dianeg2

Moved to the eastern part of Cartwright about 20 years ago. Back then it was full of druggies, people doing burnouts and once in a while you hear police sirens. It had steadily decreased because the housing commission units were sold privately. They are now rented but at least those people know the value of having a roof over their head. We still get some pretty bad characters especially those that don't keep their houses and yards clean and attract vermin/pests. You can see inside some of those units because they have no curtains. Some of them have broken glass, cardboard boxes stacked up high, filthy looking walls.. Sometimes we find it hard to park on our street due to the increased density of residents. But overall it was better than 2 decades ago. But there has always been a mix of nice people to go with it. We said hi to our now overdosed druggie neighbor so he didn't vandalise our car. We were broken into twice but the second time our new neighbor scared then away while we were on holiday. Then they got broken into and we called the police. The burglar chase was aired on Channel 9. I guess if you have your security right, this place is pretty convenient for the shops and schools.

It is not older people buying here now. Young families buying the houses and singles looking for cheap rent are the majority. I'm happy with the services targeted at the local schools to improve the socioeconomic gap. It is relatively close to everything: M7, t-way, clubs, schools, small shopping centre. It is certainly better than 20 years ago. Hopefully there will be more long term people buying here because it would be a better community that way.