jgirl

North Perth is lovely and close to the city and well served by public transport. There are a few cute shops along Fitzgerald St, and some great cafes along Angove St. There are plenty of parks and some gorgeous charcter houses. But there are way too many barking dogs, the tap water tastes gross and ADSL2 port availability is limited if you are on the Mt Hawthorn exchange so internet access is hideously slow.

Kingsgrove is very well serviced by bus and train making the city, inner-west and earlwood all very easily accessible. Housing is low density on larger blocks so there is plenty of peace and quiet, and most residential streets are fairly quiet. There are some lovely tree lined streets in the north-east part of the suburb. The M5 provides easy access to the airport, city or south-west. Despite its proximity to the airport, aircraft noise is minimal, and it is whisper quiet at night (although if you like some nightlife the inner west isn't too far away!)

The shopping strip near the station has all the essential services, a handful of restaurants, a cafe or two, newsagency, fruit & veg and the local pub. Nearby, Earlwood has a Coles supermarket, a big RSL club, heaps of other shops, and lovely parkland down near the river.