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Thomastown
4.2(27 reviews)

Thomastown, VIC 3074

4.2(27 reviews)

Ranked 226th best suburb by locals in Melbourne (Greater) Region, VIC

Great for

  • Parking
  • Cost of living
  • Internet access
  • Public transport
  • Parks and recreation

Not great for

  • Nightlife
  • Eating out

Who lives here?

  • Families With Kids
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Singles
  • Students

Reviews of Thomastown, VIC

9th January 2024

"Thomastown is a hidden gem."

Thomastown is a hidden gem. This is city is definitely improving with an influx of young families. It is in close proximity to the CBD. Easy access to ring road. It has its own train station and isn't far from tram stops either. It has a great YMCA. Close to the shopping centers, Northern hospital. Great schools around (St John XXIII Primary School Thomastown East). The neighbourhood used to be a bit rough but is definitely clearing up as real-estate gets more expensive. Has great dining option and cafe around.

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  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
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ijay
ijay

I agree with most of your review except for the great cafes. I find you still need to pop down to Reservoir for a really good cafe.

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"Thomastown….. Or Hoontown ?"

I noticed recently that there was a lot of family friendly hooning. It’s all good now because they got arrested and thomastown is back to being the best suburb in the country

Thomastown > toorak

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"Safe but not to safe"

People use to follow you but that guy is dead now

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"Thomastown"

A nice suburb to renovate an older style home. Good access to freeways. Pacific Epping and Northern Hospital just up the road. Was traditionally home to many Macedonian and Italian families.

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  • Families with kids
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"Great and very underrated suburb yet very affordable"

I moved from cranbourne. Initially didnt like much but after being here for a while I started liking it.

Still missing Kmart but epping mall is a of a great convenience.

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"Bit rundown but still good"

I've lived here 5 years now. It's pretty nice. It has that worn in look of a well used place. Most people are friendly enough, get a nod or a wave on a walk. There was one creepy white guy who would tailgate and threaten you but he has moved away. Everyone else is pretty friendly or at least neutral and keeps to themselves.

There's lots of conveniences within a few km and the public transport network is relatively decent. Although the loop buses never run on time and will randomly not show up. The other buses are okay and the train station is also okay. it has lots of car park and bike stands.

I wouldn't go walking around at 2am but it feels pretty safe. my neighbours check on me sometimes which is nice since i live alone.

Cons: Sometimes people hoon about but since they added more speedbumps that's slowed down a bit. Hooning isn't really a big deal anyway - better than stabbings and murders. I haven't seen any cars crash since the new traffic lights so that's a relief. Before I had seen a lot, including a kid getting hit.
Sometimes there's a bit of rubbish on the roads, but the street sweeper comes twice a week.

The growling grass frog parkland gets lots of rubbish but as long as you tell the council they get rid of it in a week or so.

People let their dogs harass you. I like dogs, but it's pretty annoying having dogs harass you.

Those are the biggest cons, so all up it is one of the better places i've lived.

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  • Singles
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"Great Place to Live"

I grew up in Thomastown and it's a great place to live and enjoy. It used to be filled with and many respects still is with European migrants from Greece, Italy and Macedonia. And thus had a community feel and very safe. The residents were family orientated and maintained their house holds and gardens beautifully. It was back in the day considered the outer north just like Mernda and Doreen are today. Although many people of my generation remained in Thomastown many moved on to Mill Park or South Morang to build more grand homes. It's still a great place and definitely deserves more recognition in being a suburb where you can live in happily. Close to the freeways, a variety of shops like Pacific Epping, Lalor shops, Thomastown shops, fairly close to the city, Northern Hospital, places of worship and the train station.
I would not pay attention to the overly negative comments on here. They give me troll vibes as many people who want to do well for themselves are targeting places like Thomastown, Lalor and Epping to buy heaps of investment properties for rent or to build townhouses knowing that they will be worth a mint in the near future. A lot of people come on here to attack the suburb to deter good people from buying here so they can mop up at auctions and sales. Honestly if you're looking for a family centered, down to earth community then definitely choose Thomastown to buy and live in.

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  • Families with kids
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ekaterinik

Hello V me and my partner just bought a house in Thomastown we dont know the area super well we are Greek our selfs is their a Coles around the area ?
Thank you for your comment it is very helpful I like a European area

meli-midlam

Very European area. Mostly Macedonian

aftv aftv
aftv aftv

It was one of the worst suburbs in the 80's and 90's. Its a bit better now but it's not great

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"Touching inner city melbourne"

Thomastown is a great area, theres really good city access via Western ring rd, Dalton Rd, High St. Plenty of cafes and resturants and Pacific epping and Costco 7 minutes away.
The area is pumping with developments as it is a growth area within the middle city ring. It is a property hotspot with the most desired pocket for families being East Thomastown side just off Dalton Rd (due to all the schools, transport, freeway access, childcares etc.

