Heidelberg West
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Sep 15, 2026
Ryan JonHOST
Yeah.
Toni LodgeHOST
He's probably gonna come down to Heidelberg West and try it out.
Ryan JonHOST
Can we just play the game and just reply?
Toni LodgeHOST
J- just email back? Yeah, absolutely.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Heidelberg Heights is a very interesting one.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's next to Heidelberg West, which if you have a look at the demographic profile there, it's a very different kind of profile to the likes of Mount Albert and Surry Hills.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was once upon a time Olympic Village back in 1956, but of course those houses were converted to social housing and that will have an impact on demand and on land values.
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Cate BakosGUEST
Yeah, Heidelberg Heights is a very interesting one.
Cate BakosGUEST
It's next to Heidelberg West, which if you have a look at the demographic profile there, it's a very different kind of profile to the likes of Mount Albert and Surry Hills.
Cate BakosGUEST
You have a lot more social housing.
Cate BakosGUEST
In fact, it's a disproportionate count when you consider Heidelberg West.
Cate BakosGUEST
And it was once upon a time Olympic Village back in 1956.
Cate BakosGUEST
But of course, those houses were converted to social housing and that will have an impact on demand and on land values.
Sudesh PiyatissaGUEST
And he's like, Sadesh, do similar.
Sudesh PiyatissaGUEST
So I bought my first house when I was 25, a really run down place in somewhere in Melbourne, Heidelberg West.
Sudesh PiyatissaGUEST
And he was he was a push.
Sudesh PiyatissaGUEST
He's like, you know, save your money, save your deposit by first house and then go from there.
Ryan Jon DunnGUEST
Why are we central and easy to get to for other people when no one comes here? You don't need anyone to come and visit.
Ryan Jon DunnGUEST
So we just found it and you wouldn't believe it, Heidelberg West, significantly cheaper than Richmond.
Myf WarhurstHOST
There you go.
Myf WarhurstHOST
Who saw that coming? There you go.
BilloHOST
This one feels like it started a long time before that.
BilloHOST
Heidelberg and West Heidelberg are places with a bit of personal history for me as well.
BilloHOST
My first home after I was born was on Liberty Parade in West Heidelberg in one of the original Olympic Village houses that was used as accommodation for the Olympians from the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
BilloHOST
I also spent my prep year at Olympic Village Primary School in 1977.
BilloHOST
My parents had arrived in Australia from the UK in 1968 as 10-pound Poms.
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BilloHOST
You've also got the Yarra Corridor and surrounding parklands almost immediately around the event.
BilloHOST
And for me, there is another destination nearby that has nothing to do with these famous painters.
BilloHOST
West Heidelberg, Liberty Parade and the area where my own Australian story began.