Rhiannon Strachan

My partner and I have been in Burwood for 1 year now and we do really like the location and are finding it difficult when deciding whether to stay or go. I appreciate how quickly you can get to Central and Town Hall stations by train, and the convenience of the Westfield and the strip.

Renting can get expensive and 95+% of places are not pet-friendly. It is cheaper than Newtown, but more than suburbs slightly further North such as Concord West and Meadowbank. And if you are a working professional whose work is in North Sydney, you are going to have a rough time with the trains...Burwood is omitted from the stops on the direct train to Chatswood during peak hour. Coming home during peak hour is exhausting having to try to switch trains while pushing through masses of people at Central or Redfern station. Sounds like a FWP I know, but it's definitely impacted my feelings on going to work.

There are lots of families and mature people in our area. People like to park on the street despite having their own driveways. We live in a granny flat so rely on the street.

I don't like the people much but the amenities and close location to the CBD are what keep us here, as well as the great deal on our rental.