Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
#31
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Hi All
This is a great thread and a mine of useful information, to those of you already in Melbourne, can I just ask is travelling to South Bank CBD each day from Mount Eliza realistic on the train. The place looks beautiful, hubby will be working on the South Bank and is prepared to travel up to 1 hour each way on the train. What would you say is the furthest start point for the journey into the CBD. Jason arrives in March, providing we have the visa and the children and I when the house sells.
Many Thanks
Tracy
This is a great thread and a mine of useful information, to those of you already in Melbourne, can I just ask is travelling to South Bank CBD each day from Mount Eliza realistic on the train. The place looks beautiful, hubby will be working on the South Bank and is prepared to travel up to 1 hour each way on the train. What would you say is the furthest start point for the journey into the CBD. Jason arrives in March, providing we have the visa and the children and I when the house sells.
Many Thanks
Tracy
#32
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Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Firstly, Mt Eliza doesn't have a train station so you would have a 10-15 min drive to Frankston plus parking time etc. The train then takes 1.05 hours to Flinders Street station which is the nearest to South Bank. You would then have a 5-10 min walk.
Bear in mind the train goes all the way round the city loop before it gets to Flinders Street.
Door to door I reckon 1.5 hours Mt Eliza to Southbank by train.
Buzzy
Bear in mind the train goes all the way round the city loop before it gets to Flinders Street.
Door to door I reckon 1.5 hours Mt Eliza to Southbank by train.
Buzzy
#33
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Firstly, Mt Eliza doesn't have a train station so you would have a 10-15 min drive to Frankston plus parking time etc. The train then takes 1.05 hours to Flinders Street station which is the nearest to South Bank. You would then have a 5-10 min walk.
Bear in mind the train goes all the way round the city loop before it gets to Flinders Street.
Door to door I reckon 1.5 hours Mt Eliza to Southbank by train.
Buzzy
Bear in mind the train goes all the way round the city loop before it gets to Flinders Street.
Door to door I reckon 1.5 hours Mt Eliza to Southbank by train.
Buzzy
Thanks Buzzy, will need to re-consider and move further north in our search, that is too far to travel each day for poor hubby.
#34
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
With a little bit of research and quite a lot of closing our eyes and pointing at a map of Melbourne, we've come up with our Top 5 Reccie list.
If any locals can give us info on any bits they are familiar with, it would be much appreciated.
Nothing too fancy, just a nice family orientated place to eat/get takeaway, a nice park or library to placate the children who will be very bored and any info on the schools or kindys that are currently in favour. (PM if prefer)
We have a zillion scenarios of the kind of lifestyle we want so:
For beach living:
Brighton
Brighton East
For central/established family area:
Hawthorn
Balwyn North
Mckinnon
Checking out the west side:
Williamstown
Further out, bigger newer houses:
Glen Waverly
Mount Waverly
Blackburn
OK so we've stretched the concept of top 5 slightly!
Thanks for all the help so far.
WithIce x
If any locals can give us info on any bits they are familiar with, it would be much appreciated.
Nothing too fancy, just a nice family orientated place to eat/get takeaway, a nice park or library to placate the children who will be very bored and any info on the schools or kindys that are currently in favour. (PM if prefer)
We have a zillion scenarios of the kind of lifestyle we want so:
For beach living:
Brighton
Brighton East
For central/established family area:
Hawthorn
Balwyn North
Mckinnon
Checking out the west side:
Williamstown
Further out, bigger newer houses:
Glen Waverly
Mount Waverly
Blackburn
OK so we've stretched the concept of top 5 slightly!
Thanks for all the help so far.
WithIce x
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#36
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Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
With a little bit of research and quite a lot of closing our eyes and pointing at a map of Melbourne, we've come up with our Top 5 Reccie list.
If any locals can give us info on any bits they are familiar with, it would be much appreciated.
Nothing too fancy, just a nice family orientated place to eat/get takeaway, a nice park or library to placate the children who will be very bored and any info on the schools or kindys that are currently in favour. (PM if prefer)
We have a zillion scenarios of the kind of lifestyle we want so:
For beach living:
Brighton
Brighton East
For central/established family area:
Hawthorn
Balwyn North
Mckinnon
Checking out the west side:
Williamstown
Further out, bigger newer houses:
Glen Waverly
Mount Waverly
Blackburn
OK so we've stretched the concept of top 5 slightly!
