No better place to be born and bred, just look around the local area and try to find anywhere else like it in Perth. Protected bays, quiet area good fishing.

Lived on the East coast for 10 years and moved back here to raise my offspring, despite the lack of quality surf.
Have a look at Safety Bay Kiters website we are all proud locals, your concerns may be better directed here rather than corrupted by the North of the river jealousy.

Remember with one of Australia's largest industrial zones, breeding fertilizers, ammonia, pesticides and a whole swathe of other healthy goodies anyone would be crazy to live north or downwind of this area.

A big thank you to all who have replied to my post, some extremely valuable thoughts I would never have considered.

And on the plus side, the list of possible kids names has been made easier, we can now cross Chardonnay Mercedes , Tyler-Morgaan , Meeghan-Storm and Japie off the list.