Mascot, NSW 2020

I have lived in Mascot my entire life (22 years) and highly recommend this suburb especially for families.

There are multiple great schools in the area ( I went to St Therese Primary School) and loved it there. The public transportation was also very convenient with lots of nearby buses available. Lestrange Park is also a great park for dog walking, physical activity and for taking kids.

If you are planning on living in Mascot I would recommend living around the Mascot Shops side not close to Mascot Train Station as there is quite a lot of new developments and traffic around that side of Mascot.

Having lived in Mascot for a few years I can only give my view of living here and the pros and cons. The area feels very industrial with a stigma attached to it because of the airport. The aircraft noise whenever the wind is predominantly northerly is loud and overwhelming. We were surprised moving here how little pride people took in their gardens and unlike other areas relied on the council to maintain the nature strips. The amount of unlawful rubbish left around the streets is an eyesore as is the amount of dog crap on the footpaths. The area has some good places to eat and it is convenient to the beach and city with train and bus services. If you play golf there are endless choices of places to play. Shopping choices include Mascot, East Lakes, East Gardens and East Village. Most of the better schools are not in the suburb. The area has its newer built complexes near the station which have good amenities and have a lot of appeal, whilst most of the homes are older Californian or workers cottages. Compared to other areas of the Eastern Suburbs, Mascot is the poor cousin and the cost of housing and price increases reflect this. If you can afford another area I would strongly suggest you consider it carefully. For us Mascot was a poor choice and we’re moving on.

This town is buzzing from construction, freight trains, planes, trucks, buses, cars and taxi drivers. If you are looking for a peace and quiet location with sizable land, mascot is not for you.

Although it has a couple of good pubs and is 10mins train ride to central station, it doesn't offer much else.

The daycare centers seem to be a premium for very little quality care also. The number of roadworks in the area have slowed down traffic considerably. Streets have roadworks for several months to years. It's not as temporary as you might think. Not to mention the apartment boom in the area.

We live on the eastern side of Mascot, so its about a 20 minute walk to the Mascot train station. Alternatively to can walk to Mascot shops on Botany Rd and catch a bus that takes you to Central (they used to take you all the way to Martin Place which was ideal). Now its quicker to do a bus / train at Green Square combo and door to door its approx 40mins to CBD for me.

Our street is very residential, no units etc - super quiet and feels very safe. There is some plane noise - approx one day per week and they fly down fairly low but not too noisy (mainly domestic flights) - its part of Mascot's charm and the kids love it!

The area around the Mascot train station is exploding with units and new shopping centres etc, Eastlakes Crown Complex mixed resi/shops is scheduled to start in 2017 and will further lift the entire area and surrounds.

We are a 5 minute drive to Messina in Rosebery and all the arty eateries in that suburb :-) Highly recommend this hidden gem of a suburb

We are a DINK (double income with no kids) and live in the aero complex at Mascot. The area is very child and pet friendly with nearby parks, cafes, a convenient SPAR, affordable yummy eats for those lazy nights off cooking with choices of Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Italian, Dominos and very soon a very handy Woolworths, pharmacy, GP and more restaurants opening in 2016 at Mascot Central. Most importantly, it is very convenient to the city and work. It takes me half an hour to North Sydney and only 10 minutes to Central station. Trains come every 10 minutes which means I never need to look at a timetable. Getting to the airport only costs $12 (domestic) and a little more for international - very handy for those work trips. 10 minute drive to UNSW, 15-20 mins to Maroubra beach, 5-10 mins to Dank street, and walking distance to The Grounds. Happy days!

The other advantage is internet speed. We have NBN in the building so streaming Netflix on one TV and Stan on the other is never an issue.

The downside is aircraft noise, however it doesn't make the place shake or interfere with TV (like Lilyfield/Leichardt where i used to reside). The planes generally fly over Marrickville/Tempe so you do get the noise but its not deafening. After a while you just learn to ignore it and it doesn't bother me at all.

I'd highly recommend Mascot for couples or young families.

Had reservations about moving from Marrickville to Mascot but was pleasantly surprised.
Mascot has a great friendly community spirit and made up of a diverse range of people from different cultures and backgrounds.
It has it's own comprehensive shopping strip which includes fast food and restaurants and is only 10-15 minutes from other shopping & restaurant precincts like Newtown, Alexandria, Marrickville, Surry Hills, Kingsford and Eastgardens.
Also handy to the eastern suburb beaches.
Sure there is aircraft noise but it is not as bad as Marrickville or other suburbs in the inner west which constantly have the larger international jets shaking the house. Depending on wind direction/weather there can be many consecutive days in a row without them in Mascot.
The council maintains the parks and streetscapes of suburb well and most residents seem to be house proud.
An overdue redevelopment of the Eastlakes shopping centre is coming which will benefit Mascot and other surrounding suburbs.

Close to the city, beaches, shopping centres, university, medical centres, schools and child care! What else do u need. Fantastic area.

Very noisy place