Ewen McRae
Woodlea is exploring options for a communal workspace in the town centre as working from home becomes more common.
A recent survey of 500 Woodlea residents revealed that only 27 per cent plan to return to their workplace full-time post-COVID-19, with 62 per cent saying they will continue to work from home in some capacity.
The survey also showed that 12 per cent would like to work from home but don’t have the set-up to do so, prompting Woodlea project director Matthew Dean to look at options for the township.
“We are continually looking for ways to innovate to ensure it [Woodlea] is responding to the needs of its residents and the surrounding communities,” Mr Dean said.
“It is important we adapt to what a post-COVID world might look like, which is very much looking like remote work could be here to stay and as such, we are exploring
our options with local co-working operators – people no longer want to commute every day to the office and instead will keep working from home a few days a week.
“A local co-working space would allow residents a greater work-life balance; they can continue to work close to home with the help of private offices, meeting rooms and work stations and rather than spending unproductive time commuting every day, they can instead spend more time doing the things that really matter, like taking the kids to a park or seeing family and friends.”
Woodlea is home to 7000 residents and upon completion, will be a ‘mini-city in the suburbs’ with about 20,000 residents.
Ewen McRae
