Where Do All The Expats Live In Phuket?

[Steps]

Hello all, if you think you can answer just one of these questions then that would be great. If you think you can answer all then thats a bonus.

Where do the majority of expats live in Phuket? What are the main areas?

How many expats do you think live in each of these areas? How many expats are there in total?

can anybody put a figure on the amount residing in houses and condos?

Can anybody put an estimate on expats who are living in Phuket between the ages of 21-30/ 31-40/ 41-50/ 51+ (what is the main age range)

Is there many expat famillys and thai/western famillys.

All imput would be great. Cheers

[pagallim]

Hello all, if you think you can answer just one of these questions then that would be great. If you think you can answer all then thats a bonus.

Where do the majority of expats live in Phuket? What are the main areas?

How many expats do you think live in each of these areas? How many expats are there in total?

can anybody put a figure on the amount residing in houses and condos?

Can anybody put an estimate on expats who are living in Phuket between the ages of 21-30/ 31-40/ 41-50/ 51+ (what is the main age range)

Is there many expat famillys and thai/western famillys.

All imput would be great. Cheers

Have to be honest, your post sounds like some kind of marketing survey?? I'm fairly sure that the majority of expats in Phuket don't keep a track of who is where, and in what kind of accommodation they live.

However, if you're serious about coming here to live or work, I think that the consensus of opinion would be for you to arrange a rental for a minimum of 6 months, and then decide a. if you want to stay here, and b. which area you would want to live in. Without being controversial, the west coast (with good beaches) is the primary tourist areas, busy during the months of December through to April, and the east coast (with the best views) the quieter all year round. I'm sure this post will attract a great deal of response, but I think ultimately you have to decide for yourself.

[Valentine]

I may sound cynical but I have to agree with Pagallim that you seem to be after a free market survey. You have been a member of the forum for a while already in which there is a wealth of information about Phuket along with a multitude of other sites & if it is a genuine query then you would be naive to base your decision on coming here to live & work on some scurrulous market survey. The suggestion of renting in Phuket for a while & getting to know the lay of the land is quite sensible. There is no particular expat haven, we are scattered all over the island.

[chickencurry]

Where do the majority of expats live in Phuket? What are the main areas?

Wish I knew that. Seems to be all over the place.

How many expats do you think live in each of these areas? How many expats are there in total?

No idea I'm afraid.

can anybody put a figure on the amount residing in houses and condos?

There seems to be more housing than condos on the island, so I'd say more people were residing in houses. No idea on figures.

Can anybody put an estimate on expats who are living in Phuket between the ages of 21-30/ 31-40/ 41-50/ 51+ (what is the main age range)

No idea - have not counted.

Is there many expat famillys and thai/western famillys.

Personally I don't see many expat families residing in the area I'm in (in the South of the island). I do see a lot of Thai/Western families. I also don't see too many expat couples apart from those on holiday. I do see a lot of oldie expat blokes.

All imput would be great. Cheers

Hope your marketing report is not going to be in the English language as I think you may need some assistance with your spelling and grammar

[MisterMan]

I may sound cynical but I have to agree with Pagallim that you seem to be after a free market survey. You have been a member of the forum for a while already in which there is a wealth of information about Phuket along with a multitude of other sites & if it is a genuine query then you would be naive to base your decision on coming here to live & work on some scurrulous market survey. The suggestion of renting in Phuket for a while & getting to know the lay of the land is quite sensible. There is no particular expat haven, we are scattered all over the island.

I agree completely. A free market survey, another foreigner thinking of opening up a business. I just hope it is something original !

[huggybear]

Where do the majority of expats live in Phuket? What are the main areas?

Wish I knew that. Seems to be all over the place.

How many expats do you think live in each of these areas? How many expats are there in total?

No idea I'm afraid.

can anybody put a figure on the amount residing in houses and condos?

There seems to be more housing than condos on the island, so I'd say more people were residing in houses. No idea on figures.

Can anybody put an estimate on expats who are living in Phuket between the ages of 21-30/ 31-40/ 41-50/ 51+ (what is the main age range)

No idea - have not counted.

Is there many expat famillys and thai/western famillys.

Personally I don't see many expat families residing in the area I'm in (in the South of the island). I do see a lot of Thai/Western families. I also don't see too many expat couples apart from those on holiday. I do see a lot of oldie expat blokes.

All imput would be great. Cheers

Hope your marketing report is not going to be in the English language as I think you may need some assistance with your spelling and grammar

Be ready for Livininkata to send you a PM regarding netiquette, last time I went this route I got one.

