Mindarie and surrounding areas of Burns Beach, Illuka are fab to stay and are on the coast side of Marmion avenue, the north-south arterial road that directly links Mindarie to the Perth metropolitan area in the south. Currambine, Kinross and Connolly are on the "non" coast side and will be cheaper rents/holidays stay and to be fair it is only a couple of minutes to the beach than if you were on the coastal side. The Mindarie area is excellent for further trips north. For example Two Rocks, Yanchep (National Park), Gingin Observatory, Moore River is amazing at Guilderton and then possibly an hour north of that you have Cervantes (The Pinnacles), Jurein Bay and Lancelin (sandboarding etc). Mndarie also has its own marina with restaurants and coffee shops and great beaches.