Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak house hunting in Sydney, but bound for the Apple Isle

The Apple co-founder, gadget guy Steve Wozniak will soon become an Australian resident, with plans to initially buy a bolt hole in Sydney.

He is house hunting at the moment, having officially become an Australian citizen while keeping dual citizenship. No details yet on just where he intends to buy, but the ferry ride to Manly may possibly help hone his preference. He was staying at the newly opened InterContinental at Double Bay.

While he’ll continue to be based in California while travelling around the world on speaking engagements, he seemingly intends to settle permanently in Tasmania.

“The Premier of Tasmania (Will Hodgman) actually called us at our home and offered to show us around if we were ever there," he told The Australian Financial Review.

"Hopefully in the next few days we can get there, as I really like the idea of cooler weather.”

He had previously had his destination as probably Melbourne.

Wozniak, who formed Apple with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in Palo Alto California in 1976, has become an adjunct professor at the University of Technology in Sydney.

He told the AFR his decision came after he received an email from old friend, Sydney-based barrister Nicholas Baltinos.

Wozniak was the coaxed by UTS professor Mary-Anne Williams through her connections to Stanford University. 

Wozniak and wife, Janet, have harboured intentions of living in Australia since 2012 when he first applied to be an Australian citizen.

His son is married to an Australian and lives in Sydney.

Woznaik appears to like the modern style judging by the six bedroom, seven bathroom, Los Gatos, California home he built in 1986 and sold in 2004 (pictured below).