JeremyN1

I have been familiar with Seabrook for almost a year and living here for the past few months. My family and I chose this neighborhood primarily because it had three great benefits:
1) A fantastic public primary school and as a bonus, offers International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
2) Great environment for young kids; safe, friendly and plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors (parks, bike trails, tennis courts, etc)
3) Good location if you work in the west or the CBD - 3 major shopping centres within 5 minutes and you don't get stuck in the Point Cook traffic in the morning to reach the freeway, especially if you live on the school side of Point Cook Road.
No, this is not the suburb for you if you want cafes at your doorstep or you would like to live close to great night life. Also, you are limited to a handful of options if you frequently like to request dinner delivered to your home.
For those catching the train to the city, parking can be a bit of a problem but it is likely that with the new bus routes and more frequent trains from next year, this situation will improve. Already, with the new VLine route via Tarneit, there is less crowding in the Metro line, so we are optimistic. On an average day by car, you can expect to leave home around 8:30am, drop the kid(s) at school and reach the CBD by around 9:15. On school holidays and weekends, the drive between CBD and Seabrook takes around 25 minutes.
One thing I am not satisfied about is the lack of broadband Internet choice. In my area, it was either Telstra or Foxtel. Will need to wait longer for the NBN to roll out and hopefully make things better.
In short, It's the "just right" suburb for families who are looking for a quiet place to raise young kids and work in the west or in the CBD.