How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
Aug 15th 2013, 4:51 am
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Aug 15th 2013, 4:55 am
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
I'm on a school council, and once I found out how some schools can cleverly and legitimately massage the statistics to make themselves look better on MySchool and other websites, I lost all faith in the information.
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Aug 15th 2013, 8:16 am
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
Thought we were discussing $350k houses?
At least I'm honest about a suburb, even Sunshine has nice pockets.
Anyway, my point is I'd rather live 20-25km out on the West, rather than 55km out on the South-East, especially if commuting to the city. Despite the bad reputation of the Westgate I can be in the city in 20 mins at the weekends or off-peak, and the Werribee line trains take 28 mins from Williams Landing to Southern Cross. (or if you want to save money Laverton is still Zone 1)
At least I'm honest about a suburb, even Sunshine has nice pockets.
Anyway, my point is I'd rather live 20-25km out on the West, rather than 55km out on the South-East, especially if commuting to the city. Despite the bad reputation of the Westgate I can be in the city in 20 mins at the weekends or off-peak, and the Werribee line trains take 28 mins from Williams Landing to Southern Cross. (or if you want to save money Laverton is still Zone 1)
We have friends who have a fantastic house in the best part of Sunshine. Take it east of CBD and add $500K to the price. A house near their's sold recently and the agent marketed it as the 'Paris end of Sunshine'.
Aug 15th 2013, 8:47 am
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
Sunshine was ranked Melbournes 219th best suburb, I think there are 220 suburbs I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
Aug 15th 2013, 9:56 am
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Sunshine was ranked Melbournes 219th best suburb, I think there are 220 suburbs I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.Nice map here
http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/blo...403-2h639.html
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Aug 15th 2013, 10:03 am
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
The trick is to be observant enough that the guys are loading the van not unloading the van
Aug 15th 2013, 10:09 am
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My view is that new suburbs are targets for thieves waiting for new home buyers doing a complete new home furnish. Home entertainment systems, new white ware, new computers, even new landscaped plants.
The trick is to be observant enough that the guys are loading the van not unloading the van
The trick is to be observant enough that the guys are loading the van not unloading the van
Whereas somewhere like Point Cook, with minimal public transport, has a very low crime rate, pretty much nothing happens apart from the odd burglary. No drunks, no druggies, no violence etc.
Aug 15th 2013, 10:11 am
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
Here's another interactive map that may be useful to the OP. I can't tell how old this data is but forget about all the other variables but slide the median house price range to max $400k and see what that leaves you!
http://www.theage.com.au/national/gr...eable-city/map
On a $500k-$600k budget I'd be trying to find myself into Eltham, Montmorency and nearby areas.
Aug 15th 2013, 5:51 pm
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Sunshine was ranked Melbournes 219th best suburb, I think there are 220 suburbs I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
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Aug 16th 2013, 12:05 am
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
Crime stats would disagree with you, most of the newer suburbs are the definition of boring suburbia where nothing happens, full of working to middle class professionals.
Nice map here
http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/blo...403-2h639.html
Nice map here
http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/blo...403-2h639.html
In all of these, there are much finer variation of dodgy/safe than the stats show - where things are closer to the US model of block by block variation in crime/social status/etc.
Aug 16th 2013, 12:36 pm
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Re: How expensive are the houses in Melbourne?
Sunshine was ranked Melbournes 219th best suburb, I think there are 220 suburbs I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
I wouldnt live in any of the Western suburbs or the satellite towns that have sprung up out that way, most of them are dry brown dust bowls with high crime and unemployment. The east side is much nicer.
FWIW there are over 300 suburbs.
In a survey of the liveability of Melbourne's 314 suburbs in 2011 based on house prices, congestion, crime rates, transport:
The Western Suburbs had the 37, 40, 42, 49, 55, 58, 88, 91, 95 and 96th suburbs out of the 314.
I also see a lot of eastern and south-eastern suburbs in the lowest quarter of the 314 suburbs.
Footscray is ranked 37th. Ask people who have never been there or only been there a long time ago and they will tell you it's one of the worst suburbs in Melbourne.
As others point out, you can't generalise for a whole area of 1.5 mill+ people and their suburbs.
Williamstown ranks 40th and I'm proud to say I spent a wonderful time there - born and bred. I think I know a bit more about the West frankly.
As a matter of interest - ever lived in Melbourne's western suburbs for any period of time? I would guess that large tracts of Point Cook, Sanctuary Lakes etc, etc were paddocks when you came up with your pearl of wisdom.
Aug 16th 2013, 12:38 pm
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http://theage.domain.com.au/greater-...122-1nrv2.html
Yes, surveys can be criticised blah, blah but take it as indicative of suburbs and better than an old granny's tale.
Sunshine 208/314.
Yes, surveys can be criticised blah, blah but take it as indicative of suburbs and better than an old granny's tale.
Sunshine 208/314.
Aug 16th 2013, 2:37 pm
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