tapas

The Round Drive is an extremely convenient and beautiful place to live. It has a wonderful advantage for school aged families in that all of the school buses pass by the front door.
If you are at the local school ( you can walk ) or the private Christian, Adventist, Grammar , Catholic or Selective High you can race out at the last minute and still make the bus!!! Or get to work! On the LHS of the street the houses are all right on Avoca Lagoon which is very pretty and has an immense amount of bird life.
There are a few buses during the morning and afternoon peak hours but otherwise it's amazingly quiet and at night you can hear the surf. Great internet reception too.
We have the odd crazy Christmas holiday 'blow-ins' like all nice beach areas which can be annoying I guess but the way to view them is that without their influx of $$$$ our Heritage Listed Cinema and cafes would be bereft of much needed $$$.
There are other beaches like Copa and Macs where you can hide during the tourist times, and none more than a 10 minute drive away.
The Avoca Point Cafe is fantastic spot right on the beach.
Winter is a beautiful time and quieter. The beach storms , water spouts & marine finds on the sand are amazing and nobody but us friendly locals . The surf is wild and louder at night in the Winter.
The Round Drive has a great many dog-walkers and just walkers in general. Dog folk are good at picking up their doggy poop and 50% of the beach is dog friendly ( including a lagoon for swimming).
Overall I would say that being within walking distance to one of the three best State Schools on the Coast, buses at the door, great internet, fresh air and a sense of community are the strengths of Avoca and The Round Drive.
Busy peak hr buses and a rickety old Rd with no Gas are the negatives.
Hope this helps you ,
Cheers, Tapas
ps. there is a dog-groomer, hairdresser and 2 handy stores on The Round Dve. The local pre-school is also within pram walking distance. lots of wildlife and good coastal walks.

I lived in Tuggerah for 7+ years . Our lives revolved around my husband working in Sydney and my two small children. We moved to Tuggerah because I could easily walk to a major Westfield, Primary School and Pre-School whilst the freeway was 2 seconds away for my husband's commute to Sydney.The train is also a 15 min walk.Tuggerah is a small valley style of suburb surrounded by rainforest trees and the spconstant sound of Bellbirds.Tuggerah Westfield is a very close 5 min walk but not visible or audible from our street. Both the State and Catholic school buses pass through Tuggerah.There is a mix of socio economic families there and some streets are (as is often the case) nicer than others. In our 7 years of residencey we didn't have so much as a child's bike stolen from our yard nor did we ever hear any noise from wild parties, aside from the odd 21st or NYEve.It is a surprisingly safe,quiet and family orientated suburb. The Westfield has movie theatres,2 childrens' indoor play centres,restaurants,Medical Practitioners and is very pram friendly.There is a gym with a creche and Pre-School.
We moved to Tuggerah from Sydney so that we could become a one income family while the children were young yet still afford a cubbyhouse,yard and good quality of life. We have now moved on to a slightly bigger home elsewhere on the Central Coast but I look back on my days at Tuggerah with my two young children as being absolutely ideal. Everything was right at hand and a trip to either Sydney or Newcastle was a breeze! Shelley Beach is 10 minutes away and The Entrance about 20mins. Consider little old Tuggerah and have a look before dismissing it as you might very well find your own little piece of happiness ;)