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  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
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"Very quiet and nice location"

Great for

  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People

Not great for

  • Boring area
  • Nightlife

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  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Students
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"Home"

Great for

  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People

Not great for

  • Teenagers
  • Boring area
  • Vandelism

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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"Well kept secret with big potential."

The good:
- Transport is easy to catch
- Nice wide roads
- Easy access to the Ring Road - which means you can easily access the western and eastern suburbs quickly.
- 15 to 20 mins drive to the airport - via the ring road (great for regular air travelers - such as myself)
- Friendly neighbours
- Generally quiet - Most neighbours are elderly and family types.
- Multicultural
- Local gyms nearby
- Shops and major shopping centers within 15 to 20 min drive.
- Plenty of petrol stations
- Close to many local industry
- Close to most fast food chains (if that's your thing)
- Plenty places of worship
- Plenty of schools
- Few mins. drive to RMIT Bundoora campus
- About 15 to 20mins drive to LaTrobe Bundoora campus

The bad:
- Random hooning in some pockets - my area doesn't seem to have any, but I can certainly hear it in the vicinity.
- Many drivers tend to over speed
- Not much of a night life
- Not many good quality cafes
- Not many places to eat other than the big chains.
- Clearly not a trendy and hip suburb - but honest in what it is.
- Some houses look bit old and depressing, need a spruce up and good as gold.

Great for

  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People
  • Close to RMIT
  • Close to LaTrobe

Not great for

  • Nightlife
  • Boring area
  • Hoons

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Students
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"Sensational suburb, nothing to worry about it"

Beautiful suburb, Everything you need in a suburb is there such as Food Stores, small resturants, Pools/ Gyms, Sport ovals and friendly people. Everything you hear is overreacting. Overall Thomastown is friendly neighbourhood where most people know each other!

Great for

  • Kebab Shop
  • IGA
  • Fish and Chip Shop
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People
  • Clean

Not great for

  • Teenagers

Who lives here?

  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Tourists
  • Hipsters
  • Students
  • Trendy & Stylish
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Nicholas Cannavo real estate agent
Nicholas Cannavo

I agree, most services are at your fingertips, including hospital, schools, shopping, free way, public transport, train & buses, great wide roads and whatever else you need. A very under rated suburb.

edelem

Of course you ago Nicholas, youre a real estate agent in the area! Did you write the first review yourself or did one of your friends/colleagues?! What a load of propaganda, Thomastown is a rundown suburb with lots of roller shutters, clearly its not safe

hellothere123
hellothere123

There is crime everywhere! In the late 90s many Italians and Greeks installed roller shutters on their windows, often via telemarketing! The shutters were marketed to them as a stylish way to control the temperature of their homes and often replaced ugly blinds. Roller shutters are very common in any suburb that has a lot of Italian/Greek style homes. Thomastown may have its share of run down/overgrown homes but in general it is a quiet, affordable and underrated suburb with excellent access to freeways, Epping Plaza and central to the entire northern suburbs.

edelem

hellothere123 I was talking about the roller shutters on the shops

pon saravanan
pon saravanan

It's a great suburb. I can confirm after living here for close to 2 years. I have yet to witness a crime or unpleasant exposure.

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"Booming Suburb-Close to everything"

Best place to live and raise your kids,
Close to city and eastern suburb
Affordable suburb

Great for

  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People
  • Clean

Not great for

  • Nightlife

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Tourists
  • Students
  • Country Lovers
  • Trendy & Stylish
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"King of the North"

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"Booming Suburb"

Wonderful suburb with easy access to CBD (only 16km and still affordable!), airport and shops.

Great for

  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People
  • Clean

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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"A nice family suburb and close to most suburbs"

Great for

  • Thomastown west side nice and quiet family oriented
  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People
  • Clean

Not great for

  • Hoons doing burn outs on main roads almost every night
  • Teenagers

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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"Future Gem"

I have been living in Thomastown for 21 years and the change this suburb has gone through is amazing. It is definitely a future gem.

Great for

  • Clean
  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People

Not great for

  • Nightlife

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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"Really good suburb!"

Good value for money, very affordable and close to city, only 15 - 20 mins as it is only abou 16kms from CBD.
Next to good suburbs like preston, bundoora, south morang and new estates.
Don't listen to all the stupid comments about ghetto or scum suburb, those are normal teenagers which every suburb has.
Very quiet and nice location.

