Your opinion on reservoir vic?

Question

i am thinking of moving there and want to know what you think of the place pros cons

Answer 1

If you are thinking of living there especially with young children dont ! Bad very very Bad

Answer 2

It's quite a family orientated suburb, with a mix of cultures. They have plenty of shopping centres and it is relitavely close to Northland Shopping Centre. Also very reasonably priced for what you get. Lots of parks and reserves, a tram that takes you direct to the city and of course many schools in the suburb and nearby. It's also fairly close to the airport, and to suburbs such as Coburg and Brunswick, which offer bargain shopping. Although it has a reputation for being a "rough" suburb, in my experience, as long as you stay away from trouble, you'll be fine. Reservior is one of those suburbs that is still very well priced for its proximity to the city so my advice is to buy up now! Alternatevely, you may wish to look at suburbs which carry a "better" reputation, if thats what you're after. Suburbs with similar price range and location include Bundoora, Greensborough, Watsonia,Macleod and Rosanna. Good Luck!

Answer 3

umm i havnt been there for 2 reasons

1. i have no reason to go there

2. i dont want to be stabbed

Answer 4

Cons:

Dreadful place. Don't go there if you can possibly avoid it. It's very ugly and very rough - full of ethnics with massive chips on their shoulders and who go around looking for trouble.

Pros:

(Dredging some up...) It's not too far from the airport and the tram goes out there.

Edit:

I should have been less general about ethnics. The Italian, Greek and other European families who moved there in the 50s and 60s are marvellous and provide the most positive aspects of the area. The Asians who came a bit later also generally make a positive contribution to life in the suburb.

Answer 5

I lived in Kingsbury (a very small suburb north of Reservoir) for 5.5 years and Bundoora for 3.5 years. The one thing I objected to was the police helicopters flying overhead at 5am in the morning! Oh yeah and the Red Rooster playground at Summerhill (in Plenty Rd) was set alight and melted: they have outside seating there now. The WORST thing by far about living close by or in Reservoir are the tram inspectors on route 86! Every day without fail, I would be asked to show my ticket. I used to also travel daily on the 55 and never saw one tram inspector.

Perhaps look at Bundoora, Macleod, Watsonia or Greensborough.

Answer 6

Reservoir was an outer suburb & now is more of a middle suburb. There are good parts & bad parts to any suburb Reservoir has many People of Italian & Greek decent who moved there when they immigrated to build a new life . Much of the housing is around the 50's 60's era all tho it is starting to be rebuilt in parts. It's Eastern side is close to the University so you get quite a few students living in  that area.

Answer 7

i would suggest coburg instead- close by - but nicer and has sydney road and close to lygon street but still fairly cheap

Answer 8

Working class area with middle to lower incomes. There are many worser places you could live in.

Answer 9

Well I have also lived there and don't object to "ethnics" LOL!  It is strictly suburban, not terribly poor but not rich either.  It has not been trendified yet like Fitzroy (which used to be spoken of in horrified whispers! - how short people's memories are.).  

The yards are huge, which means that sooner or later the sheer value of the land will attract developers and hence wealthier residents.

It's also well served by trams, trains, and buses, and a short drive from the northern Ring Road [freeway].

As someone else mentioned, it's not terribly far from La Trobe University, although as Reservoir is a huge suburb, the western part is quite a distance away from the uni. One campus of RMIT is also close by.

Next-door Bundoora has acres and acres of parkland.

That said, as a teacher I wouldn't send my kid to school there,  as many residents are chronically disadvantaged, and this is reflected in the quality of the schools, both private and public.