City of Greater Dandenong
City of Casey
Living in the City of Greater Dandenong
The City of Greater Dandenong is Melbourne's second largest retail and commercial centre. The scale and nature of Greater Dandenong allows the provision of a variety of goods and services to cater for diverse cultural needs. The City includes the suburbs of Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Springvale, Springvale South, Noble Park, Keysborough, Lyndhurst, and Bangholme.
Extensive transport networks link Greater Dandenong with Melbourne's rapidly expanding southeast region, whilst also providing excellent access to the Melbourne C.B.D and Melbourne Airport. Road linkages include the Princes Highway and the South Eastern (Monash) Freeway to inner Melbourne (and suburbs further south-east).
Looking forward, major works / infrastructure should have a considerable impact on surrounding residential property - lifting potential for capital growth. The municipality is afforded a relatively strong bus and train (Dandenong Line) public transport network.
Greater Dandenong is a major retail hub offering a full range of shopping choices from 'market' to 'mall'. Large modern shopping centres (including Dandenong Plaza), a regional centre with a ten-cinema complex and more than 2,000 specialty stores. In addition to Victoria 's oldest produce market, the City possesses a shopping strip that is arguably Melbourne's best source of Asian products and cuisines. The Springvale retail area offers a unique shopping experience and is one of Melbourne's best Asian shopping strips.
The municipality offers a range of education / training opportunities to services all age groups (from 'pre-school' to 'primary' to 'adult learning'). Notably, Dandenong has been identified as a 'Transit Cities' location (www.dse.vic.gov.au/transitcities). The project will include 'Metro 3175' ( $250 million redevelopment of the former Dandenong Saleyards) , the redevelopment of the Dandenong Town Hall into a Performing Arts Centre, and upgrades to the shelters between the train and bus hubs. The overall strategy plans to improve links / traffic for both vehicles and pedestrians between major roads, thoroughfares and retail precincts, so as to allow the project to prosper into a vibrant community.
In terms of capital growth, analysis highlights a trend upwards across all product types within the City, with percentage growth in most instances stronger than that experienced by metropolitan Melbourne. In particular, over the last 5 years the median house price increased on average by almost 15% per annum, whilst the median vacant land price rose by over 25% per annum (stronger than that experienced by metropolitan Melbourne).
For further information, please visit www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au
The City of Casey is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia - and is project to grow by around 300,000 persons by 2031.
The most populous local government area in Victoria, Casey comprises the key suburbs of Beaconsfield South, Berwick, Cranbourne, Doveton, Eumemmerring, Endeavour Hills, Hallam, Hampton Park, Lyndhurst, Lysterfield South, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North and Narre Warren South. A number of suburbs have been subject to significant levels of residential and commercial development in recent years, particularly those located in the urban areas concentrated in the northern parts of the municipality.
Casey is linked to its neighbours and the Melbourne Central Business District by four well-established and maintained highways, namely the Princes Highway and the South Eastern / Monash Freeway (providing access to the CBD) and the Western Port Highway and South Gippsland Highway (offering linkages further southeast of Melbourne). It should be acknowledged that the completion of the Monash Freeway extension (Hallam Bypass) offers much improved access to and from Casey and the immediate area. There are also two railway lines (Cranbourne and Pakenham) that traverse Casey and link the municipality to wider Melbourne.
On average, around 40 families a week relocate to Casey, which is equivalent to about 6,500 new residents each year. By 2020, the City of Casey will have developed into one of Australia's largest urban municipalities. The City is committed to meeting the rapid growth by ensuring livability, sustainability and prosperity of the area's future.
The City's major source of retail is the Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre (Narre Warren). The neighbouring 'Fountain Gate Super Centre' precinct also boasts bulky goods retailers and homemaker centres. Extensive retail outlets can also be found throughout the City, at the Casey Central Shopping Centre, Cranbourne Park and the Berwick Township (High Street).
Education facilities offer a range of education / training opportunities to services all age groups ('pre-school' to 'primary' to 'adult learning'). Ideally by 2020, Casey's network of physical and community infrastructure will have expanded substantially. All urban areas will be fully serviced by a sealed road network with controlled intersections, parks and open spaces, which will be linked by bicycle and pedestrian paths. New government funding, amenity and facilities (including Casey Surgical Centre) will also cater for new development and growth.
In terms of capital growth, analysis highlights a trend upwards across all product types within the City, with percentage growth in both instances stronger than that experienced by metropolitan Melbourne. In particular, over the last 5 years the median house price increased on average by 12% per annum, whilst the median vacant land price rose by 24.3% per annum.
For further information, please visit www.casey.vic.gov.au
