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Kia Ora Road

"Kia Ora - Kiwi for 'hello'"

Very friendly street with a good mix of established families and newcomers. Mostly a quiet street, with a few late night hoons. Ten minutes walk to the 112 tram and Preston West cafes. Interesting group of shops on Gilbert Road where the street begins - chemist, bakery, childcare, 7-eleven etc. Lovely playground and park on next block and we're very keenly waiting for the bike path to be finished along Edgars Creek which will run all the way to Edwardes Lake.

Great for

  • Friendly neighbours
  • Close to primary school
  • Creek at the end of the street

Not great for

  • Industrial zone across creek - Coburg North
  • Neat but plain houses

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • LGBT+
  • Students
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Reservoir

"Next Coburg (we hope)"

We moved here 18 months ago after being priced out of the inner North. Not surprisingly most of our neighbours are young families same as us. Res is a HUGE suburb - one of Melbourne's biggest. We're in the Reservoir West pocket on the border with Preston and there are two great coffee shops, schools look fine (kid not really old enough for me to comment yet), nice parks, and I love going to the Coburg Drive In, market and pool in Summer. The 112 Tram is always good, but it would be fantastic if it was extended - would make the train station much more accessible. And a good bar would be wonderful.

Probably the worst thing is the reaction from people when you say where you live! And it's not even cheap any more. We paid the Melbourne median price for a 3 bdm 1940s house. Still we have a lot more space than many of our friends, and you can see the suburb changing even since we moved. Fingers crossed it keeps improving.

Great for

  • Edwardes Lake Park
  • Preston West cafes
  • Affordable property only 13km from the city
  • Good public transport (still Zone 1)
  • Multicultural community
  • Affordable

Not great for

  • Reputation
  • Not many cafes, restaurants or cultural hubs yet

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • LGBT+
  • Hipsters
  • Students
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