Boy, lots of skeptics on this Forum, huh? Guy asks some questions and you'd think he was working for Haliburton................

Overall I think his questions are just too broad. Sorry OP, I do not have any imput for you.

[geriatrickid]

Isn't housing more a function of income and family status? For example, one isn't going to find a family of 4 living in one of the multi story condo projects of Patong , they'll be in an area with affordable housing, access to schools and family stuff.

[fiddlehead]

Ok, I'll try.

I would guess that most expats on the island live in the Chalong area.

Rawai/Nai Harn area, may be tied with Patong IMO

After that, they are very spread out. Maybe Phuket town, Karon/Kata area tied for 3rd.

The northern part of the island is more Muslim people IMO which means no bars, pork, or tomfoolry going on, so not many expats.

As for ages, I'd say the younger ones live in Chalong and Phuket town and Patong depending on if they work here or not.

I believe expat families live close to their work or whatever school their kids go to. (and the choices are spread out)

Mixed Western/Thai families live everywhere, but of course you have to think about education for your kids as Thai education is a no no.

[Steps]

Hello all, if you think you can answer just one of these questions then that would be great. If you think you can answer all then thats a bonus.

Where do the majority of expats live in Phuket? What are the main areas?

How many expats do you think live in each of these areas? How many expats are there in total?

can anybody put a figure on the amount residing in houses and condos?

Can anybody put an estimate on expats who are living in Phuket between the ages of 21-30/ 31-40/ 41-50/ 51+ (what is the main age range)

Is there many expat famillys and thai/western famillys.

All imput would be great. Cheers

Have to be honest, your post sounds like some kind of marketing survey?? I'm fairly sure that the majority of expats in Phuket don't keep a track of who is where, and in what kind of accommodation they live.

However, if you're serious about coming here to live or work, I think that the consensus of opinion would be for you to arrange a rental for a minimum of 6 months, and then decide a. if you want to stay here, and b. which area you would want to live in. Without being controversial, the west coast (with good beaches) is the primary tourist areas, busy during the months of December through to April, and the east coast (with the best views) the quieter all year round. I'm sure this post will attract a great deal of response, but I think ultimately you have to decide for yourself.

Hi there, thanks for your response. I have stayed in Phuket before for 6 months about 2 years ago. This was in Chalong. I am quite familiar with the south/west coast from Chalong right the way around to patong. I am also vaguely familiar with Phuket town and the Tesco Lotus area. I can assure you this is not a 100% marketing survey but i would say 50/50. As i said, i plan to reside here but for business as well as residential location i am trying to get as much info as possible, this forum and you guys being just one method. Cheers.

[Steps]

Where do the majority of expats live in Phuket? What are the main areas?

Wish I knew that. Seems to be all over the place.

How many expats do you think live in each of these areas? How many expats are there in total?

No idea I'm afraid.

can anybody put a figure on the amount residing in houses and condos?

There seems to be more housing than condos on the island, so I'd say more people were residing in houses. No idea on figures.

Can anybody put an estimate on expats who are living in Phuket between the ages of 21-30/ 31-40/ 41-50/ 51+ (what is the main age range)

No idea - have not counted.

Is there many expat famillys and thai/western famillys.

Personally I don't see many expat families residing in the area I'm in (in the South of the island). I do see a lot of Thai/Western families. I also don't see too many expat couples apart from those on holiday. I do see a lot of oldie expat blokes.

All imput would be great. Cheers

Hope your marketing report is not going to be in the English language as I think you may need some assistance with your spelling and grammar

Ha! Ha! Thanks for the input I will work on the spelling and grammar

[Steps]

Ok, I'll try.

I would guess that most expats on the island live in the Chalong area.

Rawai/Nai Harn area, may be tied with Patong IMO

After that, they are very spread out. Maybe Phuket town, Karon/Kata area tied for 3rd.

The northern part of the island is more Muslim people IMO which means no bars, pork, or tomfoolry going on, so not many expats.

As for ages, I'd say the younger ones live in Chalong and Phuket town and Patong depending on if they work here or not.

I believe expat families live close to their work or whatever school their kids go to. (and the choices are spread out)

Mixed Western/Thai families live everywhere, but of course you have to think about education for your kids as Thai education is a no no.

Spot on mate. Thank you for your response. I have been looking into the schools and i think i am going to go with the bi-lingual as opposed to the international schools due to cost. The trilingual (Thai, English, Manderin) that i read about from one of the posts here interests me greatly. I can see a lot of Chinese in the comming years, if the TAT gets it right, residing here. Once again, Thank you.

