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Tarneit is one of Melbourne's fastest growing outer suburbs: a place where families work hard and chase the suburban dream of owning a home on a sprawling estate. Data suggests it might also accommodate the state's happiest, or most mentally healthy residents.
Fitzroy, Carlton and East Melbourne are the city's most liveable suburbs, with the inner suburban haunts praised for being close to parks, shops, good schools and more. And trendy spots like Northcote, Footscray and Elwood also made Melbourne's top 50 list, according to new liveability data.
Personal choices may differ. However, many say Melbourne is the best place to live in Victoria. Apart from being the main centre, it has excellent features and ticks all the boxes. For instance, you can also buy cheap land for sale in Melbourne and start your life in this sought after location.
Melbourne's eastern suburbs consistently rank high on liveability indexes - which identifies what suburbs have the best access to services, transport and jobs.
Located between Ballarat and Geelong, Golden Plains is the safest LGA in Victoria recording just 412.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents – less than half the state's average. The municipality saw 102 violent crimes committed in 2020/2021, including two homicides, 51 sexual offences and four aggravated burglaries.
Mornington. If you want to be close enough to the big smoke to access it but want to live somewhere with more peace and quiet, you could do worse than the Mornington Peninsula. This is definitely one of the best seaside towns to retire in.
Fitzroy, Carlton, and St Kilda are some of the healthiest places in Melbourne to live in terms of walkability and the principle of the 20-minute neighbourhood.
Victoria's Mornington Peninsula also attracts many retirees due to its quaint coastal villages and the scenic water views it offers along the bayfront. It also promotes a quiet and relaxing lifestyle through its beaches, nature reserves, and wineries.
3142 (Hawksburn, Toorak)
Victoria's 3142 postcode, which comprises Toorak and Hawksburn and sits just five kilometres southeast of Melbourne's CBD, is home to more of Australia's richest millionaires and billionaires than any other suburb in the country.
“Queensland's known as the Sunshine State. All those rays and the laid-back lifestyle might be among the reasons why it's Australia's happiest state,” Bayliss said.
Finland: For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report. Aleksanterinkatu (Aleksi Street) in Helsinki is pictured. 2. Denmark: The Nordic countries all perform well by the measures used to determine happiness.
Melbourne's safest suburbs
According to OpenAgent and Canstar, using Victorian Government's Crime Statistics Agency, the lowest crime rates were in: The Patch. Park Orchards. Ferny Creek.
Melbourne has been named Australia's most liveable city and the 10th in the world in the Global Liveability Index 2022 .
Victoria's top 10 most disadvantaged suburbs
They include Sunbury, Langwarrin, Mornington, Ringwood, Cheltenham, Preston and Pascoe Vale. Government departments, town planners and social researchers often use this Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAL) to identify areas of need.
If you're looking to move to Maidstone, it's important you know that it's mostly a residential region. However, you should also note that Maidstone has one of the highest crime rates in Melbourne. 11490 criminal cases were recorded in 2022, the highest number of crimes in Kent.
While exploring the same topic using the latest Census data, an article from ABC News considered Point Cook in VIC to be the country's most multicultural suburb based on the fact that the residents are from 86 different countries.
Cremorne and East Melbourne are the most advantaged suburbs in Victoria, while Dallas, Coolaroo and Broadmeadows are the most disadvantaged in Melbourne.
What do Travancore, Fitzroy and Brunswick West have in common? They're some of Melbourne's healthiest suburbs, a new study has found.