Lush, leafy and grand, to drive through Toorak is to marvel at the suburb’s stately abodes and impressive gardens. Needless to say, this really is dream-home territory. Toorak Village, the area’s central hub, boasts restaurants and cafés befitting such a luxurious setting. Here locals dress to impress and enjoy French bistros and modern cosmopolitan Australian fare. Everything else they could possibly desire is on offer in neighbouring South Yarra and Armadale with their busier drinking, dining and shopping scenes.
Home to some of Melbourne’s most prestigious private schools, the bustling streets of Toorak see an endless procession of uniformed children running for the number eight tram, books and bags in tow. In this high-end yet family-friendly neighbourhood, locals have all the creature comforts they could ask for, so it comes as no surprise that no one leaves Toorak in a hurry.