Perhaps it’s the crime, maybe it’s the rednecks, maybe it’s a suburb with a dreadful reputation, maybe it’s just the dreadful surrounds. Often, it’s a suburb where the real estate value is acutely marked down.
There’s a few nominees for worst suburb in Sydney – which dreadful Sydney suburb gets your vote as a crummy area, and why?
Note: keep it friendly – any racist comments will be removed.
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the city – a century of poor development management and decisions has seen it become a concrete wind tunnel devoid of life and culture and a distinct sense of its own history. it also has a real sense of disconnection from the suburbs that surround it. all this, and still nowhere to park!
Manly – their football team only… :-P
these are very superficial reasons for labelling a suburb “worst”. you should really take crime statistics into account, over aesthetics…
south and west suburbs inner west is really nice though
i mean south and west suburbs is worst
inner west suburbs is nice
. There are suburbs in Sydney where people are actually inbred, living in absolute squalor, sometimes in caravan parks, sometimes in weatherboard homes with walls missing, their babies surrounded by filth, flies all over everything… no amenities, no public transport to speak of, no culture, no jobs and no hope. I have seen some really bad places…Bidwill or Dharruk or Tregear come to mind
i live in mount druitt its bad but only my generation make it that like you can lovly people here my street is so nice but my parents wont send me to a school around here
Worst are Airds, Maquarie Fields, Woodbine and most of those surounding these; high crime, high unemployment housing commission areas – they’re real Ghettos.
Merrylands, Greystanes, St Marys, Doonside, Macquarie Fields, Auburn
I work at St Marys, and it has it’s bad areas. I think Mt Druitt and Blacktown have a few social issues.
The outer South-West sydney suburbs are probably the worse, the inner South West sydney suburbs arent that bad except they get more dangerous the more further you go out (Canterbury, Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, punchbowl and Bankstown)
I live at glenwood only down the road of Blacktown, i think the west is one of the best places
I live in these suburbs …. Worst in Sydney? Oh, Please! Airds and Macquarie Fields I can understand why you’d mention them … not the worst suburb in Sydney by far though, and I don’t even know how you can say Woodbine! That’s got to be one of the quietest places in all of Campbelltown!
Marrickville is a filthy dirty suburb.
I find that all the bad suburbs are concentrated in the West and South-West. Newington is the ONLY nice suburb in West Sydney, but even then it’s kinda Inner-West.
Southern suburbs are mixed: some very nice (Sylvania Waters), some are OK (Hurstville), but none are really bad.
I love the North/North-West suburbs where you can’t walk anywhere without finding houses worth millions of dollars lol.
East suburbs are great other than Bondi where no-one has ever heard of a shirt.
The Inner South, Inner West, and Central suburbs are all great aswell.
See? A lor more nice places in Sydney than bad.
The Housing Commission areas should be sent to the outback with all rough types sent there.
The suburbs would become decent and people respect their property as well as others. Darlinghurst/Taylor Square are dirty filthy suburbs along with Redfern and Matraville is pretty rough area due to the Housing Commission.
The Northern Beaches. Full of funboys.
No they should not be sent to rural areas. In australia people can choose where to live! And not all people who live in housing are bad.. All my grand parents live in properties owned by housing and they are very lovely clean people who live in lovely suburbs..
Disageee with you all! Sydney is great, you can find good in all the places mentioned, and bad in everywhere not mentioned – I lived all over Sydney I can tell you horror stories about any area ! I find the west to be the freindliest place, best for familes and close knit neighbourhoods etc, the East is probably the worst for that aspect though, they will just drive over you on the way into their oversized automatic garages – I would never live there again. Nothern beaches, mostly a pack of monocultured and often racist Aussies without any idea what lies over the other side, same as south but only less to show for it. Inner West, mostly going like the Inner City – too conservative, too expensive and too monocultured. The southwest is where it is at, that’s where the real interestt for me is, lots of interesting ethnicity, cutlural diversity and I go so far to say the breeding ground for the future cultural identies of Sydney – look at where the Resturant and Cafe culture came from we so love now ! Going into any SW Sydney Suburb is like taking an overseas trip, only cheaper ! Yes, the Campsies, Lakembas, Bankstown, Cabramatta, Minto, Harris Park, Auburn to name a few of the hot spots – Go forth expore and and yee shall find ! Trust me , Ive been there, many times, leaves anywere else for dead I say !
Merrylands? Woahhh seriously????
