Melbourne / Once known as a ”doughnut city” but jobs shift back from suburbs

MELBOURNE’S CBD is defining the city – it has become the employment giant sucking jobs from the suburbs, transforming property prices and demanding better rail services to the centre of town.

Melbourne was once known as a ”doughnut city”, because businesses and activity were retreating from Melbourne’s sleepy core.

But now, the city’s changing employment mix away from manufacturing towards financial and business services has meant an increase in jobs in the centre of the city. And Melbourne’s focus inwards has had a dramatic impact on house prices.

In the past 20 years there has been a more than six-fold increase in the cost of dwellings near the CBD compared to the outer suburbs, where real prices have only doubled, according to a new report.

Choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from

via Jobs shift from suburbs to CBD | The Border Mail.