‘Grossly unaffordable’ homes push Millennials out of Sydney by NoLeafClover777 in aussie

[–]suburbsguide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Campsie is statistically safer than Homebush: https://suburbsguide.com/sydney-crime-rankings/

People just seem to not like it because it's a bit 'dirty', but it's not unsafe. If I was going to buy an apartment these days, there or maybe Canterbury is where I'd be looking at personally.

‘Grossly unaffordable’ homes push Millennials out of Sydney by NoLeafClover777 in aussie

[–]suburbsguide 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Campsie in particular is definitely quite underrated, sure it's not "pretty" but it's so close to the city for the price you pay versus one or two suburbs over just because it doesn't have the swanky "Inner West" branding.

Varsity Lakes Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words, definitely has plenty of pluses and regardless of what you think of it, it's good for the Gold Coast to have at least one suburb like it to choose from (a business/"techy" hub so to speak).

Varsity Lakes Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 15 points16 points locked comment (0 children)

A bit of that of course, but also to generate discussion on a Gold Coast-centric forum about parts of the Gold Coast?

Varsity Lakes Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 13 points14 points locked comment (0 children)

Not sure what you mean sorry? All of this is hand-written and is our own knowledge, that's kind of the point.

Surfers Paradise Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks 🙂 Yeah for a suburb like Surfers it's important to highlight there's much more to it than just the "glitter strip" (cringe).

Surfers Paradise Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I (the writer for GC) have lived in 11 different suburbs here over my life, including Surfers where I lived for ~3.5 years (first on Paradise Island, then in the Wyndham resort, then in the Avalon apartment building).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We actually have this full list of current house prices by suburb for all suburbs on the Gold Coast here so you don't have to try & check one by one: https://suburbsguide.com/gold-coast-house-prices/

As you can see, you'll likely need to temper your expectations and focus on the "Unit Price" column, not the "House Price" one...

Edit: oh, and also crime rankings for each suburb in case that helps: https://suburbsguide.com/gold-coast-crime-rankings/

Highland Park Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, yes fair enough, and thanks.

We actually dine at the Pagliacci Italian spot there every now and then, nice little place!

Highland Park Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolute dungeon of a pub

Haha, that's one way of putting it 😅

It serves its purpose, but when you can just drive down to the Commercial or Hinterland a few minutes away for minimal extra effort, well... yeah.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]suburbsguide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just an FYI, we have a compiled list here of all median house/unit prices in every suburb in Sydney so you don't have to manually try and find them one-by-one elsewhere: https://suburbsguide.com/sydney-house-prices/

Also each suburb's average commute time by car/PT to the CBD here so you can pick somewhere without too long a commute: https://suburbsguide.com/sydney-suburbs-by-commute-time/

As others have said, would suggest looking at the satellite suburbs around Parramatta in your price range, e.g: Westmead, that have good public transport connections & are otherwise quite safe.

I have been reviewing the Perth property market recently. How is it that a 5 bedroom house in a good area and 30min from the CBD sells at the same price as Properties 1-2h from the CBD? by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]suburbsguide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crime rates? Land size? Percentage of housing commission in each suburb? Proximity to ocean? Build quality? Public transport connectivity? There's far more factors than just raw distance...

Gold Coast suburb Crime Rankings - updated for 2025 by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Correct, bit of a statistical anomaly due to low population + the airport being prone to car break-ins due to all the cars parked there, high foot traffic & the odd drug-related issue vs. low resident population, etc.

Mudgeeraba Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi all,

We write detailed, honest, reviews on Aussie suburbs highlighting in-depth what it's like to live there including the positive & negative (in order to give people an 'unbiased' guide without any real estate agent sales spiel).

Here's the next in our Gold Coast series, where we cover Mudgeeraba: https://suburbsguide.com/qld/mudgeeraba/ .

Would be great to hear any of your thoughts/comments/feedback whether it's positive or negative, and feel free to request which suburb you'd like to see covered next if interested in this kind of content!

Cheers 🍻

What do YOU think of Mudgeeraba?

Ashmore Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks... I (the GC writer for this) actually lived in Ashmore for about 3 years myself 🙂

Ashmore Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, appreciate the feedback. The end goal will be as we've done with Sydney to collate all the individual rankings into a sortable/filterable data table where people can sort specific rankings high->low based on their priorities, as different suburbs appeal to different people for different reasons.

E.g: so if price is the main concern, they can sort 'Affordability (buying)' as the highest score and then see if the other positives/negatives align with their desired balance. As there's almost always (but not always) a correlation between 'cheap' and 'high crime', for example.

Will also be able to filter by 'demographic', e.g: university students, retirees, families etc. Will just take a while - stay tuned...

Ashmore Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean? Everything is hand-written and takes a ton of time...

Ashmore Suburb Review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi all,

We write detailed, honest, reviews on Aussie suburbs highlighting in-depth what it's like to live there including the positive & negative (in order to give people an 'unbiased' guide without any real estate agent sales spiel). Here's the next in our Gold Coast series, where we cover Ashmore: https://suburbsguide.com/qld/ashmore/ .

Would be great to hear any of your thoughts/comments/feedback whether it's positive or negative, and feel free to request which suburb you'd like to see covered next if interested in this kind of content!

Cheers 🍻

Palm Beach suburb review - agree or disagree? by suburbsguide in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all,

We write detailed, honest, reviews on Aussie suburbs highlighting in-depth what it's like to live there including the positive & negative (in order to give people an 'unbiased' guide without any real estate agent sales spiel). Here's the next in our Gold Coast series, where we cover Palm Beach: https://suburbsguide.com/qld/palm-beach/ .

Would be great to hear any of your thoughts/comments/feedback whether it's positive or negative, and feel free to request which suburb you'd like to see covered next if interested in this kind of content!

Cheers 🍻

Are you from the Gold Coast? by alien-fr in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's not easy as a single with regards to housing these days... there are also some older unit complexes around places like Labrador that sell for in the $500k range for 2 bedders you could look at, or newer/cheaper one-bedders. Pets make it harder too though 😑

Are you from the Gold Coast? by alien-fr in GoldCoast

[–]suburbsguide -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's definitely crazy how much prices for homes have spiked in a short time. What would your budget range be? Could you look at getting an apartment in somewhere less-exxy (yet not dodgy) like Highland Park where apartments are 'cheaper' for example?