It should be manitory that you name where you are from, YES?
I wouldn’t go any further west than Newtown. Just stick to the Eastern Suburbs and everything will be ok…
kings cross
i grew up in kings cross and it was terrible people fought and oh it was just bad (espesialy Mcleay st)
Mosman & Palm Beach – everyone walks round on all fours with the heads up their a*ses, botox injected face lifted over tanned with a blinkered view of the world.
like me
who ever thought that one of austrlias most popular beach is so scummy
good: chatswood,hornsby,monavale & manly are the only major suburbs that arent so scumy. YUCK : the others parramatta campbelltown etc.
Punchbowl is by far the roughest of all. It should be a no go zone for anybody that isnt with or affiliated with the ‘gangsters’ there. I have been a crime researcher for eleven years so… trust me… Stay well away
You serious??? You want an American style CBD that’s half buildings and half car parks?
The CBD is the best area in Sydney, the busy, fast vibrant atmosphere, amazing architecture on every corner. Brilliant skyscrapers to look up at.
And if you think it lacks culture, you’ve probably never gone south of Martin Place.
Bah, you easterner! :p That doesn’t apply to the northern suburbs, take a look at Chatswood, vibrant and cool. Turramurra is very pretty and bush is easily accessible.
Kings Cross.
It’s the place in Sydney to quote Taxi Driver where “All the animals come out at night”.
Nice during the day time though.
Bankstown my area
“Newington is the ONLY nice suburb in West Sydney”
If you think that Newington is the only nice suburb in Western Sydney then you need to see more of Western Sydney. Newington is a dump. It was the Olympic Village during the 2000 games and was then privatised for development. It is a suburb that is sandwiched between a maximum security prison and a chemical waste treatment plant. All of the cheaply constructed apartments and houses look the same. Nearby suburbs like Marinas Cove, Rhodes, Concord, Gladsville and Putney are much nicer than Newington and have higher property values.
Cherrybrook is a god awful suburb with Castle Hill runner up.
Castle Hill? Yes, an excellent shopping centre and a council who provides modern community facilities. Some nice cafes and restaurants, very low crime, very low vandalism and unemployment. Quiet leafy streets with very high real estate values. God how could anybody possibly live there?
Anywhere west, where it takes 3 hours to get anywhere by public transport. :(
Seriously? These are both fantastic, quiet and safe places to live. Have you even been to Castle Hill?
yes I have. Castle Hill & Cherrybrook are full of ugly McMansions & brick veneer homes . Narrow minded people in the bible belt of Sydney. People drive 4WDs & have a me me me greedy attitude (benefited from John Howard’s middle class welfare & expect even more from governments). Most in the area promote conservative views, anti environment & pro Tony Abbott.
The worst areas are usally where the Greens are in power. They are dirty and untidy and neglected homes. No nice shopping centres etc.
i was living in melbourne 2 years ago and i could swear this syned is more livible and safer.
i dont care what the media says i cant stop being over 40% (sounds like nothing but it’s alot in comparison to what the media thinks) that sydney is safer than melbourne. one thing is certain, as far as crime goes, sydney is overrated and melbourne is badly underrated. as sydney has the sydney harbour bridge, the opera house, better facilities and better traffic conditions, it brings the feeling of home. i left melbourne in 2003, no regrets.
I think kensington and revsby and redfern but you can get a nice house in east redfern the rich area
Bondi has wall to wall w*nkers.
LIVERPOOL
Greater Sydney is a disgrace. It is the centre of bogans and rednecks in this country. The harbour is a joke, there is so much raw sewerage it isn’t possible to eat the fish from it. Darling Habour is basically a catchment for anything floating in the harbour including dead dogs. The level of racism in the city is over the top. I’m embarassed to show overseas vistors around.
I live in Blair Athol in the Campbeltown area. It is the nicest and cleanest area i have ever lived in. I have lived everywhere and can give you a rundouwn on just about anything based on my personal opinion and others. The worst suburbs to me would be the eastern suburbs Maroubra, Botany, Mascot, Alexandria, Randwick, Eastlakes to name afew as they are so overpriced and over crowded not to mention the amount of housing, polution, filth, drugs and crime in the areas and the councils dont bother to keep anything clean, giving sydney a bad name. Lakemba, punchbowl, mt druitt, riverwood, auburn and granville are all no go zones unless you don’t mind drive by shootings, fairfeild and cabramatta aren’t nice either.
