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Originally Posted by shelom777
Hi , I hope you donot mind but I wanted to ask a few questions about adelaide and mount gambier, What is the weather like in autumn and winter and is it true that it is cheaper to buy and live there than the east coast ie brisbane`? thanks
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Hi Shelom777,
I haven't spent a winter in Adelaide so I'm not sure what the temperatures are like there, but they are usually a few degrees warmer than Mount Gambier. We arrived in Mount Gambier in July and we had one morning when there was frost and it was gone by 8am. A little different to Hertfordshire in the UK where it could hand around all day.
We haven't yet been here in the Autumn, but there were some Spring days that felt like Summer to us!
There is a weather site at
Australia & World Weather Forecast, BoM Radar, Rainfall Map & Report
which gives you historical info if you sign up for their free registration.
You can check house prices on sites like
Real Estate, Property, Land and Homes for Sale, lease and rent - realestate.com.au
http://www.domain.com.au/
We choose Mount Gambier since it has 2 theatres (local productions only and people on tour), a cinema, we are about 20kms from the sea, it has a Mediterranean climate (rarely gets frost and no snow), we didn't have to worry about being close to work (my husband was going to change profession and I work anywhere I have internet access), and we didn't have to spend a fortune on property. We bought a 4 bedroom house, lounge/ diner, kitchen, bathroom, shower room, family room, large garage for A$280,000 (about 125,000 pounds).
It really depends on the lifestyle that you want when you come here.
Where do you need to be for work?
What schools / colleges are good for your children
What temperature suits you?
How much money will you be bringing over?
how much do you want to pay for property?
Are there clubs in the area where you can go out and meet people?
What keeps the town going? (There are some towns that only exist for one industry such as timber or mining and if that dies then the town dies).
We didn't have to think about schools (we don't have children) but we did think about all the rest.
Hope that helps,
Karen