‘Big Australia’ immigration means you pay more for less
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South-East Queensland (SEQ) lot sizes are projected to shrink as the region welcomes an additional 2 million residents over the next 20-years – equivalent of adding a Perth to the existing population:
As south-east Queensland prepares to welcome almost 2 million new residents in the next 20 years, the region’s lot sizes continue to shrink.
But the state government has insisted there is still enough space to grow.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.