Hi!
We moved out a couple of weeks ago. We love it!! I don't have a great deal of knowledge but what I do know is that's it's very difficult to find a furnished place. We've had to go for an unfurnished, but it's not so bad as Gumtree is amazing over here, you can get great stuff for so cheap.
Also, it's a rentals market at the moment, don't take the price that is advertised seriously, definitely offer less. We managed to knock off $30 a week off the asking price! There are so many empty houses at the moment they just want people to move in.
We're in East Victoria Park, it's an older suburb and has lots of bars and restaurants. I really like it here and it's only 20 mins on the bus to the city. Lots happening here. Unfortunately I can't recommend anywhere closer to the beach.
Good luck with the move