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What are the best beach front apartments in Australia?

I'm going to be moving to Australia from America in the next couple weeks. I want to find a nice warm (Northern Areas) beach city and a nice apartment to rent. I want to be near the beach where a lot of younger people hang out. (I'm 23) Do you know of any names of places I can start looking up? Thanks I'm going to be arriving in Brisbane and I'll be starting to look there. I want to be in an area where there is a younger scene. I'm 23... I love being close to the beach and in walking distance to the bar scene. Any suggestions? Possibly another city?

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1. do you know what city you want to live in? I don't know if you've looked at a map of Australia lately but we have ALOT of beachfront property. and the beachfronts can be REALLY REALLY expensive, depending on which city you are in so if you can narrow it down for us, maybe we can start to give you and idea best of luck
2. hope you have all the documents you need to be allowed to work in australia a beachfront apartment will be expensive
3. As you are starting in Briz-Vegas, I presume you want to stay in Queensland. Which just means how much money are you willing to part with. Anything on the coast is going to cost more than heading inland (universal law). I'd suggest you want to head south (ie the Gold Coast). Anything from Coolangatta through to Southport in the north. Top end (price-wise)... Q1 in Surfers Paradise. The tallest apartment building in the world. Views personified. At the other end of the market, Billinga. You can find some real cheap accommodation around Tugun too. Mid-range... try Burleigh Heads or Palm Beach. The Gold Coast is probably Australia's answer to Cancun. So anywhere along that stretch would probably fit in with your lifestyle. Good luck; hope things work out for you.
4. There are absolutely hundreds or probaby thousands on the beach front along a 40 kilometre stretch on the Gold Coast. 1 hour South of Brisbane . The price range varies a lot from absolute luxury to very basic. you also have The Sunshine Coast North of Brisbane Caloundra ,Maroochydore,areas. Surfers paradise , Broadbeach Burleigh are all good on The GoldCoast. Surfers sounds like your style Plenty of night clubs . Can get a bit rough but the police presents is handy. Go to www.wotif.com.au for holiday accomodation or you could stay in one of the backpackers while you look around. For more permanent accomodation you need to look at the real estate offices at their rental apartments .There is a huge amount of them Ray white is one of them but many of theirs are up market. hillsea is another. Brisbane is not really a beach area . they have the river and the sea is more of a Port area
5. I'd suggest Braodbeach on the Gold Coast ... I'm about ur age and went there not long ago and found it was pretty laid back, great scene and not as "touristy" as Surfers Paradise. Plus, its still only a short drive from Surfers and I'm sure its heaps cheaper to rent then the Gold Coast. Good luck!
6. What are the best beach front apartments in Australia? The ones you OWN... Sorry had to say it. :)
7. Sunshine Coast - about 40 mins north of Brisbane. Great beaches.
8. hmm probably somewhere in the gold coast. i suggest giving surfers paradise on the gold coast a look in if your after a young crowd. be warned though, it will be hell for a fortnight in late november when schoolies is on haha (went last year)