Thanks MG, that's really useful. I did think that parking would be an issue. I think I'll stay put if I get a job in the CBD and only consider a move if I get a job I love at Deakin or Monash and I can see being there for years. Secondary schooling might be another push factor.
Ginger - my house is worth around $580K. I can get something similar with less land in Eltham for that, give or take $50K. Starting prices for a 3br older style house would be around $400K in Woodend. Infact, there are units for sale for closer to $475K. Upper end houses on a few acres are pushing a million, on substantial acreage, over a million.
There are ways around the parking at station things. You can hop somewhere further down the line - Rosanna or Macleod you have a better chance of getting a park a bit later. Watsonia definitely, I have found parks at Watsonia as late as 8.30am, but it is a bit the wrong way from Eltham.
I used to work in the CBD and DH works at Tulla. When we were looking at buying, i looked at the train system pics, including vline and had a look at towns/suburbs along the lines. We looked at a few areas along the hurstbridge line, but then ended up buying along the mel-syd (vline) - extension of broadmeadows/crazyburn line. This wouldn't help you if you were at deakin, but is great for access to the cbd.
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