Endless sunshine & beaches but..

[shootingstar]

Hope more people respond on this thread topic about their community. Already I've learned something about Perth..

And I apologize for my verbose opinion but I do believe I was lucky to have grown up in the area with such walkable access to many amenities with strong historic roots but still with some "sophistication" in terms of outlook, given its educational institutions. The street that I grew up on which was older single detached houses, was also unique and not exactly typical either.
It was a real mix of income levels --our family was one of the poorest with a house that needed serious renos that my parents couldn't afford to do much.

Yet some of our neighbours had lovely mansion like homes with wrap-around balconies --included a bank manager, university president, cop, factory worker, etc. From a socio-economic class mix, it was a healthy environment to raise children. So it gave me as a child a far more "realistic" idea of how people live together harmoniously with wide economic disparities on 1 street. We felt safe living in our neighbourhood.