| Area |
name |
Affordability
(Weekly rent) |
Accessibility
to downtown |
Safety |
| Western Suburbs |
Werribee |
$370 for houses, $350 for unit |
Werribee train line, 35-minute train ride to CBD
Located 32km from the CBD |
7,693 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| Western Suburbs |
Hoppers Crossing |
$380 for houses, $340 for units |
Werribee train line, bus connections
30km from the CBD |
6,821 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| Western Suburbs |
Footscray |
$420 for houses, $380 for units |
Excellent (multiple train lines, trams, buses)
from CBD: 5km |
9,456 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (higher than average) |
| Northern Suburbs |
Craigieburn |
$420 for houses, $370 for units |
Craigieburn train line, 40-minute train ride to CBD
26km from CBD |
5,932 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| Northern Suburbs |
Coburg |
$695 for houses, $500 for units |
Excellent (two train stations, trams, buses)
8km from the CBD |
6,245 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| Northern Suburbs |
Reservoir |
$390 for houses, $360 for units
|
Good (train, buses)
from CBD: 12km
|
5,821 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| Eastern Suburbs |
Blackburn |
$650 for houses, $620 for units |
Good (two train stations on Belgrave/Lilydale line)
from CBD: 16km |
3,845 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (low) |
| Eastern Suburbs |
Glen Waverley |
$550 for houses, $450 for units |
Good (Glen Waverley train line)
from CBD: 19km |
3,256 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (very low) |
| Sourtheastern Growth Area |
Cranbourne |
$400 for houses, $350 for units |
Cranbourne train line, 55-minute train ride to CBD
from CBD: 43km |
6,123 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| #Budget-Friendly Options |
Dallas |
$350 for houses, $320 for units |
Nearby Broadmeadows station, buses
from CBD: 16km |
8,932 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (higher than average) |
| #Budget-Friendly Options |
Albanvale |
$380 for houses, $340 for units |
Buses to nearby St Albans station
from CBD: 20km |
7,245 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (moderate) |
| #Safest Options with Reasonable Affordability |
Bundoora |
$450 for houses, $380 for units |
Tram 86, buses
from CBD: 16km |
4,532 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (low) |
| #Safest Options with Reasonable Affordability |
Mill Park |
$420 for houses, $370 for units |
South Morang train line nearby, buses
from CBD: 18km |
4,821 criminal incidents per 100,000 population (low) |
