Two-thirds of Melbourne offices unoccupied, Sydney less than half full
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Melbourne CBD office towers were more two-thirds empty at the end of January while those in Sydney were more than half vacant, as many employees remained at home despite being allowed or encouraged to return to work, new figures show.
Melbourneâs occupancy more than doubled to 31 per cent at the end of January, from 13 per cent in December, according to the latest survey of commercial landlords by the Property Council.
However, this was well below the new 50 per cent threshold permitted (up from 25 per cent) which took effect in Victoria on January 18. The survey was run from 27 January to 4 February.