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I am soon to finish university and looking to move out of home. However I want to stay near my family who have lived in freshwater since I was born. However that option probably won't exist. Units are extremely expensive, purchasing a house for an adult pre-30s is near impossible and not worth the price unless you are in love with the beach. Local food and retail are curated towards the hipster, beach chic person, which results in high costs for living and supporting your local businesses becomes a lofty expense (its nice food although). Additionally if you are looking for a job that isn't in a trade or in sydney cbd, the commute there is very lengthy and costly (by car).

However, freshwater is a very safe suburb and **most** individuals you meet are fairly respectable and nice people. It is a very good place to bring up children as I have observed, many peers that I have grew up with have no major social problems. Harbord public school, when I attended was fairly nice, although the buildings have been improved immensely since I attended, and unregular issues with bullying (unless you are of minority race). After primary school there are a plethora of high schools that have a great reputation academically and socially. For children there are many sports they can participate that are local, the majority are rugby league, union, football. Public transport is usually reliable and can get you to most northern beaches suburbs fairly easily, and walking and biking are also very viable options for travel.