have been doing some research on possible suburbs. the following site is great for statistical info. Have been using the 'average weekly individual income' as a guide on what is reasonable/nice/best avoided. Can gleam a good idea on the demographic also.
Melbourne Suburbs - Melbourne Suburb map
So far, my wife and i are looking at 'caroline springs' (bout 20 mins) as it has lots of rentals available (newish looking ex display village I think).
Also against normal traffic enroute to tulla.
other suburbs we are considering are 'Gowanbrae' and 'Strathmore heights'.
Essendon is kind of out of our price range as we need a 3 bedroom house, not a unit, and many of the suburbs near the airport (such as broadmeadows etc) are ferral by reputation (sorry).
We have a golden rule- House must be far enough away from family, that they don't drop in unexpectedly, but too close for a sleep over...