[Steps]

Keep them comming!!

[PatinBKk]

Lots of divers married to girls that worked in bars in bangla...living either Na Noi or Chalong

[paulfromphuket]

Ok, I'll try.

I would guess that most expats on the island live in the Chalong area.

Rawai/Nai Harn area, may be tied with Patong IMO

After that, they are very spread out. Maybe Phuket town, Karon/Kata area tied for 3rd.

The northern part of the island is more Muslim people IMO which means no bars, pork, or tomfoolry going on, so not many expats.

As for ages, I'd say the younger ones live in Chalong and Phuket town and Patong depending on if they work here or not.

I believe expat families live close to their work or whatever school their kids go to. (and the choices are spread out)

Mixed Western/Thai families live everywhere, but of course you have to think about education for your kids as Thai education is a no no.

So Chertalay and Surin are Muslim! Think not, so cares anyway, Kamala and Bang Tao are but also home to more bars than I care to think about as well as Laguna that has built 100's nay 1000's of expat homes and you can get an excellent bacon butty at woody's any time. Then there's Nai Tnon Buddist,then Nai Yang Buddist.

Don't see so many geriatric bikers around here either but many expats with money.

So let me see while I think about it, the golfers live in mission heights or Phuket country club or loch palm, the yachties live east coast or Cherntalay if they have a yacht, the dingey crowd live near Pan Wa or Chalong, the sex slaves live near well every where just dependent on their budgets and the families with kids 'non mixed' live middle island for the BIC or the new gaff in Talang the mixed families usually end up in Issan.

So what is the OP trying to sell?

Take your pick, the islands the same size as Singapore but much much more diverse.

Chalongs great for been one and a half hours from the aorport but those whom still have a life outside of pad thai live in the north westish part of Phuket

[Steps]

So is there a lot of young and middle aged proffesionals living here then or are they all the sterio typical..................................?

[steelepulse]

North Vs. South-- my generatlization

North- many people that live up there call Phuket their second home.  

South- Many long term expats that have lived in other parts of the island settle down here.  Used to be "God's waiting room" but now plenty of younger people.

[huggybear]

Ok, I'll try.

I would guess that most expats on the island live in the Chalong area.

Rawai/Nai Harn area, may be tied with Patong IMO

Chalongs great for been one and a half hours from the aorport but those whom still have a life outside of pad thai live in the north westish part of Phuket

This is a load of BS and shows you have some type of chip on your shoulder.

[pagallim]

Ok, I'll try.

I would guess that most expats on the island live in the Chalong area.

Rawai/Nai Harn area, may be tied with Patong IMO

Chalongs great for been one and a half hours from the aorport but those whom still have a life outside of pad thai live in the north westish part of Phuket.

This is a load of BS and shows you have some type of chip on your shoulder.

Agree with HB. The northern part of the island is mostly second home/holiday rentals (currently empty), primarily because of the remoteness in relation to facilities for day-to-day living. Also, I live in Chalong, and it rarely takes me more than 45 minutes to get to or from the airport.

[Marksamui]

A lot of this north south split I agree with.

We have second home in Paklok which is the north part. BTW we are a mixed family and there are plently of them in my area.

Mid 30's age range....

Do with that info what you will....although really it don't seem of much use to me. If a new starbucks opens close to the heronines monument then maybe I have had something to do with it

[Valentine]

Ok, I'll try.

I would guess that most expats on the island live in the Chalong area.

Rawai/Nai Harn area, may be tied with Patong IMO

Chalongs great for been one and a half hours from the aorport but those whom still have a life outside of pad thai live in the north westish part of Phuket.

This is a load of BS and shows you have some type of chip on your shoulder.

Agree with HB. The northern part of the island is mostly second home/holiday rentals (currently empty), primarily because of the remoteness in relation to facilities for day-to-day living. Also, I live in Chalong, and it rarely takes me more than 45 minutes to get to or from the airport.

I live in Chalong & if the drive to the airport is a serious reason for living in the NW of the island so be it but the pad thai comment alludes to a kind of snobbery. Parts of Chalong have wonderful sweeping views to the south over the bay & beyond. It is one of the fastest growing areas in Phuket, has a great variety of outside food ranging from the local noodle stall, water side seafood, to top class Italian, including some good bakeries. It has a good road leading to schools, shopping centres, hospitals, plus we have Villa Market in the Home Pro Village.

[ivowatson]

Ok, I'll try.

but of course you have to think about education for your kids as Thai education is a no no.

