Girrawheen

Lived here 24 years. Changed quite a lot over last 10. Mainly due to changing mix of cultures, less indigenous, more asian/african. More families with young children, but they still closed two state primary schools. Traffic on major roads is now quite heavy, makes lot of dust to settle in homes. Fewer trees, more paved areas, less gardens. Good access to city and local central shopping centres but smaller shopping centres are poor. No underground power but streets clear of parked vehicles and most side streets are fairly quite almost all the time. Some noise/anti-social behaviour but no worse than most other areas. poor recreational/entertainment facilities for teens but good for seniors, like most other councils. Most homes owner/occupied but some tenants look after their rented places better. Most people reserved but friendly. Current land prices mean you buy the block and get the house virtually for free. How long can that last? Will be entirely changed over the next ten years as housing density increases.