Since i have been living in Campbeltown area (Blair Athol) i will never leave it and am only sad that i didn’t discover it sooner. GO CAMPBELTOWN, IT’S THE BEST.
Hi,
Honestly every suburb has its black sheep and no one can say anything about Sydney south west, at least here you see the “multiculturalism” at work Lebanese,malaysian,Australians,Vietnamese,etc all living in harmony.
Real culture is seen in these areas for example the Lebanese Muslim communities in Lakemba and auburn, the Vietnamese communities in cabramatta, the second you step into these areas you experience a taste of their lives if only people were not so narrow minded and realise that us immigrants are the backbone of the workforce then troubles and labels will always follow us.
I have lived in Maroubra all my life and it is nowhere near as bad as the western suburbs. I go west alot and I have found the worst places are from the Hills district (Seven Hills, Castle Hill) to Penrith. Everything in between is daring to go. St Mary’s, St Clair’s, Minchinbury, Rooty Hill, Erskine Park, Mt Druitt, Penrith itself. Dodgiest places. Then of course you have typical places like Redfern (ever been on the block? Yeah, didn’t think so..), Lakemba, Punchbowl is a horrible place, and of course Woy Woy and Gosford can’t be forgotten. I have found that Campbelltown and Blacktown aren’t really as bad as people say they are. It’s more so the people in these areas rather than the council and housing prices that make it bad. I have had a mate murdered in Minchinbury and several friends be bashed severely in Rooty Hill. Definately places I don’t recommend. I can’t believe some people are saying Cronulla is bad!! It is an amazing place, cultural and beautiful.
Maroubra??? Its joke city, the people think they are walking dollar bills and walk straight into a housing home. The drugs are offered to CHILDREN and a child has died on the beach due to a syringe being planted in the sand in 2006. The low lives in the area give it a bad rap and most of my friends have experienced violence on the streets of maroubra including breaking and entering on New orleans Cres while they were in the house IN BROUD DAY LIGHT. The place is a mess and it needs so much maintenence that the council looks like its given up. I went to East gardens westfield shopping center just to find 3 beggers before i even got in there. Never again…. I’m proud to live in Campbeltown where i haven’t experienced any of that and the rating in our area is 9.3 out of 10 as opposed to maroubras 4.9 out of 10 as Sydneys best suburbs all round. My husband went to school in maroubra and grew up in maroubra and all he could say is IM GLAD TO BE OUTTA THERE!!!
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I lived in Alexandria for three years. ‘Mia’ is definitely incorrect – it was actually extremely safe, with wide streets and no issues. I’ve had problems living in Wahroonga and Neutral Bay (suburbs I still love), but never had any difficulties at Alexandria at all.
Blair Athol is pretty terrible.
Hahaha Monica, obviously has never been to Blair Athol to say it’s terrible. I lived in Alexandria for 11 years and stand by my comment ALEXANDRIA IS one of the worst suburbs as i was broken into that many times and saw so many underage children in the area on drugs. It was horrible. Monica need not be so offended as to try and contradict me. Try living in the area like i did before you pass judgment, otherwise your comment is a funny joke.
Yeah Mia we totally agree with you about Alexandria, perhaps “monica” was on some of those drugs you mentioned for her to think Alexandria is anywhere near good. We too lived there for 7.5 years and thought it was overated, over priced and crowded with junkies. We thn lived in Maroubra for nearly 6 years and in my opinion it was even worse. Street crime happened mostly at night and we found the council didnt care about the area. We now live in Five Dock and although it’s not the best suburb, it is close to work so it’ll do for now. We have never lived in Blair Athol but have heard it’s beautiful and private. Campbeltown seems to be the place to be for families and young ones which is great so that will be our next nest. People like ‘Monica’ should just be ignored. So eveyone just ignore it and keep smiling c ya
To the people saying Sydney has to much racism but ur bagging out bogans and rednecks ??? … Every area has a bad street and every cuty has a bad town I would deff say mount druitt tho!!!!!!!!
