Travel Worst Towns/Suburbs in Australia

[Lyttelton Ranger]

Luina, Tas.

I lived there in an unheated fibro house for 3 miserable months in 1990 working for a mining company. The constant overcast skies and drizzly weather certainly didn't do it any favours.

The place is a ghost town now. The amazing Tarkine wilderness is not far away but without a vehicle at the time, it was hard to appreciate.

 

[Scotland]

Geraldton
Mullewa

Not even close. Gero is fine, and it's a regional centre. Plus it's on the coast.

 

[Scotland]

Those suburbs are nowhere near as bad as Midvale or Maddington

I'd prefer Maddington over the others, but none are close to the worst place to live in Australia.

People need to get out of the cap cities and see just how s**t some places are.

 

[Hinkler]

In SA its gotta be Daveron Park: Davoren Park had increased its reputation for violence and dysfunction to the point where it had become "a place where emergency crews fear to go.

Never seen so many condemned houses.

 

[Off The Couch]

Not even close. Gero is fine, and it's a regional centre. Plus it's on the coast.

I'm well aware where it is,I lived there for 18 years. It's a hole of a town - drug capital of WA and lots of crappy suburbs. It hasn't moved out of the 80's

 

[Bluelegs]

Which one, the one in Victoria?

Corio
Norlane
Whittington

Only been to the one in victoria. But yes.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Only been to the one in victoria. But yes.

What goes on there? I was actually half thinking about buying there about 10 years ago.

 

[Bacon Warrior]

South Hedland

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[Scotland]

South Hedland is the shittest of the decent sized towns I've been to in WA.

Compared to somewhere like Wiluna having a Coles and a coastline is pretty exciting, but it's still s**t.

 

[Silent Alarm]

South Hedland makes Port Hedland look nice

 

[Bluelegs]

What goes on there? I was actually half thinking about buying there about 10 years ago.

There's nothing, it's out of Nagambie and there are like five or six shops total.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

It's that sort of dumb logic that coppers use with their drug sniffer dogs, they always use them in the poorer parts of Adelaide never in the leafy eastern suburbs, because clearly more affluent people are not drug users.

The higher up, affluent cops probably decide what suburbs get the sniffing.

 

[L_W_P]

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2012/09/20/3594298.htm

Claymore.

 

[ioppolo]

Those suburbs are nowhere near as bad as Midvale or Maddington

Please, I live right near Maddington and work there, they're all try hards.

 

[04 Durif]

Gippsland in general

 

[southernswannies]

Melton

 

[koshari]

I love dandy and go there all the time. The afghani/Indian precinct has great eateries.
Moe town aint so bad either. The areas in moe South in the foothills of the strezleckies are quite nice, as are the areas around lake Narracan.
I will also say Franga is very nice round the Long Island/Oliver's hill area.
Can't speak for Werribee as I don't know it.

 

[Big Bryza]

What are the worst towns or suburbs in Australia?
VIC:
Pakenham
Moe
Frankston
Werribee

Frankstons not even close to the top 4 you peanut.

 

[Twoslabs]

Living in Pakenham for over 10 years and have never been a victim of a crime.

Lived in South Yarra for 5 years and was burgled twice, car broken into three times, car stolen, assaulted four times

You do the sums on where you think I'd rather live

 

[raskolnikov]

I know I couldn't wait to get out of Tennant Creek when I was there.

 

[Off The Couch]

Living in Pakenham for over 10 years and have never been a victim of a crime.

Lived in South Yarra for 5 years and was burgled twice, car broken into three times, car stolen, assaulted four times

You do the sums on where you think I'd rather live

Doesn't mean it's still not a crap place to live, just means they don't s**t in their own nest.

Disclaimer: not a direct reference to pakenham

 

[kickazz]

From a Melbourne point of view, if you just go by the looks of a place (esp houses) as you drive around, I am surprised at no mention of Heidleberg West. Reminds me of scenes in The Wire. Tottenham aint so good either.

 

[kickazz]

Worked in Dandy a while back. Infrastructure looked nice and then you looked around and everyone is Maori or Black (no racist)

If 'no racist' what is your point then?

 

[DrKrieger]

I have never heard anything good about Windale.

 

[raskolnikov]

Gippsland in general

Not sure if serious.