Office workers still not convinced about returning to their desks
The national office vacancy rate continues to climb, with the lure of the desk and cubicle still struggling to compete with the newfound freedoms of working from home.
Employers are trying to lure workers back to CBD headquarters with the promise of more modernised office space and facilities. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
The trend towards more empty offices that took hold in 2020 is continuing, with national office vacancy rates edging up again over the past six months.
The office vacancy rate now as of January 2023 now sits at 13.3 per cent, the highest rate since the mid-1990s and an increase of 0.4 per cent since July.
Four out of the five largest vacancy increases were in NSW, while office space availability tightened the most in Darwin, Sunshine Coast, Wes…