Yep eastern suburbs are going down. Unclean, unsafe and overated as most people put it. I especially have an issue with Maroubra, Eastgardens, Botany, Alexandria. Most suburbs i grew up in and thank my lucky stars to be gone. Campbeltown is the place to live in now. I like Mia’s comments, its sums it up well. I also like xoxoxo’s comment as that is true. I have never had a problem living in campbeltown. I’m not happy with Hooters opening up here but besides that, the fact that the housing commision is leaving the area’s surronding campbeltown, it has made it the best suburb to live in, in sydney. I also agree with lakemba , bankstown, mt druit, kensington, bondi,kings cross and blacktown as being bad. I wouldnt want to live there even if it were free but id pay a million to live in campbeltown, we’re not that far from the city on the M5 for work, plenty of shopping and friendly people, not to mention the beautiful houses and clean streets. Bad luck to Monica, dont think many agree with you at all.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Claymore, it has to be the worst suburb in Sydney
Actualy Realistic me, you are right in the sense that claymore was the most horrible subburb ever with the lowest rating in sydney but they have removed over half of the housing, renewed all the houses and sold them privatly. They still have some more to move but by mid 2013 the area will be finished and unbelievebly one of the most beautiful suburbs to live in. I now live in Zetland which i have never really liked. But im actually thinking of ivesting in woodbine with the high ceiling houses, large yards and clean streets. Not far from the city, beaches and so many fantastic shops. Campbeltown really does seem like the best family orientated and multi cultural place to live in now. It’s the in thing.
Leichhardt:
The Killjoy Kapital of Sydney
“MUMS and kids could be kicked off their local playground because some locals are fed-up with ‘screaming kids having too much fun’”
http://www.news.com.au/nimbys-protest-against-playground-because-of-loud-children/story-e6freuy9-1226147650817
North shore is the best for families. Not campbelltown!!!! If you’re going to live in the west live in merrylands or doonside, safer than the others. But I’m going to say north shore all the way!
North Shore??? Get real, id rather campbeltown any day. Im with the other guys comments. I live in the north shore and have grown up here but i travel to campbeltown to visit relatives and it’s gorgeous. When i move out of my parents place, im heading campbeltown way. Not too far from the city or country, so you can’t loose. As a youngster growing up in the north shore i’ve seen alot of bad things happen. Not a place i’d choose to bring up my kids. Not sure what planet ‘old mate’ is from but the name should be ‘lonely mate’ oh well, guess that’s his opinion but according to everybody else’s comments. CAMPBELTOWN’S THE BEST, and i second that.
North Shore??? Get real, id rather campbeltown any day. Im with the other guys comments. I live in the north shore and have grown up here but i travel to campbeltown to visit relatives and it’s gorgeous. When i move out of my parents place, im heading campbeltown way. Not too far from the city or country, so you can’t loose. As a youngster growing up in the north shore i’ve seen alot of bad things happen. Not a place i’d choose to bring up my kids. Not sure what planet ‘old mate’ is from but the name should be ‘lonely mate’ oh well, guess that’s his opinion but according to everybody else’s comments. CAMPBELTOWN’S RULEZ , and i second that.
North Shore??? Get real, id rather campbeltown any day. Im with the other guys comments. I live in the north shore and have grown up here but i travel to campbeltown to visit relatives and it’s gorgeous. When i move out of my parents place, im heading campbeltown way. Not too far from the city or country, so you can’t loose. As a youngster growing up in the north shore i’ve seen alot of bad things happen. Not a place i’d choose to bring up my kids. Not sure what planet ‘old mate’ is from but the name should be ‘lonely mate’ oh well, guess that’s his opinion but according to everybody else’s comments. CAMPBELTOWN RULEZ , and i second that.
Too many bitter westies here. Don’t bag more expensive areas just because you can’t afford the properties there. One little old house in the eastern suburbs can buy 3 new houses in the west plus some spare cash to employ the Centrelink regulars from Campbeltown as cleaners.
Hahahahaha anothe joker who cant name him or herself but put “bitter westies” instead. I agree with campbeltown people. I live in Botany and it’s full of junkies here and maroubra. The market value in campbeltown has alot of beautiful unafordable areas and houses. I have looked into moving into the area but it’s not as affordable as people think. So before critisizing other peoples comments, perhaps you should do your reserch and see for yourself that people who recieve centerlink benefits are all over sydney and everywhere else. Another joker on the net you are and im not a “westie” so sit on that buddy.
I dont think this site was put up for people to argue. Just state you opinion and leave it at that. I’m not a fan of the city because of pollution and way too busy traffic etc, nor do i like merrylands, guildford and south wentwrothville, too many drive by shootings, i must admit campbeltown is clean nad only a short distance from the city with the M5 in place and im a lover of camden as when i drive through there it takes me back in time with old style buildings and beautiful laid back cafe’s. Country is beautiful and so id the water. Australia as a whole is a beautiful country to live in. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI. We should all be proud to live in this country no matter what subburb you live in there’s good and bad everywhwere.
