hi i lived in the western suberbs most of my life. werribee would be the cheepest place to live as its the oldest well compaired to hoppers crossing point cook etc, you can still buy new homes though! werribee has a train line into the melbourne and i would say its about 30 minutes away by train or car, you have a freeway (motorway) going past. it has a resonable sized shopping centre with all major shops close by. you have a good family beach in altona (about 15 minutes away) werribee also has beaches but are not the best? werribee also has alot of farming close by (lettuce mainly) other than the werribee zoo (open range zoo) werribee does not have anything else (plenty of play places for kids though) but nor does any suburb of melbourne. you need to go to queensland for that! the schools are fine with a mixture of private and public schools. the only problem is if you have young ones you need to hunt around for nursuries as there are not enough places! if you are going to use public transport you only need to buy 1 ticket to use buses trains or trams i hpe this helps you out if you need any other help just gve me bell take care geoffrey
Hi Michelle
ive been in the U.K for the past 4 years Blackburn at the moment, but have plans to move back soon. in the time i lived in the western suburbs (most of my life) the only crime we had against us was, i got my new bike stolen from the deer park shopping centre. my mum took me to the police station the police officer seen i was so upset and got one of the recoverd ones out the back and gave it to me! i was made up. Great story but i gather you want more facts? ive done a quick search on google.com.au on (crime figures for werribee) and it talks about werribee train station being one of the worst for crime! but as you read on it tells you that 90% of the crimes reported oct 07 to this month 16 of those happend in the car park (cars stolen) last reported assult was in july and last robbery/assult in jan07. if you do the google search there is alot more info. as my personal views i feel that kids are kids in Australia in England i feel they want to grow up to quick, i was shocked when first coming to England seeing young girls with prams 6/7 yr olds smoking etc i never seen that that in oz (maybe i walked around with my eyes closed?) but i never felt un safe. you may have people trying to talk you out of the western suburbs it is not as bad as people make out, the house prices are alot cheaper and yes you may get a lower class of people (working class) but they are happy to chat, and its only 30 minutes in to the cbd. the only bad point is if you travel into the city the suns in your face on the way to work and on the way home. if your still in the uk we can meet up or i can give you my number and you can pick my brains? i hope ive helped
take care and good luck
Geoffrey
Thanks for that. We are tearing our hair out as to where to go but Werribee (area etc) seems to suit.
Are there any major crime problems that you know of?
We visited to zoo, it was lovely although I am not sure of the major plans they are trying to push forward for a theme park there.
I notice you say you lived as in you have now moved on. Are you still in Oz?
thanks again for taking the time to reply,
best wishes
Michelle
Hi in mornington at present wife been offered job in Werribee finding a rental is dog eat dog but looks like we have one in Hoppers Crossing.Place looks good shopping mall houses newer and roads easy to follow, we are moving there soon i hpoe ,what ive seen looks better than some parts of eastside??just no beach,like i say only been here 2 weeks so will give you up date as i go ,just watch second hand car market a rip of. Barry & Val.
Hi, I live in Tarneit which is just the otherside of Hoppers Crossing. I have been living here for 2 years now. Theres a lot of new modern houses being built and more estates. The land costs from $140k depending on what estate and the house costs from $135k. Check Burbank, Divine homes, Henley, Metricon website and national builder. 2 years ago we bought our land for $121k (683 sqm) now for just 350 sqm would cost $135k. Critics reckon west is going to take over East Melbourne in terms of house prices once established. Were we live are more accessible to go to the city which is only 25mins away, tullamarine international airport is about 30 mins and avalon airport 30mins. Adelaide 7-8 hours by car on Western Highway.
Williamstown is a very nice place to go during weekend for a walk or a quick dip at the beach. Theres a lot of side street restaurant too. Altona is ok but mostly its full of sea weeds so I wont swim there but its a nice to have long walk or cycling. They are only 15 mins drive.
Yes we do get once in awhile burglary but it happens where ever you go. So make sure you have a security alarm at home. They are targeting new houses and estates as theres not much people living around. so to prevent it from happening make sure you either sign up for security monitor or just DIY. It happened to me 3 months after we moved in to our new home! Unfortunately so as my neighbors! But even established houses are also being victimized. So just beware. Aside from all of that, living here are nice and quiet. everything you need are all here and you dont need to go to the city.
Hi Michelle,
I grew up in Werribee and in fact most of my family still there. Werribee is a great place to live - although have to say my (Welsh) husband and I don't live there - we live closer to the city. The local public hospital is excellent - we recently had our baby there. The shopping is good - much cheaper than the Easter side of town (Eastern suburbs considered the 'posh' suburbs of Melbourne). Have to say though, you do get alot of 'chavs' and hoons. Stay clear of living in Birdsville. If you want a good catholic high school, I highly recommend MacKillop College. Living somewhere near the Werribee River is pretty. And actually we found the best curry in the main street of Werribee. And believe me, my husband is very critical on finding a good Indian - and they are hard to come by! The commute to Melbourne city is a pain the bum. Because Werribee/hoppers crossing and actually the whole of Western suburbs - has expanded, the traffic in peak times is pretty bad. With no traffic, you can get there in 30mins - but in peak times it can take up to 1hr+. to make matters worse, sun glare is shocking in the morning and nights. Werribee is in between Melbourne and Geelong. Geelong is about 30mins further again - and its a great city. Good shopping and your gateway to the coast (great ocean road etc). I won't go on. Anything specific you need to know, let me know. Natalie
