I arrived in Australia 3 years ago with my husband and two boys aged 11 years and 9 years old.

We initially stayed with a cousin for two weeks and researched / visited the following areas, Springfiled, Brookwater, Wynnum, Cleveland, Gold Coast surrounding suburbs, North Lakes, Redcliffe and Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.  We decided that Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast was the place for us and organised a 7 week holiday apartment rental in a hotel at Golden Beach.  This was a great decision as most house rentals are unfurnished and are for 6 months or more.  Our possessions were still in a container somewhere across the sea, therefore this was a good option for us.

We faced a difficult decision where to buy a house as we had to research schools and jobs having chosen the Sunshine Coast as the location we wanted to raise our boys.  We looked into rental properties but good ones were hard to come by and high on demand.  Therefore we purchased a low set home with a pool before it went to auction in Pelican Waters near the golf course.  12 months later we sold the home realising it was too small and bought a larger home a few streets away, with golf course views. 

We have no plans to move and would certainly recommend Caloundra and the surrounding suburbs as a location to migrate to.