The worst suburb is Merrylands
Only the inner city suburbs and parts of the eastern suburbs come *vaguely* close to giving you the feeling of a “world” city. The cultural diversity of the outer suburbs is nice but there are virtually no places to go for a classy dinner on par with inner city establishments. The entertainment/nightlife is pathetic, nowhere to go at night except scummy pubs, mega-pubs and lame/scary nightclubs, nothing open after 8pm most nights of the week, a non-existant live music scene and bored youths everywhere. But the north shore is the worst because of how shockingly boring it is. It’s a wasteland. Full of stuck up white people with no culture, rude and oblivious 4WD owners terrorising the streets and spoiled private school brats running wild and going feral as soon as they turn 18. It is beautiful though – bushland, quiet beaches, harbour walks, leafy streets and gorgeous old houses. But it still sucks.
Thornleigh – northern shore wannabes but full of people with no class at all
Classic i def agree you cant bag the richer areas out because people are better off, we talking in general “bad areas” no “snobby suburbs”
In saying that im voting glenfield to c-town as the fowlest areas to live for crime and scum society, though now i think of it canterbury area stinks also…
Places to live Central coast or South Coast, Sydneys a hole!!
near eastlakes. teenage arseholes running around in their stolen nikes swearing.
Kingswood near Penrith would have to be the worst area I’v ever lived in. I’v lived in a lot of suburbs including Mt Druitt but nothing tops it as bad as Kingswood, to many junkies. One particular street is so bad that locals comment that its a cross between kings cross & Redfern. I lived in Mt druitt for years and nothing bad ever happened to me
How about some stats about crime rates, unemployment etc? Peoples stories make for good reading but it’s anecdotal unless you asked a large sample of people specific questions like what suburb did you live in, how long, were you a victim of crime, violence, unprovoked verbal abuse etc. I see a lot of bad press about Merrylands re violent crime but is it because the media focus on this suburb to get ratings/sales? Do the stats back this up? Judging suburbs on perception like whether people drive a range rover or a holden commodore big house / small house is pointless and emotional. Both people could be great people who help out in their community , donate etc our both could be drug dealers…
KeepItReal – good stuff you seem to be the only person to actualy make any sense. Fact people not emotion!!!
Ali – to think that immigrants are the back bone of the workforce is narrow minded.
Food for thought – I grew up in Mt Druitt, I am a middle child from a family of three boys. My older brother is a Chartered Accountant, I am a financial planner and my younger brother is a dentist.
Question – Is it the area you live in that defines you, or your parents ability to raise you?
Ali further to your comment about labels following you – is it that aussies are racist or scared of Australia becoming like the middle east? I think it is the latter. If you want to see racisim and discrimination at its finest look at what happens to christians in Egypt and many parts of the middle east. You might then be able to understand the true meaning of racisim – it is not simply a lable following you.
Ali and others who have made comments with are racist or imply racisim I suggest you make the most of what Australia has to offer. It is a beautiful country and I belive it to be the best in the world.
…and yes I am an Australian/Arab…
Wow I totally back up the Campbelltown supporters, I live in Woodbine and it is the best!!! You are all missing out ;)
My suburb Kensington. I’m in a housing commision place second floor unit, and single mother of two kids. I have never felt safe even taking the rubbish out at night, and the crime rate is high but never mentioned for unknown reasons. I have asked for a transfer but am still waiting. Previous to this i lived in housing in maroubra and the drunks and drugs being sold on the streets told me i needed to get out FAST. As a mother, living in these areas has been hell. I lived in maroubra for 3years and have been in kensington for nearly 4 and both areas makes me mad to live near the city where people take advantage of the poor. I can’t afford much and consider myself poor but i still get targeted and robbed. I’ve had enough! This is what you call poof as i have LIVED and continue living in these areas, so these are facts. Eastern suburbs are very unsafe.
The same people posting under different names saying the same things. Those who’ve been posting negative comments about the eastern suburbs claiming to have lived in the areas sound like the same people who actually live in the west/campbelltown. You have too much free time, get a job!