Thanks for all the help so far.
WithIce x
If any locals can give us info on any bits they are familiar with, it would be much appreciated.
Nothing too fancy, just a nice family orientated place to eat/get takeaway, a nice park or library to placate the children who will be very bored and any info on the schools or kindys that are currently in favour. (PM if prefer)
We have a zillion scenarios of the kind of lifestyle we want so:
For beach living:
Brighton
Brighton East
For central/established family area:
Hawthorn
Balwyn North
Mckinnon
Checking out the west side:
Williamstown
Further out, bigger newer houses:
Glen Waverly
Mount Waverly
Blackburn
OK so we've stretched the concept of top 5 slightly!
Thanks for all the help so far.
WithIce x
Buzzy
#37
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Hi WithIce
Eltham and Monty are good (Eltham preferred). Bit out in the sticks if you want the cosmo lifestyle. 3 pubs/cafes, 10 plus restaurants, 2 supermarkets, huge library, thriving arts scene and the occasional music festival (blues/jazz).
45 minutes to CBD by train - right way around the loop. Very close to Yarra Valley and wineyards. Warrandyte minutes away. Ivanhoe 15 minutes by train or car. It feels rural and at night it is quiet and certainly not for everyone and sometimes it can feel quite isolating when you are going home hours before anyone else because you use publiuc transport and don't want to pay $60 for a taxi.
Many people think Eltham is cheap, I disagree. The days of the 350k house are over, you would now be looking at 500k and then probably more for a great place. Land size etc is great.
This is an example of what you could expect for a price range of $550k/650k.
Eltham and Monty are good (Eltham preferred). Bit out in the sticks if you want the cosmo lifestyle. 3 pubs/cafes, 10 plus restaurants, 2 supermarkets, huge library, thriving arts scene and the occasional music festival (blues/jazz).
45 minutes to CBD by train - right way around the loop. Very close to Yarra Valley and wineyards. Warrandyte minutes away. Ivanhoe 15 minutes by train or car. It feels rural and at night it is quiet and certainly not for everyone and sometimes it can feel quite isolating when you are going home hours before anyone else because you use publiuc transport and don't want to pay $60 for a taxi.
Many people think Eltham is cheap, I disagree. The days of the 350k house are over, you would now be looking at 500k and then probably more for a great place. Land size etc is great.
This is an example of what you could expect for a price range of $550k/650k.
Last edited by busterboy; Jan 8th 2008 at 7:48 am.
#39
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Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Does anyone live or know anything about the Melton area ?
Had a reccie trip in August and looked around the usual culprits and really like Eltham , but never checked out Melton and i wondered what peoples view were of the area.
Ideally i would like to live in a semi-rural location - easier said than done given the geographical spread of Melbourne, and the wish to be no further than 1hr commute from the CBD where i will no doubt be working.
Had a reccie trip in August and looked around the usual culprits and really like Eltham , but never checked out Melton and i wondered what peoples view were of the area.
Ideally i would like to live in a semi-rural location - easier said than done given the geographical spread of Melbourne, and the wish to be no further than 1hr commute from the CBD where i will no doubt be working.
#40
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
nickyblonde.
Melton is one of the satellite townships Northwest of town.
It is probably the cheapest area to buy to be within 1 hours commute of the city. its actually about 30 minutes to southern cross station.
the down side is that it is not on the metro rail line, it is served by V-line trains but only every few hours so a short drive to watergardens (sydenham) or deer park to join the suburban train system would probably be in order.
i would reckon that that commute would cause the true travel time to be somewhere in the 1hr - 1hr 20min region (about 45 mins from watergardens)
if the type of countryside is a big factor in your decision, please remember that Melton and Eltham are very different in their "feel"
whilst the northeast areas (eltham/greensborough etc) are quite heavily wooded and the northwest is very open countryside.
IMHO if you are looking NW and want to be a bit out of town but within 1 - 1.5 hours travel then Gisborne is a great little spot.
Melton is one of the satellite townships Northwest of town.
It is probably the cheapest area to buy to be within 1 hours commute of the city. its actually about 30 minutes to southern cross station.
the down side is that it is not on the metro rail line, it is served by V-line trains but only every few hours so a short drive to watergardens (sydenham) or deer park to join the suburban train system would probably be in order.
i would reckon that that commute would cause the true travel time to be somewhere in the 1hr - 1hr 20min region (about 45 mins from watergardens)
if the type of countryside is a big factor in your decision, please remember that Melton and Eltham are very different in their "feel"
whilst the northeast areas (eltham/greensborough etc) are quite heavily wooded and the northwest is very open countryside.
