Sombre figures point to a deceleration in CBD revival By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic 03 March 2021 | 1 minute read SHARE The rate of workers returning to the office has decelerated nationwide, suggesting there is a long way to go to before Australia’s commercial centres are completely reactivated. The Property Council’s latest office occupancy survey has revealed sombre figures, showing there has been little growth in the number of workers returning to offices in February across a majority of Australia. Sydney’s CBD has emerged on top with growth of three percentage points from 45 to 48 per cent between January and February. On the contrary, following recent snap lockdowns, Melbourne and PerthPerth, TASPerth, WA CBDs both had less workers at the end of February, with Melbourne’s CBD recording only 24 per cent occupancy in the final week of last month.