More and more people are realising the real advantages of living in close to or in the city. An apartment close to the city often means many hours saved every week in commuting to and from work. In fact many families realise that they can get by with only one car in many inner suburbs. It also provides easy access to all the best of Melbourne, including arts, sports, shopping and dining. However even with the growing popularity different inner areas are popular for different reasons.
Different areas offer different lifestyle and styles of accommodation.
This large increase in population is a result of a number of large new apartment projects, warehouse conversions and older office buildings being converted into residential buildings. One of the drawbacks of CBD living i s the lack of street car parking for guests. As well many city apartment buildings do not provide car parking for residents or in some cases secured car parking may be available but at extra cost to the purchase price. Inner Southern Areas. This area was originally industrial but has been totally transformed over the last decade to become one of Australia s cultural and leisure centres.