eaglesman

agreed.... it used to have such beautiful houses but now small lifeless concrete lots. Overinflated prices for something crappy... it was great until money hungry people killed this suburb

Not true - still a great suburb and so close to great facilities - the foreshore, river, city and still many spacious houses. Not over-inflated prices at all given all the benefits.
How can you compare to Rossmoyne!?

No worries mate. I have lived and owned in both areas.
I have an unbiased point of view.
Do you?

Where is Rossmoyne?!

Have a look at Rossmoyne here http://localvoices.realestate.com.au/western_australia/rossmoyne/overview

I totally agree, I grew up in South Perth and it was a lovely suburb then. My father built the house himself in the 1960's and thankfully a nice family have it now and renovated it. Unfortunately, SP has been taken over by rich toffee nosed snobs that can't even manage a smile or say hello like they used to. I loved South Perth but couldn't live there anymore because of now sad memories and its very expensive houses now!

Agree. It was very nice back in the 80's but then the baby boomers just sat on their houses and then sold nasty cheap units. They made their money and left a mess. Now its more of a cess pool of unmaintained rentals and underdeveloped shops and facilities.

My guess is the doom sayers just cant afford to buy in South Perth which irks them! Living in Rossmoyne may be great but it includes getting stuck in the morning and evening traffic jams on the freeway whereas if you live in South Perth you take the first exit off! In fact you dont have to drive - A bike ride to the city is only 15 - 20 minutes from South Perth along the river edge and the airport 15 minutes drive away! Ferry is an option too. Everyone to their own taste but we find our street and others full of old Californian bungalows built in the 1930s! - I have 2 pubs, Coles and schools all within 5 minutes drive. But it is still a quiet suburb. The price is no doubt high because we are so close to the city and the blocks smaller - pretty common for all inner city areas around the world and cannot see what baby boomers have to do with it specifically! See how much you pay for small blocks and units in inner suburbs in Melbourne and Sydney? Some of the 70s and 80s flats are not so attractive but it is a trade off for the convenience of being beside the river front and within 5 minutes of Perth city! Equally, some of the modern mansions are terrible but that is caused by Australian architects and house owners knocking down all the trees so they can fill the whole block up with concrete which I dont believe is unique to South Perth! Australians have the biggest houses in the world! The baby boomer period seems no better or worse than the modern builder who wants the largest house possible, all causing overheating of the suburbs and providing nothing for wildlife and the bees! At least we still have a lot of trees in South Perth and long necked turtles in the ponds and I dont need a large garden which I have to look after as I have the river front for space. Each to his own but we have so often thanked our lucky stars we decided to buy in South Perth 30 years ago for many reasons, but especially when exiting the freeway so quickly in the now daily traffic jams coming home from work! If you can afford it, I would not discount this suburb.