Bordering Yarraville, Spotswood benefits from being close to the coast, having a very high culture score and the second best train ranking in Melbourne. Bellfield is a small north-eastern suburb next to Heidelberg with excellent proximity to secondary schools, plus good scores for buses and culture. we will add more to the list soon. Fitzroy is another big mover in this list largely because of its walkability that this study ranks as best in Melbourne. Hobsons Bay please click their link below: City of Wyndham - What it’s lacking is open space, hills and retail, plus it has a relatively high score for crime. Monash University students will know Notting Hill as a small suburb near the Clayton campus. Macleod. There’s also great topographic variation. The City of Monash. Cafes and buses are also in healthy supply. Campbellfield would also benefit from more schools and tree cover, and it loses points for being far from the coast. Gowanbrae could also improve in the areas of culture, employment and proximity to schools. On the other end of the spectrum are its congested roads – the worst in this city according to this study. Rowville has excellent proximity to schools and scores well in the congestion, bus, crime and open space categories. In nearly every other area assessed however Jacana is deemed below average, mainly in the categories of culture, cafes, crime and employment. The areas it stands to improve the most in are retail, cafes and walkability. (A suburb’s culture score is determined by the density of its cultural services, as. Black Rock has countless options for healthy outdoor activities, most notably on the nearby beach, but also in the local parks, sports facilities and walking/cycling trails. Hoppers Crossing has a large retail sector and ranks comparatively well for congestion, but in most other areas assessed, the suburb achieves only low scores. Residents can walk or take easy public transport to almost anywhere in the city area. Like all suburbs in the foothills of Mount Dandenong, Montrose has excellent tree cover and topographic variation. Its best attributes are its walkability, number of cafes, employment, and excellent public transport options across both trains and trams. The area scores well for culture, trains, topographic variation and experiences minimal traffic even at peak times. Trains, buses and employment are other categories Seddon performs particularly well in. It is ranked in the bottom 15 suburbs for retail, cafes, trams, employment, education, walkability and topographic variation. Essendon’s neighbour Strathmore does well in terms of buses and topographic variation, but fails to excel in most other areas. Coburg’s only low scores are for crime and open space. The suburb also has decent cafes and performs above average for culture and employment. The only major negatives are its relatively high crime ranking and congested roads, the latter of which are among the ten worst in the city. Seabrook ranks so low in this study because it it is in the bottom 15 suburbs for culture, retail, cafes, tree cover and walkability. The suburb scores decently in most other areas, although it would perform better with more retail, trains, and less congestion. The suburb is disadvantaged by being a long distance from the coast and only having buses for public transport. Retail, education and open space are Oakleigh South’s standout qualities. The roads are also usually clear. Mont Albert’s roads are more congested than in the past, leading to its slipping ranking. Derrimut is 18 kilometres west of the city, bordering Sunshine West. Burnley rates relatively well across the board except for buses, crime rate, primary schools and congestion. This sophisticated world city in the south-east corner of mainland Australia inspires a deep passion in those lucky enough to live here. Those factors aside, Lysterfield South is significantly lacking in many areas. By its very nature much of the information in this travel guide is subject to change at short notice and travellers are urged to verify information on which they’re relying with the relevant authorities. Train access and cafes are other strengths. Its scores for retail and cafes are also above average. Other decent assets include its cafes, primary schools and tree cover. - Learn More About The City of The houses are often gorgeous examples of fine old architecture and lavish layouts. Where Heatherton stands to improve the most is proximity to schools and tree cover. Avondale Heights, which borders Maribyrnong 12 kilometres north-west of the city, benefits from nearby trams and copious amounts of open space across hilly streets. The suburb is most lacking in open space, where is among the top 10 worst performers in the city, and it has a relatively high crime rate. Like Malvern, Malvern East suffers from a relatively high crime rate, little open space, and it needs better proximity to schools. Springvale South has a good score for crime and great proximity to education. In 2005 the suburb ranked just 207th in this study, but over time climbed to 129, then 88 and now 52. Historic buildings and impressive old homes add to the ‘country town’ feel of Williamstown – though, unfortunately, they also add to the housing costs, which are on the pricey side. Attwood is a relatively small suburb near the airport. Port Melbourne. It has a low crime rate and excellent access to buses, but is lacking other forms of public transport. Blackburn South has a low crime rate and great proximity to schools but is let down in many other areas. Kilsyth South is 32 kilometres east of the CBD in the area before Mount Dandenong. Mitcham, located between Nunawading and Ringwood, scores best for topographic variation, trains, crime, retail and buses. Preston has high retail, secondary education, walkability and tram scores that help balance out its poor scores for crime, open space and congestion. Where it continues to score highly are cafes, trams, employment, open space, education and coast proximity. Low crime, great proximity to schools, decent culture and hilly streets are all things Vermont residents can be happy about. The suburb has a low crime rate and minimal traffic. A low crime rate and abundant open space (for which Kew East ranks in the top 15 of these indicators) give this suburb an overall desirable ranking on this list. Brighton scores most poorly for topographic variation, open space and proximity to schools. Albert Park’s decreasing overall rank can be attributed to having more congested roads and crime than this time last study. Where Canterbury continues to shine is in trains, secondary education, cafes and most significantly, tree cover. Lilydale excels in the area of topographic variation and it experiences little traffic. The suburb is not walkable, however, and is lacking in public transport access and topographic variation. The suburb performs well in the culture and coast proximity categories, has a reasonably low crime rate, and a decent amount of open space. What Montrose doesn’t have much of is public transport, shops, cafes, culture and schools. The suburb has a very low crime rate and good proximity to the coast, but most of South Kingsville’s other scores are average at best. Where it still excels is topographic variation and tree cover and it has one of the top 10 lowest crime rates in Melbourne. Ok maybe not literally, but there’s a place where you’ll feel right at home, that ticks all your boxes and suits your lifestyle like a second skin. Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane's most liveable suburbs. The suburb would benefit most from a train station and more open space. It doesn’t have many cafes, but the suburb is easily accessible by bus, offers excellent proximity to schools, has adequate open space, and ranks third in the city for mobile and internet coverage. On the other end of the scale are Warrandyte’s poor scores for retail and having only minimal public transport in the form of buses. A lack of public transport, poor walkability and low employment hold Knoxfield back from offering better liveability.