Living in Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
BondiBeach
is on of
Australia's
best and most famous beaches. It is known as a backpacker and tourist mecca,
with thousands of travellers flocking there each year to spend Christmas day at
the beach. But it is also a place for local Australians to call home.
Living in Bondi Beach,
Sydney is a very attractive, but expensive, option. It is located in the
Eastern Suburbs, only seven kilometers from the city's Central Business District
and it is a prime area for people to want to live. You can't beat the location
right on the water and the fact that it's not too far from the city center
makes it even more appealing.
But because it's a popular place and everyone's idea of what
typical Sydney life should involve, it is expensive.
A house share can be found in the suburb for upwards of $150 and that will mean
sharing a room with one or possibly two other people. If you want a place to
yourself, living in a studio or a bedsit will cost over $450 per week which expensive
by any standard.
Average working class Sydney
locals tend to live in either Bondi Junction or North Bondi
and the beach is left to tourists, surfers and rich locals. The beach attracts
people from all walks of life including topless sunbathers and people from all
corners of the world. It's not uncommon to overhear various different accents
and languages being spoken by visitors on the beach.
There's no shortage of nightlife options in BondiBeach with two of the most popular (and
expensive) choices being the Beach Road Hotel and the Bondi Hotel. Bondi
Icebergs located at the south end of the beach is popular with locals. For
cheaper drinking options though your best bet is Bondi Junction which is a
short bus ride away.
Bondi Junction is well-connected to Central
Sydney by train and from there it is easy to get to BondiBeach by taking any of these bus
lines: 380, 381, 382, and L82. Or the walk is 2 kilometers downhill to get to the
beach.
Bondi Beach is packed with great places to eat and drink,
especially if you're into seafood. It's well connected to Bondi Junction with a
lot of great shopping and not far from Sydney's center. All of this comes at a price, though, and
living in Bondi Beach is an expensive, but exciting option.
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I come from Australia but I have never been to Bondi beach!
Bondi Beach today is an interesting place in Australia. Bondi Beach is one of those beautiful, picture-perfect kind of places that if you go to Australia, obviously you’re going to want to go there.
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