Eltham, VIC 3095

Green and lush, living in Eltham is almost like living in the country yet within comfortable commuting distance of the City. Local facilities are excellent, offering good public and private schools, wide selection of local shops ( including two outstanding delis and Westfield Shoppingtown Doncaster is only minutes away), restaurants (Indian, Thai, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Chinese etc) cafes, wine bar, pub, gyms, parks, walking and bike tracks, train station. Eltham offers a great mix of housing to suit every wallet, from mansions with pools and tennis courts to pretty old weatherboards waiting to be renovated and everything in between. The perfect place for families or indeed anyone wanting to live in a green, peaceful, safe environment that is a comfortable commute to the City.

We moved here eight years ago to raise a family in the green wedge shire. Should have researched more about its status as a suburb targeted for major development. Most houses sold are now demolished and the plot subdivided. The centre has lost its green, family friendly vibe, with poorly built identikit apartment blocks and town houses overshadowing well kept bungalows. I have seen drug dealing from cars near schools. Montmorency seems a better option.

Beautiful leafy suburb, great schools, great festivals, great community. Feel very lucky to live here.

My family and I moved to Eltham this year, and it has been fantastic. It's peaceful with loads of beautiful trees, flowers, and birds. There are heaps of great places to go walking or riding, great restaurants and cafes. There are great schools and friendly families, and we are the most vaccinated area in metro Melbourne, which reflects very well on the type of people living here!

Eltham’s got it all! My family moved here from Greensborough during the pandemic period! Boy, have to tell you it was the best move ever! Such amazing community vibe, huge blocks of land to live on, great coffee a short drive or walk away, and decent shopping a short walk away with organic stores, butchers, deli, bakery and what not!

We get greeted by the sweet sound of nature day-in day-out! Beautiful creatures - lorikeets, magpies, noisy miner, cockatoos, and many others inspire you by paying you a visit and singing all day long. It feels like a beautiful hill station or highlands type of weather and scenery (foggy at times with the right breeze and temperature).

Great cafes, great nature, close to Doncaster Westfield and Templestowe shopping Center and restaurants! Couldn’t ask for more! Comes at a price but every penny worth!

Suburbia amongst the Australian bush. Lots of 70s and 80s architecture. Very family friendly. Will definitely benefit from Northeast Link which is on the way. Train station is unfortunately not being rebuilt, but will benefit from line duplications occuring on the Hurstbridge line. Greensborough Plaza close by.

We moved here 2 years ago and it’s the best suburb. commutable to the CBD, close to the yarra valley and even though areas of the suburb feel remote and very peaceful, you are not far from supermarkets, great cafes and shops.
There is a mix of young families and an ageing population. There are a lot of schools, and after school finishes lots of high school kids go into the centre and buy ice cream, that’s about the extent of ‘gangs’ in the burbs!

I love it here after moving from the inner east. It’s beautiful and green and has lots of little shops, cafes and restaurants. We chose it over Montmorency due to the proximity to supermarkets and better amenities.
It’s becoming very popular so over development is inevitable but still has a great vibe!