Joel Madden has hinted that he and fiancee Nicole Richie may move to Australia - at least part of the time - to raise their family.

The couple, who are expecting their first child together at the end of the year, have recently stayed in Sydney and on the country’s Gold Coast while Joel toured with his band, Good Charlotte and they now see the latter as somewhere to settle down away from the Los Angeles party scene.

Joel said recently: “People keep saying to us ‘how come you spend so much time down there?’ and I just say that it’s the best place in the world.”

He added that they would love to spend a minimum of three months a year down under and are looking to buy a home together: “I’m going to have a look around tomorrow for a place, a nice condo.”

“It’s only one flight man. The lifestyle here is insane.”