Melbourne CBD is an exception because of the huge amount of residents on temporary visas and students, both of which are locked out of the country at the moment

Melbourne CBD is an exception because of the huge amount of residents on temporary visas and students, both of which are locked out of the country at the moment. The rest of the inner city is back to normal, some parts like Chapel Street and Fitzroy St which definitely weren't thriving pre-covid seem to be now. It's like watching nature come back after a fire, not every tree survives but the forest rebounds.