macka08

My partner and I bought our first home here a couple of months ago and I have to say we are loving it! The housing is relatively affordable, shops and cafes are accessible and there is lots of green space. The landscape where we are is lovely - green and hilly and the houses are all generally well maintained. It is only about 12km from the city and has good freeway access for those who drive in. Frequent flyers will also appreciate the close proximity to the airport and ring road access is also good.

Keilor East is generally quieter than neighbouring Niddrie and Essendon, but it is only a short drive to these areas for their cafes, shopping and public transport. Larger shopping centres like Highpoint and Westfield Airport West are also a short drive away. I would say the suburb is mainly residential with a few little shopping areas, and lots of local schools, so is a great area for families.

Being an active person, I often see fellow residents out and about in the evenings walking and jogging. There are often kids out in parks making use of recreation space. It is close to the Maribyrnong River trail, which is a popular exercise spot on the weekend mornings. It really does have a nice community feel to it.

The only drawback is the lack of its own train station or tram line, however as mentioned above, it is close enough to drive to stations on the Craigieburn line or along the 59 tram line. Fingers crossed that the new airport rail link will include a station for Keilor East and Avondale Heights.