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Good advice above.
I live in the northwestern suburbs, near Castle Hill and Dural. If you are able to work in the western suburbs you will find your commute easier than going to the CBD. Although Aussies love their cars, morning and evening peak hours on the radial motorways resemble longitudinal carparks, and then you have to have prebooked/expensive parking when you eventually get there. From my area, the railway from Pennant Hills/Thornleigh or express busses from Dural or Pennant Hills are cheaper and quicker to the CBD. It is easier by car if you work in Parramatta or points west as you are travelling, in the main, against the traffic.
The astronomical outlook from my area is better as the relatively darker sites are closer.The Sydney Northwest Astro Group is only 5 minutes away from me, with "darkness" about as good as you'll get in the metro area and a darker site about 30 minutes further out at Maroota.
Down sides of the "leafy northwest" are the higher house rents and longer commute times to the city. Upsides are less air and light pollution, less neighbourhood crime than the southwest and SNAG.(see above).
Keep in touch.
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