Perth - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
Downtown Perth is where most offices are located. There are low-maintenance apartments there, often furnished and with a bit of outdoor space (patio, balcony) to accommodate the large number of transient employees of the mining and oil and gas industries. There is similar housing stock close to the coast in beach communities like Cottesloe and Swanbourne. There are also older and newer houses, often with outdoor space (yes, for your "shrimp on the barbie"). Housing stock nearer to the coast and in more walkable communities is costlier. - Mar 2016
