The ‘bed-and-breakfast’ suburbs trapping Melburnians on city fringe

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The ‘bed-and-breakfast’ suburbs trapping Melburnians on city fringe
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The lack of professional jobs in growth suburbs will keep workers trapped in low-paid industries or long commutes, with one mayor saying her neighbourhood acts as a “bed and breakfast” for its residents.

of directing 70 per cent of new housing growth in Melbourne’s inner and middle suburbs, with just 56 per cent of new dwellings in established areas and the rest in greenfield.due to the cost of building new roads, schools, public transport and other essentials in greenfield areas.a package of housing and planning announcements in September that would drag the city back to the target of 70 per cent of homes built in established Melbourne and only 30 per cent on the fringe.

The firm modelled a 30-year scenario whereby all new jobs in the public service would be located in a number of key suburban areas, rather than the city centre. Choudhary was able to move from a two-bedroom apartment in Southbank to a three-bedroom house in Officer because his workplace remained flexible post-pandemic, allowing him to work from home up to four days a week.Joe Armao“It’s 1½ hours [each way] … so travelling is a bit tough but [we] still have the luxury of working from home [multiple days a week],” he said.

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