Spot on mate. Thank you for your response. I have been looking into the schools and i think i am going to go with the bi-lingual as opposed to the international schools due to cost. The trilingual (Thai, English, Manderin) that i read about from one of the posts here interests me greatly. I can see a lot of Chinese in the comming years, if the TAT gets it right, residing here. Once again, Thank you.

I suppose you're English spoken? Why don't you try the trilingual (or bilingual Thai-Chinese) then. While you speak English with the kids at home. Saves a lot of money too.

A good friend who's a lawyer (and makes lots more money than I am) sends his kids to a government school.

They seem to do very well and I can't see a difference with my kids.

[Steps]

I suppose you're English spoken? Why don't you try the trilingual (or bilingual Thai-Chinese) then. While you speak English with the kids at home. Saves a lot of money too.

A good friend who's a lawyer (and makes lots more money than I am) sends his kids to a government school.

They seem to do very well and I can't see a difference with my kids.

I dont think i would be interested in the government school but the bilingual Thai/Chinese sounds appealing. Where is it and whats it called?

[Valentine]

I dont think i would be interested in the government school but the bilingual Thai/Chinese sounds appealing. Where is it and whats it called?

It is called Phuket Thai Hua which is just down from Surakhul Stadium. My twin daughters go to a government high school in Phuket Town which has an English programme although they study in the Thai language programme but have English & Chinese lessons & this year, Matayhom 4 also have the option of japanese, French or German.

[starkey_rich]

So Chertalay and Surin are Muslim! Think not, so cares anyway, Kamala and Bang Tao are but also home to more bars than I care to think about as well as Laguna that has built 100's nay 1000's of expat homes and you can get an excellent bacon butty at woody's any time. Then there's Nai Tnon Buddist,then Nai Yang Buddist.

Don't see so many geriatric bikers around here either but many expats with money.

So let me see while I think about it, the golfers live in mission heights or Phuket country club or loch palm, the yachties live east coast or Cherntalay if they have a yacht, the dingey crowd live near Pan Wa or Chalong, the sex slaves live near well every where just dependent on their budgets and the families with kids 'non mixed' live middle island for the BIC or the new gaff in Talang the mixed families usually end up in Issan.

So what is the OP trying to sell?

Take your pick, the islands the same size as Singapore but much much more diverse.

Chalongs great for been one and a half hours from the aorport but those whom still have a life outside of pad thai live in the north westish part of Phuket

Come on Paul get it right it's som -tam down here in the sticks(Rawai) none of of that tourist pad thai and as far as Bang tao having more bars you can think about Kamala maybe but Bang tao I can think maybe 3 or 4 .Lived there for 3 years most boring place on the island unless you are a wannabe esatate agent/property developer who wants to "touch base" with other boring wannabe's.Much better living down here with real people.

[sid1967]

i am looking for a house with small garden for around 10000THB in phuket. Is that possible? Which area. WOuld prefere south.

[LivinLOS]

Possible but tight.. Probably easier in low season than next month or so.

[Colonel_Mustard]

Very generally speaking:

South - Obviously very touristy on the South West side. South East side seems to have quite large expat communities in Rawai, Nai Harn, Chalong. A much greater choice of bars in the South but Kata aside, expats seem to be on a more limited budget often in rented accommodation.

North - Less expats but I would say, on the whole, significantly wealthier. Much smaller selection of bars/restaurants and shopping facilities. North West coast home to many 2nd/holiday homes. Nicer and quieter beaches.

All IMHO of course.

I must admit that I greatly prefer the North of the island and if it weren't for our condo in Kata, I would probably never venture further South than Central department store. However, if I were a single man, I would probably favour the South.

[simon43]

The northern part of the island is more Muslim people IMO which means no bars, pork, or tomfoolry going on, so not many expats.

Hmm, must remember to point that out to the Muslim guys drinking beer and chatting up the BGs in my local karaoke in Nai Yang....

Simon

[seaeagle]

I suppose you're English spoken? Why don't you try the trilingual (or bilingual Thai-Chinese) then. While you speak English with the kids at home. Saves a lot of money too.

A good friend who's a lawyer (and makes lots more money than I am) sends his kids to a government school.

They seem to do very well and I can't see a difference with my kids.

I dont think i would be interested in the government school but the bilingual Thai/Chinese sounds appealing. Where is it and whats it called?

International schools here that follow the UK curriculum have to provide teaching of 2 foreign languages. Usually, that means English, with the 2 foreign languages being Thai and Chinese.