbours.
About 35 kilometres north of the Perth CBD. 11.9% born in England, against a Greater Perth average of 8.0%.
More suburbs are being added. If yours is not here and you want it to be, say so in the group and it will move up the list. Population and birthplace figures are from the ABS Census, 2021.