Mr.Boombastic

Chadstone is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a 18 km drive south-east of Melbourne's central business district and 14km from the CBD in a direct path. A 20 Min (25-35 Mins in peak hour traffic) drive to the CBD and 40 Min drive to Melb Airport. It has the largest shopping centre in Melbourne (Chadstone Shopping Centre) and is a great suburb to live in with all amenities near by with great public transport links.

Good: Tullamarine is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a 17 km drive north-west of Melbourne's central business district and 14km from the CBD in a direct path. A 20 Min (25-35 Mins in peak hour traffic) drive to the CBD and 5 Min drive to the Airport, it has quick and easy access onto Tullamarine Fwy, Calder Fwy and Western Ring Rd which will link you with quick access to the CBD and greater Melbourne region. It is the home of the Essendon Football Club (AFL) and Asahi Lifestyle Beverages (formerly Schweppes Australia), has Melbourne's only surf park (URBNSURF) which occasionally also runs festivals, a large shopping center (Westfield Airport West), smaller shopping center (Gladstone Park Shopping Centre) and many other shops, cafes and restaurants only a few minutes away. You are a 5 mins drive from LaManna Supermarket (Essendon Fields) and not much further to Essendon DFO and the great selection of cafes and restaurants in Niddrie(Keilor Road), Essendon, Moonee Ponds and surrounding areas. Closest major shopping center is Highpoint which is the 6th largest in Australia and about 15 mins away.

Bad: Tullamarine is next door to the Melbourne Airport but it is not in line with the flight paths of the airport so noise pollution from aircraft is relatively low but still present. Tullamarine also has lots of through traffic heading to the Airport and down Mickleham road to go towards the new estates around Mickleham, Greenvale, Attwood and etc. Tullamarine used to be reasonably priced and great for first home buyers but first home buyers are being priced out of this suburb as it is getting quite expensive to buy here now.

Future: Melbourne Airport will continue to expand and will soon have an Airport rail link which will allow people to take trains into and out of Tullamarine. The 59 Tram that stops at Airport West will also be extended down Melrose Drive to Mickleham Road which will allow Tullamarine residents to take the tram line to Westfield or even all the way into the city if they'd like and people from outside of Tullamarine could take the tram down to Tullamarine/URBNSURF/etc. There is also a possibility of a new AFL stadium being built in Tullamarine, theme parks and a few other exciting projects in the coming years.

Tullamarine is on a trajectory of massive expansion, I see it as a great place to invest in or live in if you like living amongst it all. If you prefer something quiet and secluded, not sure if Tullamarine would be the right place for you.