IMHO if you are looking NW and want to be a bit out of town but within 1 - 1.5 hours travel then Gisborne is a great little spot.
Last edited by derab; Jan 8th 2008 at 2:25 pm.
#41
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Great thread, really useful
I'm looking at moving out to Melbourne Q3/Q4 this year with a commute to offices in Box Hill and CBD and have been researching the areas as best as I can - this thread has made that so much easier.
I'm looking at moving out to Melbourne Q3/Q4 this year with a commute to offices in Box Hill and CBD and have been researching the areas as best as I can - this thread has made that so much easier.
#42
Re: Melbourne Suburbs (west)
Hi all, please could someone give me some honest and accurate info on the suburbs around Footscary, Melbourne.
Is anyone living in Coburg, Williamstown and surrounding?
Hubby has ajob offer in Footscary and just wanteed to gather some info to give us an idea of the place.
We have vistited the other side a few years ago along with a trip to Queensland.
Is anyone living in Coburg, Williamstown and surrounding?
Hubby has ajob offer in Footscary and just wanteed to gather some info to give us an idea of the place.
We have vistited the other side a few years ago along with a trip to Queensland.
#43
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Hi,
Going out in two weeks!! Anyone know if bayside areas $$$$, again need to be at least 30 - 40 train away from CBD and got two young children so family area?? but looking also at Eltham /Greenborough?but OH no point looking at areas like Chelsea/Richmond (UK) because we dont have that sort of cash
cheers
Going out in two weeks!! Anyone know if bayside areas $$$$, again need to be at least 30 - 40 train away from CBD and got two young children so family area?? but looking also at Eltham /Greenborough?but OH no point looking at areas like Chelsea/Richmond (UK) because we dont have that sort of cash
cheers
#44
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Location: Melbourne, by the beach, living the dream.
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Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
Hi,
Going out in two weeks!! Anyone know if bayside areas $$$$, again need to be at least 30 - 40 train away from CBD and got two young children so family area?? but looking also at Eltham /Greenborough?but OH no point looking at areas like Chelsea/Richmond (UK) because we dont have that sort of cash
cheers
Going out in two weeks!! Anyone know if bayside areas $$$$, again need to be at least 30 - 40 train away from CBD and got two young children so family area?? but looking also at Eltham /Greenborough?but OH no point looking at areas like Chelsea/Richmond (UK) because we dont have that sort of cash
cheers
Buzzy
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Posts: 263
Re: Melbourne Suburbs, Anyone there?
With a little bit of research and quite a lot of closing our eyes and pointing at a map of Melbourne, we've come up with our Top 5 Reccie list.
If any locals can give us info on any bits they are familiar with, it would be much appreciated.
Nothing too fancy, just a nice family orientated place to eat/get takeaway, a nice park or library to placate the children who will be very bored and any info on the schools or kindys that are currently in favour. (PM if prefer)
We have a zillion scenarios of the kind of lifestyle we want so:
For beach living:
Brighton
Brighton East
If any locals can give us info on any bits they are familiar with, it would be much appreciated.
Nothing too fancy, just a nice family orientated place to eat/get takeaway, a nice park or library to placate the children who will be very bored and any info on the schools or kindys that are currently in favour. (PM if prefer)
We have a zillion scenarios of the kind of lifestyle we want so:
For beach living:
Brighton
Brighton East
Brighton East is cheaper and on the tram but it takes a while to get in.
If its the beach you are looking for and easy train access to the CBD. I would suggest looking at Hampton, Sandringham, Mentone and Parkdale also. If you are willing to travel a little further Mordialloc down to Seaford.
Hawthorn is near Swinburne Uni so quite bustling with lots going but also you'll be competing with lots of house sharers/uni students etc.
Balwyn North we looked at its nice, public transport, cafes and pubs are a little more distant apart in these areas so you may have a reasonable walk or need to be carefull when looking at the map. 3/4 bed good family homes are 500/600 pw.
McKinnon don't know anything about sorry.
Also I would suggest looking at kew (where we are moving to) box hill, glen iris and if your budget is upto it Malvern.
Some love it but it certainly wasn't for us. There are also suburbs slightly further on round from Williamstown that look ok.