Hoppers Crossing, VIC 3029

great for schools, safety, shopping, medical facilities, eating out, recreation, parks, public transport and community feeling. Really happy to live in Hoppers Crossing.

Lots of development in recent years. Great place for young families with access to good schools, parks, zoo, public transport, large shopping center etc. Its the best kept secret, with affordable housing large plot sizes and located between CBD and Geelong. Avalon and Tullamarine are both approx 30 mins away.

I moved to Hoppers Crossing North 12 years ago from Oakleigh. Hoppers Crossing has had a lot of positive change in this period. The surrounding suburbs have built up. The second train line has made a big difference to reliability on Public Transport. I work in the city and commute daily. I love to leave work behind and come home. It is only 50 mins door to door. The suburb has everything you need. I love my house. It is fantastic value for money. With time, things will get only better.

Hoppers Crossing has a lot of advantages. First of all, there are many reputable schools, big hospitals and shopping options such as Werribee Pasific. A lot of people worries about the traffic , however, wherever you travel in Melbourne, it will be the same issue, east or west are the same. The council invests a lot on playgrounds, gardens, community centers and so on. Neighbourhood is usually the combination young and middle aged people. I always feel safe around. It takes about 30- 35 mins to get to the city with normal traffic and 50 mins during peak hours
I think hoppers will be one of the most attractive suburbs in the West in the very near future.

A lovely neighbourhood with over 40,000 residents, Hoppers Crossing is a thriving shopping hub boasting restaurants, a renovated Village Cinema, plenty of hairdressers, abundant options for supermarkets, toy stores, clothing shops, chemists, bakeries, florists, warehouses and more. You don't even need to step into Werribee Plaza and still have enough shops around in the suburb for all your day to day need. An ideal location for families, Hoppers Crossing plays host to a leisure centre, public pool, community arts centre, youth centre, tennis courts and cricket and football clubs. There are also a number of primary and secondary schools in the area as well as a technology university. A train station and various bus routes service the suburb and link Hoppers Crossing with neighbouring areas.

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Having lived in Hoppers Crossing for over 30 years, I have seen the area undergo a variety of changes. However, the one constant is Hoppers Crossing's family-friendly lifestyle and facilities.

The Hoppers Crossing Railway Station is well serviced by buses and taxis, and is an easy walk or drive from most parts of the suburb. Similarly, Princes Fwy provides quick and easy access to Melbourne CBD to the east, and Geelong/Surf Coast/Warrnambool to the West.

The suburb has everything one could want. Werribee Plaza, Hoppers Crossing Shopping Centre, Old Geelong Rd Shops and Warehouses, Wyndham Village Shopping Centre, Hogans Corner Shops, AquaPulse, Village Cinemas, Dining precinct at the Plaza, New Cafes at Hoppers Crossing Station Area, Watton St Village Shops and Cafes and the ever-changing demographics and all the benefits that come with it.

More and more blocks are being subdivided for units and townhouses. Plenty of people have moved from the Eastern, and South-Eastern suburbs due to affordability and proximity to the Melbourne CBD end up loving the place and wouldn't dream of moving anywhere.

You cannot buy a nicely built house with a pool and a garden on a quarter acre block only 25 KM from Melbourne CBD for 800K in other suburbs. You can do so in the lovely Hoppers Crossing that has everything at your doorstep!

These days, in media - everyone wants the inner-city lifestyle, they push the apartment lifestyle aggressively. If people want houses and they go to a new house and land package they get small blocks as small as 280 SQM. With these small land sizes in the new estates, you have to build up. The double-storey houses are unsuitable for a family with young children or older people who dislike climbing stairs.

The Australian Dream used to be to own a 'Quarter Acre Block' in the suburbia. Own it outright. Then build wealth for retirement. If you can afford it, this is still the dream. However, the print media monopolised by the latte-sipping supposedly sophisticated 'elite' have an agenda to do away with the Australian dream. The main reason is no one can afford it these days. So, they pontificate on density and urge us for better urban planning and bulk our cities so, we all live on top of each other. No, thank you very much. I believe in choices. Give people the choice and let them choose what they want. Apartments, units, villas, duplex, townhouses all have their places. For me, personally, nothing beats a quarter acre block house with a garden, pool, outdoor entertainment! Your own land. Your own dirt in the sunburnt country is the dream. A dream that's so distant for so many these days.

Today, this Australian dream has become a luxury for so many young people. I would say, get it while you can. Hoppers Crossing is a suburb that is so under the radar. Buy in. You will not regret it.

Hoppers Crossing is big and the different areas vary greatly. Woodsville close to the station is the oldest area with housing style from the 1960s. Woodsville, Cambridge, Mossfiel, The Grange, Derrimut-Heath, and Bellbridge. The sheer size of each of these areas could be a suburb on its own right. The Werribee Plaza is only a short walk away and has a new luxurious cinema seat and brand new dining precinct. A surprising well-kept secret is the proximity to the city - my husband rides his bicycle to work in the city every day in under 50 mins. Only 30 mins drive to the city at off-peak times. I have never come across hoons (as mentioned in another review). I have lived here for seven years after moving from Kew. I feel safer in Hoppers Crossing than in Kew or Hawthorn, though both those areas are very beautiful.