Great for

  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Friendly People

Not great for

  • Teenagers

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Students
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"Growing suburb with plenty to offer"

This is one of the best suburbs i have lived in since childhood, I have lived in Thomastown for 20 years and have a medium family.
We enjoy the friendly neighbourhood and multicutural people that has called this suburb home. My kids play outside in the front yard and on the streets and I feel safe to let them play without any fear.
There are plenty of take away shops (Mainly Pizza and kababs), there are shopping centres close by, public transport is not a problem, school are plenty hear both Childcare, primary and high school.
I'm sure every suburb has its pros and cons but in terms of being Ghotto or scum as per the below reviews I feel that it is only a minority of people that feel that way and if i was to write reviews about other suburbs then I also have plenty to add to them aswel.
But this is not about competition or anything this is about telling the readers how I and many other residents in the area would rate Thomastown.
If I have lived here for 20 years and my family is safe and sound then I would recommend this suburb to any young couple or family wanting to call this suburb home.

Great for

  • Friendly People
  • Internet
  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport

Not great for

  • Teenagers

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  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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"Peaceful & quiet for a great family"

I have lived in thomastown for over 2 years now, and find it to be a very peaceful and quirt location in Melbourne, close to the city and shopping centres and school and public transport.
I'm not sure of all the negative comments about the area but the area I live in I don't see it happening or hearing it, well i'm sure every other suburbs have hoon drivers and teenagers but in terms of the overal suburb i feel it to be a good nest for a small family to grow up.
Night life or Dinning out is not that great as there is not much happening but the next suburb down has a few good spots which is only a 5 km drive, so i'm sure people don't realise that it a peaceful quiet suburb and if your looking for that for a small family why would you want a nightlife there?
Other than that i am all thumbs up for the Thomastown and would recommend it for anyone.

Great for

  • Close to shopping centres and school
  • Public transport
  • Internet

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  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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Great for

  • Internet

Not great for

  • Boring area
  • Teenagers
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edelem

A genuine review

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"City of Scum"

Thomastown is a dangerous place to live. People are very rude and the streets are dirty and vandelised. I think the problem has come from the teenagers. They seem to roam the streets all day and night. We have had our house and cars vandelised and so to have our friends and neighbours in different parts of town. I wouldn't want to live in Thomastown ever again.

I can't really think of any positives. I guess the cable internet was good, it must be the shoes hanging on telephone lines everywhere.

Great for

  • Internet

Not great for

  • Crime
  • Vandelism
  • Teenagers

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  • LGBT+
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edelem

A genuine review, thank you

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FRANCIS JU

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"Thomastown review"

Thomastown is nice, being close to the CBD, Western Ring Road, Melbourne Airport and to the Hume. But there is not that much to do here by way of nightlife (that pub on the western side of Thomastown does not count for much). I have lived here for 6 months and the public transport is good, lots of buses to take you to different destinations such as Northland and Epping and there is also a train station. But hoons are a bit of a problem especially along Dalton Road and on High Street. There are banks and supermarkets in Thomastown but if you want a lot of grocery shopping, you have to go up the road to Epping. The blocks of land are larger than the inner city suburbs and the prices are more affordable here but you really need to have a car to live here.

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"Humble community town"

Thomastown is clean and humble. Western pocket is best (anything on the west of high street). Good sized housing blocks and wide open spaces. The majority of homes were built in the late 70's and early 80's. Most of the original occupants still live there today. This has to say something. Neighbours are friendly bit not too friendly. Just the way it should be.

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"TRULY TERRIFIC"

Thomastown is a safe and established neighbourhood which is located only
17 km's from the City. It has remained a hidden gem amongst
neighbouring jewels (Reservoir, Bundoora, Epping etc...), but not for long. I
have no doubt that property prices in Thomastown will soon sky rocket. They have to. Thomastown has plenty of shops, parks and amenities. With it's diverse culture, it is also great place to raise a family. Thomastown has direct access to the Western Ring road and other major arterials. Thomastown is a great place to work, live and visit. It is a booming business district. From outdoor markets to exclusive boutique stores such as Gainesville furniture, it has it all. As the old saying goes, "Catch you round Thomastown".

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Blaze

I'll give you the convience of it's geographic location, but "safe" and a "great place to raise a family" it is not. Property values, I will also agree on. It is a great place to buy an investment property. But rent the place out, don't live there. If only the police was able to "Catch you round Thomastown" there wouldn't be so many problems.

edelem

I agree blaze. I reckon JonathanP is a developer or Real Estate agent trying to drive the prices up for his own ends, No care for someone who might believe him, move there and regret it

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"It's a ghetto."

