15 Kilometres south-east of Melbourne CBD lies McKinnon, essentially a dormitory suburb of some 5180 residents living within an area of 1.5km2. The suburb is fully-established mainly with modest 1930’s California bungalow-style homes and units. Recent years have seen a rapid growth of apartments in this predominantly white collar worker suburb.
Median house price is $795,000 and $623,000 for units (both well above the respective median prices and growth rates for the region). Adjacent suburbs include Ormond, Bentleigh, Murrumbeena and Brighton East.
The McKinnon railway station is at the heart of the very accessible suburb with regular services from Frankston to the city. Cars travel to Melbourne via Nepean highway or Dandenong Road taken about 30 minutes. A bus service runs between Oakleigh, Chadstone Shopping Centre and East Brighton.
The strip shopping centre at McKinnon has been in decline over the years due to the success of nearby Bentleigh Shopping centre and Southland Regional Shopping centre in Cheltenham. Local restaurants are beginning to emerge in McKinnon Road.
The well-regarded McKinnon Secondary College is located in McKinnon Road and runs courses for Years 7 through to Year 12.
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