MarkShinn

Thank you all for the info. It's greatly appreciated. I shall continue to do my research and go from there.

Mornington, Mt Eliza, Frankston South, Mt Martha are nice areas where many Brits settle.

Thank you I shall take a look.

They are nice suburbs, but all are at least an hour by public transport from the city. Naturally this is very subjective depending on what you want, but if its just the two of you for now, I would like at somewhere like St. Kilda, Elwood, Williamstown. All close to the city. Of those probably St. kilda is the most risky for crime, but it's not that bad. We like whe we live (Mt Waverley), but it's more family oriented and further from the beach. Much will depend on your budget. You can probably gets two bedroom apartment in St. Kilda for about $400-450 per week. If you wants nicer but still close to the beach look at Brighton or Hampton. Will cost you more though.

Thank you for the reply. I/we dont mind a bit of travelling. Silly question maybe, but is public transport quicker to travel into city than driving? Especially in the likes of rush hour? Thank you i shall do a bit of research on the areas you stated and get a good idea of whats about.

But they are a very long way from the CBD so probably not suitable for the OP.

 

Mark, are you buying or renting ?

I think it would be best to have an idea of your budget if renting and then we could probably suggest some suburbs.

Heya, initially we shall be renting. Looking at around $500 pw. We shall have to save a bit more before buying. Thanks for your help.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Obviously I would like to state im not looking for utopia but I am looking for people opinions on suburbs in Melbourne, good place to bring up family etc.

If someone could advise on which suburbs are most & least expensive, suburbs with high crime rate. It would be greatly appreciated. I apologise for not asking correctly first time round.

Good morning.. Me and my girlfriend are currently going through the stages of having my skills assessed for 189 visa and havent started the EOI.

We are looking are going to Melbourne, as i do currently have an uncle that lives there.

I'm hoping for some help in regards to which suburbs are best, i.e. low crime, value for money regarding rent, close-ish to the beach, easy reach of the CBD...

We have no children (yet) so our plans our simply based around ourselves and a two bed property.

Can anybody share some light for me?