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Tree change fosters fast growth in coastal hinterland
8 Nov 2005
A Local Government Association study has found central Victoria and central NSW, Tasmania and the region south of Perth are growing rapidly, ending years of stagnation. Researcher Peter Brain said the coastal centres of Broome in Western Australia, Queensland's Hervey Bay and Cairns and Byron Bay in NSW were the fastest-growing regional areas, but there had been a shift from sea-changers to "tree-changers". He said most people were moving to provincial regions within 2 1/2 hours' commuting time to a major city. Between 1996 and 2001, rural areas had the nation's lowest annual population growth rate of 0.4 per cent, but the report tipped this would increase to 1 per cent between 2004 and 2008, just under the national average.
The Australian, 08/11/05
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