Endeavour Hills, VIC 3802

I have been in endeavour hills for 34 years

We have lived here for 11 years and started our family here. It’s such a great place to raise kids, so many parks, bike tracks, friendly people and the lake! The shopping centre has everything you need and it’s undercover parking which is great with Melbourne weather.
Great Primary schools and the views are amazing. Endeavour Hills is a hidden gem.

We moved to Endeavour Hills 2 years ago. Great place for families and those who enjoy nature, quiet surroundings.

Pros:
- Leafy and scenic surburb with hills, viewpoints and a lot of places to explore in a near vicinity
- Great place to start a family as a lot of childcare options and safe surroundings
- Endeavour Hills shopping center has everything you will need (Coles, Woolworth, Aldi, Kmart, small cafes and restaurants, some speciality shops). Dandenong market/plaza or Fountain gate are about 10 minutes drive for more shopping options.
- Easy access to M1
- Great and friendly neighbours (may be subjective, depends on location)

Cons:
- about 10 minutes drive to the nearest train station (public buses are available but prepare to spend up to 30 minutes to the nearest station)
- No nightlife
- Some pockets can be a bit dodgy

Been following the market in Endeavour hills for a while now and we finally found our forever home here. The prices currently are crazy and if you don't buy soon you will be priced out of this suburb.
Pros:
- It's a beautiful suburb with loads of hills that make your drive to and from work so much more enjoyable.
- Close to everything as it's a short drive to M1 and big suburbs like Dandenong. But also secluded enough to be safe.
- has it's own shopping centre with coles, aldi, kmart, auspost, and loads of other shops
- Great schools in the vicinity for families with kids
- Lysterfield park is just a few minutes drive where you can picnic or watch the kangaroos pass you by.
- Loads of huge Grande houses in the suburb make the streets look posh
Cons:
- Crime: If you're stupid enough to leave your car unlocked on the street and have no security cameras you'll get robbed anywhere in Australia. Even in posh suburbs like Glen waverly or Mulgrave. So be safe, lock up your cars, invest in security cameras and motion sensor security lights and you should be fine
- no train stations so if you use public transport you need to use the bus routes to another train station. But there are plenty of bus stations in the suburb.

Small pocked of the Hills is a problem but everywhere else is fantastic. Best place to live.

The only 1 thing I would warn people who want to live in this suburb is.....don't ever use the car wash at the shopping center, doesn't matter how cheap they charge you
you are wasting your time and money, and they will take no responsibility, they expect you to give them a clean car to wash.
Took my car there for a $55 exterior and interior wash, I did not expect 100% clean back window as I had dog in the car, I told them to clean the windows as much as you can, I can accept that, 2 hours later I came back to pick up my car, expect it to be clean, NO, area around the hand brake did not clean, dashboard not clean, still obvious dust on it, did not vacuum under the front seat, fur, dirt, pieces of rubbish like they never touch those areas, did not clean the side of the back seat, the front of the back seat also obviously dusty, boot area not even vacuum properly. I spent $55 for a high pressure car wash with very little cleaning in the interior, NEVER AGAIN, you want a car wash that really clean your car, DON'T GO TO THIS ONE. Now I have to get my vacuum cleaner to vacuum the car that I just paid $55 to clean, and wipe clean whatever they did not do with my own time and spray. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Ray White has been so professional in the leasing of my unit. Anthony gave me up to date communication with every tenant that came through and was absolutely brilliant in everything he did. Anthony, you are amazing and so glad that I chose Ray White. And to Tom Filip who started all this!!

Would recommend these 2 professional men to anyone!!

We have lived in Endeavour Hills for over a year now and have had explored and experienced the suburb.

Firstly, the suburb is very green, full of trees and has spectacular views over the outer Eastern suburns especially when going out for walks with our little one.

Atmosphere and Feel
It is quiet, peaceful and green. The atmosphere has a great feel to it as the houses are on big blocks of lands and doesn't feel at all claustraphobic and "squashed in".

Shopping Options
We have so many shopping options. Firstly we have the local shopping centre in Endeavour Hills itself, which has everything you need such as Coles, Aldi and Woolworths as well as Big W. In addition, the major Shopping Centre which is close by is Fountain Gate Shopping Centre which is only 10min away. There is also Dandenong Plaza which slightly closer with plenty of variety and surprisingly better parking.

If you are after cheap and very fresh produce to cook for your family, then Dandenong Market is just opposite Dandenong Plaza. Weekends are great for a family brunch of Jam donuts and any one of a number of great options.


Hospitals and Medical Needs
There are lots of doctors in the area and the Joseph Banks medical centre has been reliable with many great doctors and bulk billing.

There is also an Endeavour Hills Specialist Clinic where you can make appointments with Pediatricians, Psychologists, Speech Pathologists etc...

If you need to visit a major hospital for an emergency then Dandenong Hospital also less than 10 minutes away for those family emergencies.

For Dental needs there is Totally Teeth which provides very good service.


Activities for Children

Outdoor Play is great when Lysterfield Park is only a 10min drive away and Myuna farm is
8 minutes away. There are also numerous Playgrounds and parks around the suburb.

There is also the Endeavour Hills Leisure Centre where there are activities run for children such as Gymnastics, Soccer.

For swimming, Dandenong Oasis is only just over 5 minutes away.

Endeavour Hills also has a fantastic skate park just outside the Leisure centre as well as a library.

Gym and Fitness

The major Fitness/Gyms in Endeavour Hills are Endeavour Hills Leisure Centre and SnapFitness.
The Leisure centre is great for families as the centre provides a creche service for Parents wanting to gain back their fitness, as a wonderful creche service can provide care for their little ones for an hour or two.


Public Transport
Most people complain about the lack of Train station in the suburb but it's only a 10min drive the Dandenong Train station and slightly further to Hallam Station. The suburb is also serviced by a number of busses that go throughout the suburb.


Night Life and Eating Out

There is a local shopping strip called the Terrace Shopping Centre where there is Pizza joint, Thai restaurant, Fish and Chips shops to go out for family dinners or having dinner with friends.

In addition, Hallam Hotel is only a 10min drive and has great Bands, comedians and shows line up.
Dandenong Pavilion (9min away) produces very delicious and highly recommended burgers. There is also the Dandenong Club in Heatherton Rd (only 7mins away)

We have lived here for over ten years and are finding it hard to leave! We would have looked at moving closer into the city but our modest four bed room house does the job for our family of four and we love the peaceful atmosphere of the suburb, the friendly residents and the easy access to freeway. This is not a trendy or 'hipster' suburb. But it is full of green parks and gorgeous views of the hills. It is minutes away from amazing nature filled walks (visit Churchill or Lysterfield park around dusk or dawn and you will be greeted by scores of kangaroos) despite being 32 km from the city. Fountain Gate shopping centre and Waverley Gardens shopping centres are down the road and our local shops and cafes are pretty good too. We have the BEST Deli this side of the city. I hope that the City of Casey invests more into this suburb as I think that it has loads of potential.