Ocean Grove, VIC 3226

Family Friendly - 5
Public Transport - 1
Local Shopping - 4
Parks and recreation - 4
Affordability - 3

Total: 17 / 25

Favourite cafes include Driftwood for the best breakfast and coffee, The Chicken Shop sometimes plays host to my favourite band on a Saturday night. The Big Bash Band absolutely rocks this daytime chicken shop where people of all ages rock the night away, it’s a real vibe. The Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club runs a great Nippers program for children and the surf is always calling. The Ocean beach is truly spectacular. Join the Iceburgers or Yummy Mummies for an early morning swim at RAFS Beach Ocean Grove followed by a coffee at one of the local cafes

Reading the reviews I think people who have visited my town of Ocean Grove must have been here during the two weeks of summer when it's super busy, and only walked around Dare or Orton streets or near the surf club.
You can buy a house with good bones walking distance (read 10 minutes) to the beach, quite cheaply, supermarkets have the same prices as everywhere else, so do the takeaways and cafes. Petrol is generally cheaper than Melbourne, and if you get to know the locals you can find cheap mates rates tradies to help you out.
I moved here 6 years ago and have never been happier. Don't base your view on the two busy weeks over Christmas when the big towners rent holiday accomodation near the main drag.

Ocean Grove once upon a time was for retiree's. How that has changed. It is a vibrant growing town where the population is exploding. Housing is going up everywhere. There are 2 shopping centers which is fantastic because during the holiday periods, Ocean Grove's population almost triples. If you want the quiet life, Ocean Grove is NOT for you. With expanding highways, subdividing of farmland to make way for more homes, Ocean Grove will become a tourist city rather than what it is today. Schools are fantastic in this area with 3 primary schools but only the one high school. Upon attaining year 9, students will have to bus to Drysdale to complete their schooling, which is a downside.

This is the town if you want the postcode very nice but far to over priced like Toorak

A great town home of seachange this tourist destination is becoming a bit like lorne but I still love it hear and a great time to buy into as the average home is around the $1 million dollar mark

Fantastic town but if you are after a family environment with kids this is not the area for you unless you are prepared to pay for a expensive lifestyle for them to fit into the other young yuppy crouds in their Mercedes's and BMW's and prada bags.

I first encounted Ocean Grove in 2000 and from that moment on it was a place that I wanted to live and now since moving in 2002 I love it more everyday