I disagree with “sydney”, the above commenter, u see, people are entitled to an opinion and it just seems that the majority go for campbeltown, which tends to frustrate eastners cause they think that they are the best, or perhaps even jealous of great areas surrounding sydney, in reality, according to the majority, easterners arnt always happy neither do they always feel safe, which makes sence when you listen to the media. Check the stats big noses, oh and by the way your implying people on this site don’t have a job….dear oh dear…what are you doing on here voting east all the time? The same person is voting east making him/her a very small minority. I totally agree with the better majority and vote campbeltown for there market value and humbleness, as all you get here is the eastern thugs. Go better yourselves and get off the drugs they keep selling ‘your way’. By constantly putting other peoples opinions down, your only prooving them right, so keep it coming bra boys.
Merrylands is the worst
West Ryde. Giving the Northern Districts a bad name!
To the poster with the green logo. You kept referring to ‘people’ and the ‘majority’ when it was mostly just you with different names and made-up stories backing up yourself. It’s funny to read all your LONG rambling posts. Stay in school ok?
To ‘Syney’ thanks for prooving my point. You did me a favour. hahaha i win. Time waster!
It’s like this:
Northern Beaches: cashed up bogans who look down on every other part of Sydney because they’re too inbred to be introspective.
Paddington: Cold, sociopathic merchant bankers with no personality and even less culture that seem incapable of even smiling.
Bondi: Brazilians and Irish backpackers who are generally friendly but the place is peppered with Bondi wankers with zero manners, arrogant dispositions and woeful fashion senses who also for some reason think they are the world’s toughest people.
Newtown: Hipsters and Lesbians that are so cool they’ve forgotten how to be cool.
Western Sydney: People there seem to be generally nice but they think you’re a dickhead if you’re from the East which is fair enough but also a little unfair.
South Western Sydney: Lots of Lebs who are generally civilised and nice but their children can be absolute terrors.
redfern, eastlakes, waterloo, kingsford
i got mugged once by a group of youth arsehole at eastlakes
it was only 5 pm on weekday
To Cleaving to the matter and andrewp, very well said, easterners would hate to agree with you but the truth is out there and we must accept the facts. Totaly back you up.
Responding to “disgusted” and anyone else who blames housing commission tenant as i didnt read all post. housing commission should be sent outback? Are you serious? I live in airds so i understand how the suburb can get a bad name. True there are a lot of issues with the area but you cant label all housing tenants with the same stereotypical image that you seem to have. I live in housing, i am a single mum but i work 2 jobs, my home is looked after and my children are raised to treat others with respect. We’re not all drug addicts who dont feed our kids and have docs on our back. Moving government housing is not the answer. Getting rid of the individual lowlifes that give the rest of us a bad name is.
the whole thing
I am 56 years old and have lived in Sydney for most of my life (except for 6 years in Newcastle). I have lived in 12 different suburbs. They are: Belmore, Campsie, Castle Hill, Cronulla, Doonside, Glenorie, Hurstville, Matraville, Ramsgate, Ryde, Sans Souci & Sutherland. I will therefore only comment on where I have lived. Ramsgate and Sans Souci were by far my favourite Sydney suburbs. Both are relatively safe and relatively quite. Campsie had some great restaurants, especially a few of the Korean ones. Campsie was reasonably safe. Belmore was ok, but I always had an uneasy feeling when I lived there. I was never a victim of crime, but some Belmore teens could be intimidating. Castle Hill, though quite and leafy, was very conservative and seemed to be some kind of christian heartland. This is awkward when you are an atheist. Cronulla was very good; just behind Ramsgate and Sans Souci. My only complaint with Cronulla was that it could get a bit hairy on a Friday or Saturday night. Go the Sharks! Glenorie was quiet and semi-rural, but a bit boring.
The title of worst suburb is different to everyone based on many reasons some people like aesthetics, trends fashion, techno, post modern architectural pseudo individualistic rants of psuedo intellectual favore.
But really come on it’s all about the goverment enngineers both private and public developers.
It costs money to build a house and brains common sense a fair share of wealth and a few dollars in your pocket everyy few weeks and a job helps too. Education is a factor, Employment infrastructure and the cycle begins no cash to afford bus and train fair. It’s true the inner west is pretty cool but even if you worked in the city orastern subburbs you could ride a bicycle to work or even to Any Tafe of University in the area.
So yeh we all think we know the best suburb but really. What are our ansers beliefs and values doing to influence our decisions. I think my home town in 1974 was the best and i will never forget what it was like. I have never been any where better
But times they are a changing !!!!!