Advice sought on moving to the Adelaide Hills - which area's?

[Mondie]

Forumers,

My family is pondering making the move from Gippsland (country Vic) to the Adelaide Hills. My job is portable and we find Adelaide a very appealing city. l lived in Glenelg in the 90's for 6 months and we have had 2 family holidays in Adelaide & the Barrossa, the place really does it for us. We are at a point where we make a move now while the kids are young, or we will build a new house and live in Gippsland until our kids are finished schooling.

Suburbs that we like are the MtBarker, Hahndorf area, and maybe further north around Wattle Park. l was hoping to hear thoughts from Adelaide Hills locals on the good and bad points of the different hills areas and why you chose to live where you do. Our number one priority is good schools, our 3 kids are all in primary school so we want somewhere that has a reputation for good primary and secondary schools. Good community facilities, reasonable access to the city, and real estate prices that are affordable are all other points of consideration for us.

If we did not have kids we would simply take the plunge and pick a suburb on a whim knowing that we could move on without ties, but with young kids we need to pick carefully and hopefully get it right from the start. Appreciate hearing from all Adelaidians, l know there are plenty on FF

Cheers,
Mondie