Adelaide Travel Forum

Hi to all!!! I need some help. In a couple of months I will move to Adelaide and I want to know which is the most modern and nice suburb of Adelaide; I don't know, maybe Adelaide Hills or Adelaide City; please help me with this decision because I will buy a house there.
Thanks in advanced.

In my opinion the nicer suburbs are North Adelaide (cafe culture, easy walk into the city and nice homes), Burnside, Unley ( beautiful tree lined streets), Magill, Rostrevor, Wattle Park, Medindie,or any eastern suburbs. In the hills there are some pretty little towns like Aldgate and Sterling, but you would be about a 30 min drive out of the city. You really need to have a look for yourself, in North Adelaide for example the houses are close together, some semidetached, but in the Hills you would possible have acreage with your home so it depends what you want. if you are a keen gardener I would forget North Adelaide but Unley has gorgeous homes with lovely big blocks, but you pay big bickies of course. look at domain.com so you can look at houses for sale in these areas and get an idea of prices.

Personally I would rent for 6 months and get a feel for where you really want to live. I live in the Adelaide Hills, which I adore...but if I had to come "down the hill" I would choose the eastern suburbs or north adelaide! Good luck with it all!

Wow! I envy you. May I suggest Glenelg or Brighton. They are truly lovely places to stay - on the waterfront and only a short drive or tram/bus ride into the city of Adelaide. Unley, I have to back up the lady on that one, truly lovely area and they have great op shops too. The Adelaide Hills are truly lovely too, but the roads are steep and winding in some parts and very narrow too. Have you been to Adelaide before? It's easy driving everywhere but in the hills. But that is my experience! LOL!
Also, why not check out www.realestate.com.au for more info about real estate in Australia, and make sure you use their satellite views at the bottom of each individual residence you look at.
Best of luck!

Adelaide has some great suburbs not too far from the city with shopping, cafes, and interesting social life.
By the beach-- Glenelg, Brighton, Henley Beach, Semaphore
Close to city-- Goodwood, Hyde Park, Unley, Norwood, Burnside
The hills are lovely but do go up in flames regularly-- you really have to be vigilant about protecting your property from bushfires
Adelaide is a friendly,welcoming place to live. Good luck!

I would agree with the others who suggested you rent in Adelaide for a while. There are so many beautiful homes in fantastic suburbs, but it will depend on what you want and how much money you have to spend. Some suburbs further out from the city offer more modern homes, but the blocks of land may be smaller so the appearance is a little more crowded. Closer to the city, houses may be older with larger blocks. Most of these houses have been modernized and have great character and gardens. There are also spots where modern homes have been built amongst these stately homes. It's really a matter of taste, individual need and cost. For me, the hills are fantastic, as are the more inner suburbs of Hyde Park, Millswood, Unley, Malvern, Goodwood, Hawthorne, Colonel Light Gardens etc. Down by the beach, Brighton and Glenelg are nice.