Expert: Frank Denison - 1/3/2007

Question
hi there frank i hope you can help, i am a 34 yr nurse and have been sponsered by redcliffe hospital queensland and start work there feb 5 2007, cant wait ! my family who consist of hubby 36 electrician and 10yr son and 8yr daughter are now just waiting for our visas should be here soon , i have loged onto BCD and have looked at real estate as we know we have to rent but heres the crunch we dont know where , its got to be nearish to redcliffe and ive been looking at clontarf, woody point but why is rent cheaper in deception bay and caboolture. also what am i looking for when it comes to schools i know they are private or state but do they roughly follow the same sylabus, thanks i will contact you no doubt again soon we havesoon may questions!!1

Answer
G'day Sarah,
           It is quite a coincidence, as Sue my wife, had both our children at Redcliffe hospital. We also live only 15 minutes from Redcliffe.

The reason Deception Bay and Caboolture have cheaper rent is there is a bit of a "stigma" associated with both suburbs. It is more so with Deception Bay though. It has a nickname of "Depression Bay".

I would definitely choose Clontarf, Woody Point, Scarborough or Redcliffe before renting at Deception Bay or Caboolture. Both of our children went to state schools, and we had no problems. I suppose it depends what you are looking for in education of your children. I know there are still the same problems at private schools as there are at State schools. The problems I mean are bullies, drugs, etc.

If you need any more assistance, feel free to email me direct at franksue@bigpond.net.au

Regards,
Frank & Sue