Why Are Melbourne's Outer Suburbs So Boring? | Australian Neighbourhood | Life in Australia |
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- Опубликовано: 25 сен 2023
- In this video, I'll discuss the reasons that make Melbourne's outer suburbs dull and boring. Join me as we explore some factors contributing to this perspective. Let's dive into the discussion together!
If money wasn’t an issue I’d agree with this vid. But good luck trying to buy into Fitzroy or Brunswick these days, hence why many are pushed into outer suburbia - not by choice but by financial necessity.
In fairness most of Australia is boring. It's same same. Live in other countries if its possible.
I grew up in Clayton area in South East. I remember back in my teenage years going to the corner shops to buy milk or bread. And also local fish & chips and Pizza outlets. We played with our bikes and skating boards and got refreshing drink from a local shop. All those are now gone, replaced by these Cookie cutter shopping centers.
I think you're comparing apples and oranges. Inner city suburbs were planned in the 1800s when population growth was steady. Point Cook, Truganina, Tarneit, Williams Landing, Wyndham Vale is what you get when a couple hundred thousand people move in over 20 years.
Stay away from outer estates future mumbai slums.
Why am I hearing an AI voice for this? You're complaining about the outer suburbs looking generic whilst using AI to sound generic. Nice work!
Is this an AI voice?
St.Kilda - You'll find used needles at every park. How relaxing?
Cranbourne is terrible. One of the fastest growing areas but hasn't improved at all
I agree with you. The outer suburbs have a dead feeling especially at night.
I live in these outer suburbs.
It's always been this way. Germaine Greer left her Melbourne suburb in the 1960s & moved to London because she said it was stifingly boring & couldn't stand the thought of a lifetime living there.
I can't stand being boxed into crowded spaces or copy and paste home in newer estates so i ended up moving to Tooradin where i have much larger land and trees around my house. The peace and quiet plus room for my cars made it worth the while to commute.
the outer suburbs also have infrequent public transport and even in electrified trains that only come once an hour on the weekends between caroline springs and melton requiring you to travel on specific times. In the inner suburbs the trams come constantly so it pretty much allows you to just turn up and go. I do not know why anyone would want to live in copied and pasted suburbs that have poor infrastructure for pedestrians. I know it is cheaper to live in the outer suburbs, but at that point I dont see why anyone wouldnt just go to geelong or ballarat
On the topic of urban morphology, during the 1960's, urban planners thought high-rise living was the most modern way to live - we could deal with population growth in an organized manner. So, the massacre began, many neutral-colored block structures were built in inner-city areas to hail in futurism - old was bad, new was good. This idea died by the 70's and inner-city high-rise flats quickly evolved into slums. They were then purchased by governments and rebranded as low-income housing estates. Many grand historical sites were also lost during this period. Thankfully out of this, the Heritage Act was created to protect historical areas that included architecture, parks and streetscapes.
I live in the north side of Berwick where all the older homes are being knocked down and 3 town houses being built. Thank goodness for the old trees that Council ensure remain intact, otherwise developers would completely destroy the character of this suburb just for greed. Great video
Very well said, there is no foresight in these urban developers. They need to seriously change the way they do things. They need to create neighbourhoods that are pedestrian friendly in the outer suburbs.
Sadly the same in every major Australian city, including where I am in Perth. From the 60s/70s onwards planning went car centric and mixed use went out the window. We followed the same route as the USA in that regard as they have the same copy/paste suburbia obsession.
I live in the west. I agree with your assessment of Old Geelong Rd, but remember it’s full of warehouse type stores and car yards, which by nature are big and spaced out. It’s also not residential. We live less than 10 mins walk to Pacific Werribee, so don’t rely on the car every time we go there. Yes we are fortunate, but there are parts of the west that are pedestrian and family friendly. And besides, I wouldn’t want to live in the inner north, it’s full of wankers.
My daughter and her husband have been living in a cottage in Brunswick for the past 4 years. They drive everywhere and when she was living here in Berwick, walked a lot more and I guarantee you, felt a lot safer. They've just moved this weekend to Queens Road opposite the lake and the first thing she said was, it's so quiet. It depends on the area mate. Personally I would never downsize to an area like Brunswick and I'm glad they're out of there.