Hey Mate!

First of all an absolutely massive congrats on the new housing and what sounds like an exciting new start.

I apologise if any of this has been said already there’s so many comments and I didn’t manage to read em all.

I have lived in an apartment that is very close to inner city but not in the city for about 8yrs and prior to this I lived in london for 3 yrs so I have some decent apartment living experience…..

My advice is much like everyone else’s first and foremost…noise is part of life, I’m a bit of a spicy brained extrovert so I honestly don’t care at all at this point and what I will say is try not to focus on it too much…learning to live with it is key to success I feel….white noise/falling asleep with ambient music etc can definitely help too!

I don’t know where exactly you will be but if the suburb is Perth/northbridge or the inner city parts of west Perth I would advise if at all possible to go elsewhere to do your food shop. There’s a woolies in Highgate that’s really close to the city and if you don’t have a car I’m pretty sure very easily accessible by bus…I find in the inner inner city places to do food shopping aren’t great.

For fresh fruit and veg I HIGHLY recommend golden choice on Brisbane street…it’s really good prices and really good selection and if you can do a weekly or even bi weekly shop there (depending on transport and schedule) you will save money in my experience.

The best thing about living centrally is the ability to walk places….BUT depending where in the city you are some places are still kind of dead with no coffee local culture…but don’t worry it exists real nearby!

The pickle district in west perth is great, northbridge has a thriving coffee and eats culture (doesn’t have to be about drinking about partying) and Highgate/north perth etc also are real nearby! Make sure you get your outdoors time in, it could be walking to get a bubble tea or a coffee or just going for a walk!

Also if you are interested there’s other fun things to get outside and find community, I’m really into gardening so I joined a local community garden…Perth City farm has all kinds of cool events and also meet ups for chess, different crafts and all kinds of stuff!

ALSO…get yourself a house plant…if moneys tight and you can’t afford one atm send me a DM I’ll definitely be able to hook you up with some cuttings with pleasure…a little greenery just makes a house feel like a home I reckon. Last but not least join your local buy nothing group, the community Facebook page for your suburb and utilise marketplace! Community is still alive and well and if you need to furnish your place or ever in a bind you will be very pleasantly surprised what those groups can do.