Fromage

Awesome beach, great parks, excellent fishing
Good value
Negatives - mixed demographic between waterfronts and land properties make it a bit two tiered

Green, really close to the city, a lovely little suburb that is hidden from the masses.
A nice little group of shops in the village and a couple km more and there is an abundance of shopping, restaurants, cafes and bars.
Tends to have an older demographic but that seems to be changing quite quickly as they downsize and cash in and check out.
A few good pre-schools, a public school and a good smattering of some of the best of Sydney's private schools within a few km's.
Express ferry runs infrequently but is only 15 mins to the city, buses and trains make commuting pretty straightforward however and the drive is about as easy as you can get on the north side - and if you work in North Sydney its so easy its not funny.
A lot of parks with playgrounds for the kids, its nice and dog friendly and there is Greenwich Baths for summer chilling
Basically this suburb is a Gem and is worth a double-take

Awesome place for 30,40 & 50 somethings if you can afford it...
Balmoral is lovely for a 30 minute walk, a day or for 50 years
Cafes and Restaurants are well worth frequenting
Getting to-from city is easy by ferry but even the drive isn't too bad
Negatives - Parking is hellish around the beach, and with the and Military Rd on weekends is a crawl.