Thomastown is a ghetto. A dangerous place to live. Noisy. High crime. Unresponsive police and public officials. Hoon drivers and drug dealing teenagers are all over the place at all hours of the day. You'll face frequent abuse from teenagers and your property is likely to be damaged or stolen when you get home.
Shopkeepers and local traders are rude, unhelpful and will rip you off in a second. Terrible racism towards new 'asian/african' immigrants, predominantly from older 'european' immigrants and thier children. Public transport is unsafe and filthy. Local library has more foreign language books than english. Local sporting facilities are always vandalised and damaged, as a result of local teens. Children's playgrounds and parks have more broken bear bottles and syringes than play equipment.
The Kebab shop used to be the only good thing in Thomastown, but the new owners ruined that too.

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JonathanP

What a load of boloney! Thomastown is NOT a ghetto and it is certainly NOT a a dangerous place to live. I should now, I've lived there for over 30 years. Based on 2008/09 Victoria Police Crime Statistics and ABS Census data for number of occupied households, Thomastown doesn't event make the Top 40 list of high crime suburbs in Melbourne. In fact, it has a relatively low burglary rate. As for public transport and public libraries, they are run by Local Council and State Government and not by local residents. The same service applies to all the surrounding regions. Whittlesea Council is recognised as one of the best in the country. Look it up!

CutiePie
CutiePie

Reservoir is a very safe suburb. I have lived there for 10 years and love it. I feel safer there then anywhere else.
For whoever said that it is a ghetto. I say get your facts straight

Blaze

haha... crime statistics. The are several reasons why the "statistics" don't show the reals problems of Thomastown. Firstly, very few of the residents speak english enough to report the crimes that occur. I know this first hand from when I lived in Thomastown, at least three families on my street, asked me to speak on their behalf when dealing with the police, because they were unable to do so.
Secondly, there are so many thugs, generations of them, that the residents are too intimidated to contact police about issues. Thirdly, the Epping police have ONE squad car that patrols the entire areas of South Morang, Mill Park, Epping, Lalor and Thomastown. Very difficult to catch the criminals, not to mention record the statistics for the crimes that go unreported or undetected by the police. I'll also add, that this ONE car was frequently called away to deal with domestic violence calls, and even when myself or neighbours called '000' (frequently I might add) police were often unable to attend due to a backlog of calls.

I worked closely with the Epping police with the many issues that took place in Thomastown, those higher up were very helpful, but the cops on the street were useless. Many were racist towards my neighbours, instead harrassing them for making the call in the first place, and they were powerless against the teenage hoons in the area who would taunt them as they drove past.

An interesting note from the many discussions I had with the Epping Police, when talking about the troubles in our Thomastown street. They would frequently reply with, "It's Thomastown, what did you expect?" I think that says it all really.

CutiePie... Unlike yourself, I have my facts straight. I've written about Thomastown, not Reservoir. But I've lived in Reservoir too. I lived there for 3 years, and I never had an issue there. But there are good and bad spots in Reservoir. Unlike Thomastown though, at least I DID feel safe in Reservoir.

edelem

Well done Blaze, an accurate review

edelem

Dont believe crime statistics, often in poorer suburbs people are too scared to report crimes to the police, so the reports are not accurate

natd2

What a load of rubbish. I don't think there's more crime here than anywhere else and I've lived in 6 suburbs across the south east, east and now north. I've lived here 6 years and the area is generally quiet and getting better. There is the occasional hoon, the break ins and druggies like everywhere else. My biggest peeve is with the rentals where people don't look after their house and garden. I suspect this will change as more families buy here. It has excellent access to the city, the ring road as well as the airport and will get better with north east link access to the east. People are quiet and friendly., no dramas. House prices are very affordable. Don't really need much more than that!

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"Thomastown, Victoria"

Good suburb to live in, Multicultural with people from all walks all walks of life. Pleanty of shops and schools around also good for families

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edelem

This is not an accurate review

ak11

Not many places left in melb 16km from the city where you can get 600sqm+ with a bomb proof euro style double brick home on it for sub $700k. The suburb is populated by mostly older immigrants who have been in Thomastown for decades. Wide streets with immaculately kept gardens, the homes you find there were built in an era when build quality was far higher than the volume spec homes you find in newer estates and townhouse developments of recent times, and are generally a decade or two newer than others found in Preston or Reservoir. In other words, for the most part all they need is a cosmetic upgrades and will last another lifetime. Thomastown is likely to see similar gentrification to neighbouring and trendier Reservoir over the next decade as the rougher element increasingly less present move out to cheaper locations, developers take advantage of the larger block sizes and build up of higher density developments around High street bring some much needed vibrancy to the area.

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