The Shelter Offshore website has a pretty well balanced guide to Canberra for the emigre pom who doesn’t need to settle on the beach.
It finishes with this:
If you’re a family thinking of emigrating to Australia and you’re considering Canberra, a good rule of thumb to follow is don’t send your children to a school in a suburb you wouldn’t want to live in – it will make life difficult for you in terms of transportation and even getting them in to the school of your choice potentially.
For younger people moving to Canberra make sure you live near a bus interchange or within walking distance of your college, university, place of work or favourite watering hole, otherwise you’re going to be frustrated by lack of transport options!