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My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

3 outlets 3 reports Published Sep 7, 2026

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The brief

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. Key points and original sources are listed below.

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. But then again it’s not really my suburb.S1 S2

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6d Theage

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. But then again it’s not really my suburb.

6d Brisbanetimes

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. But then again it’s not really my suburb.

6d Smh

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours ... and no residents

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. But then again it’s not really my suburb.

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

Australia

3 outlets 3 reports Published Sep 7, 2026

The brief

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. Key points and original sources are listed below.

There are only two other suburbs like mine in Melbourne, and neither are anywhere near as close to the CBD. But then again it’s not really my suburb.S1 S2

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My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours ... and no residents

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My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours and no residents

My suburb has a bottle-o, a vape shop, three massage parlours ... and no residents

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