The ABS has released regional population estimates (as of end June 2013) this morning which show Townsville as the stand-out growth winner in the North.Total population in Australia was estimated at 23.1 million, an increase of 407,000 (+1.8%) over the year to June 2013. QLD enjoyed the third fastest growth …read more
This morning’s release of building approvals data showed a sharp 5% decline m/m in the country as a whole (this still left the annual increase at 23.2%), as units fell sharply (-7.7%); houses also fell 2.1%. These are always highly volatile numbers so the Trend series is much preferred; this …read more
The Valuer-General’s property market movement report (available here) has some comments to make on land valuations in the Cassowary Coast region (as well as other areas). … “The residential market in the Cassowary Coast has been variable throughout the region since the last annual valuation in 2012 with market movements in a …read more