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Caroline Springs

"Nicest suburb in the West"

I have been living in Caroline Springs for 2 years. I purchased my first house here and previously lived in the Eastern suburbs. I initially had reservations moving to the West, but CS has a fantastic vibe to it and I have absolutely no regrets moving here.

Facilities
The suburb has some beautiful areas for walking and cycling, which I love the most about the area. The lake near the shopping centre is popular with the locals, however there seems to be a growing number of birds to the point there are literally hundreds sitting in the lake and the water quality often looks questionable. I don’t think I would want to live around the lake due to noise and bird poop, but it is a really nice area to walk around on weekends. The library is also nearby. Unfortunately there’s no swimming pool in CS.

Food
There are some great food places too such as WestWaters, Caroline Thai, Slices, Notorious Burgers, Red Beetle and Blue Marlin as well as a number of food chains in and around the shopping centre. While the food is great, I wouldn’t classify any of these places as trendy so for something fancier you would have to travel to Yarraville or Williamstown.

Travel
I work in the city and it takes me around 1hr to 1hr 15mins door to door to travel by public transport. I think it is best to live near the corner of Rockbank Middle Rd and Caroline Springs Blvd so that you have options to take the 456 bus to Albion/Sunshine or the 460 bus to CS station. Really handy when there are issues with either the VLine or Sunbury line as you can then just jump on the other. The bus from CS station also matches the train schedule which is handy. Houses in this area can also take advantage of Westwood Dr which is less busy than CS Blvd although this may change when they finish the road extension.

Safety
In terms of safety, I know of a few break-ins but I also know people who have had this happen to them in the Eastern suburbs. Sad truth is that this is happening everywhere in Melbourne. There are some nights you can hear hoons driving around which can be irritating but that can happen anywhere. Police station is not currently 24hrs.

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
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