I worked in Noble park for a yr n 1/2 recently & never had a problem. I worked with the refugees & migrants and they were always respectful and polite. I used to walk down the street every day to get lunch on my own and never bumped into any trouble. I'm a young blonde Aussie girl and I was fine.
The trains are always packed during peak times so as long as you're not catching the train at night I'm sure you'll be fine.
I'd have no probs working or studying in that area again.
Just be sensible I guess, prob was a bit silly of me to walk down the street on my own but I felt safe enough.
My mum lived in a neighbouring suburb (Keysborough) for a number of years and recently moved to Adelaide. She said she no longer felt safe to walk the streets and go down to the noble Park train station...even in the daytime. She did also mention the gangs and high crime around the area. If I was to do a course there Id make sure I didnt have to be around there at night time and could travel there with someone else going to the same course, never alone.
just to let you know, i have never been scared to travel alone in this area. Maybe at night after 8 pm but never throughout the day. As it was mentioned earlier peak times on the train are PACKED so you are safe then too. I think it's just important to be concious and safe. keep your hand on the strap of your handbag (but hey i do this everywhere) and dont walk down dark alleys lol..
In fact, i have felt more unsafe at caufield station at times and in the city than i have at springvale or noble park.
It's been a while since I've been up that way, but I used to work at Waverly Gardens SC and it is a nice area closer up that way. Noble Park North, Mulgrave or even Dandenong North (where I used to live) are all close by suburbs you could look at too Like all suburbs NP probably has good and bad areas so maybe ask the RA's their opinion!
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Like all suburbs NP probably has good and bad areas so maybe ask the RA's their opinion!
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