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Reviews
"A great place to holiday and a great place to live if you keep away from holiday resorts and the canals"
People move here for the same reason as they holiday there, great climate, great beaches.Shopping has improved for locals over the last few years with a new shopping complex and Noosa Junction is undergoing a renovation. Houses are expensive but look where the locals go, Coloola Hill behind Noosa Junction and Tewantin has some nice housing. Not much work for young people but that is improving as the population increases.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
I am moving to Noosa at the end of Feb.2012 and would love to know how to find a 3 bed apartment like yours . Sounds ideal to me.
Don't do what we did. We've loved Noosa for many years and have always made a beeline here for our holidays, long weekends and so on. A few years ago we moved up to Noosa to 'live the dream' and found a great villa in a large quiet (or so we thought) resort. We thought we had a great deal and bought the place. Living in a resort was fantastic for the first few months when the resort was fairly quiet and peaceful. But then the school holidays started and it became bedlam. Noise in the pools from 7am till 9pm, inconsiderate holiday makers who have no concern for others, leave beer bottles around, and drink and smoke outside their units till the small hours. If you ask them to be more considerate they may well oblige, but then you've got new neighbours again in a few days and the problems start afresh. It's very stressful. We've met other people who had also bought in resorts and had the same experience we'd had. After while you don't want to go outside your door and we left the blinds down most of the time we were there. It was a bit like living in a prison cell. The worst thing is when we finally bit the bullet and sold, we ended up losing quite a bit of money. But we're still glad we're out of there. Don't get me wrong, Noosa is a great place, but don't think living in a resort is like being on holiday in one.
my wife and I who are over 60, are contemplating in buying a 3 BR house up there. Which is the best suburb for retirees? and do Pensioners enoy
water, elect and council rate rebates?
Hi. I've lived in the Noosa region since 1994 and have lived in a holiday resort complex for the last 5 years. We are a couple with a school aged child. Apartment living isn't for everyone, but it's the best move we have made. We scrapped the mortgage with downsizing from a house, have a very cool apartment, heated pool, sauna and spas, and all just a stones throw from Hastings St and Main Beach. We get really quiet periods throughout the year where we almost have the whole resort to ourselves. And at other times when it's busy it's great to see people having fun on holidays. Noise isn't an issue with good on-site managers and we don't have to worry about anything when we want to go away. If you're thinking of downsizing but want a great lifestyle near all the cafes and the beach, give it a go!