darrenl9

With my parents, I moved from North Perth to Mount Lawley and finally to Maylands. Counting back the years, it has been about 20 years. I spent my university years there, early work life, did a stint overseas and eventually bought a place and settled in Maylands with my own family. It is the perfect lifestyle for us.
Daily commute: I work 5 days a week in the city and it literary takes me 20-30 mins door to door where I have multiple options depending on weather and schedule, ie train, bus (4 routes!) and cycle. It is so close to the city! Having lived in a very crowded city where I spent at least 2 hours on the road everyday was just not for me and frankly time wasted where I could be doing so much more. Oh and then it got even better with Graham Farmer fwy that connects us to the North, South and East (not quite West).
Schooling: The missus walks the kids to the local primary school MPPS, which is a really good school with teachers who really care. When they get older they will probably go to Mt Lawley SHS, which is also another highly ranked government school.
Lifestyle: During the weekends, we would ride our bicycles to nearby river side Bardon Park and sometimes even to East Perth (along the river) and across the new bridge to Optus stadium. The newly build Rise Rec Centre (old Venville) has a great library for the kids and very reasonably priced gym for local residents. 8th Ave, it is really buzzy during weekend brunch. Coles and IGA have seriously cut down our shopping time.
I understand it is not the best suburb in Perth by far, but for the price it fits the bill. Lower mortgage or debt free makes me happy.
Overall I find ourselves with more time and cashflow to do the things we want to do ... wouldn't settle anywhere else.