Where to rent in Melbourne

Hi,

Some suggestions:

Albert Park is more of an inner-urban area, has a huge park with lake, is close to the beach and is very nice. Quite expensive though as it 'has everything' http://tinyurl.com/yjzyyqm

Another option would be the suburbs running along the bay - these start out inner-urban but become more suburban (cheaper with bigger blocks) as you get out to Mordialloc, Mentone etc. The beaches all along the bay have a train line to the city but also have walking/cycling paths & provide a venue for outdoor pursuits.

Another option would be the eastern suburbs - generally have plenty of parks, bigger houses on bigger blocks and if you pick one on a train line, you'll be fine to get to the city. The trams are nice but they take *forever* to get to the city from the suburbs!

I'm happy to answer any questions on suburbs that might come up!





The eastern suburbs tend to have public parks and good access to public transportation.

tough decision as there are many factors affecting rental cost per suburb. based on my experience, port melbourne is fantastic: close to the beach, close to the city, close to pubs, hotels, casino, etc, but quiet at night so you can have a good night's sleep. a little bit on the expensive side though.

currently i live in glen waverley. less expensive than port melbourne but close to parks, shopping centre, public transport, hospital, etc. glen waverley is in the southeast and is the heart of the south-eastern suburbs. to give you an idea, the cost of our 2 bedroom flat (with 1 carpark) in port melbourne was slightly dearer than the cost of our 3 bedroom townhouse (with 2car garage and medium garden) in glen waverley.

we zeroed in on the location of our abode base on where our work is. in both cases, my husband and i travel for less than 10 mins drive to work. in face, it's just him who drives, i walk.

best of luck with house-hunting.

Thanks for the information.  This is a little more information about us.  We are both 27 and have two dogs.  We will be arriving in late April and will have 2 weeks to find a place to rent before I start work in the CBD.  We will have a consultant help us find a place and show us around to possible rentals.
What my wife and I really need to focus on are specific areas around Melbourne which would be about a 30-45 minute commute to the city, preferably on public transport to narrow it down.  We of course would love to be near some parks or outdoor activity areas as we have two dogs.  I would not say that we are really picky.  I have heard that Port Melbourne can be expensive, so we would probably rule it out, especially w/ the dogs.

  Also, does anyone have any advice on renting versus buying furniture as well will only be in Oz for 2 years?  Thanks for all your help!!!!

Hi, My husband and I are planing to go overseas next year for a year or so and leave our house on rent as a furnished place. The house is located near plenty of park space for your dogs and is a 30 min train trip to the city. Send me an email if you are intersted.vnarmada@yahoo.com

Last edited by Narmada (2009-11-04 07:08:54)