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| Central Business District
Inner City Melbourne |
Apartments of varying quality, luxury flats from warehouse conversions. | High. Extremely variedcrowd international |
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| Docklands
Inner City Melbourne |
Very modern, luxury waterfront apartments with views | Low. Mostly European and wealthy | High to very high | |
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| South Bank Inner City Melbourne |
Apartments of medium to high quality | Medium. Mostly young professional Asian couples without children | Reasonable to High | |
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| Eastern Suburbs
Inner Suburbs |
Historic terrace houses and flats. Some apartments. | High. Mostly expat families with money to afford these areas | Flats reasonable, Houses very high | |
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| Northern Suburbs
Inner Suburbs |
Apartments, warehouse conversion flats, townhomes, houses | High. Traditional immigrant area that continues to attract extended Labanese, Greek and Italian familes. | Flats reasonable, Some houses still reasonable but quickly climbinghig to high | |
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| Western Suburbs
Inner Suburbs |
Apartments, townhomes, houses | High. Relative low living costs attracts mix of cultures, predominately Vietnamese and Sudanese | Low to Reasonable | |
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| Bayside Suburbs
Inner Suburbs |
Beach facing Luxury homes, apartment blocks, and houses | Medium. Mostly young singles and new families | Reasonable to very high | |
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| Outer Suburbs | Large houses | Low. Mostly young Indian families | Low to reasonable | |
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Proximity to healthcare facilities is similarly close to each of these locations
Proximity to private schools (Private schools are concentrated in the Inner East and Bayside Suburbs)
