A journalist from New Zealand known as me final week. She was writing a narrative concerning the damaging migration out of New Zealand and the way the overwhelming majority of Kiwi’s had been coming to Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
What she wished was to attempt to discover out why. She knew that Kiwi’s cherished the GC, however why Brisbane? Nicely, she had come to the correct place!
I began with the fundamental way of life attraction to any resident from the Land of the Lengthy White Cloud. Brisbane affords 77.5% sunny days every year in comparison with Wellington and Auckland that each sit underneath 25%!
Then there’s the worth, Brisbane’s median worth is $705k, Wellington is at present $750k and Auckland is over $1mil! So we are actually cheaper and sunnier!
In the event you’re going to maneuver nations, I went on to say, you’d additionally need to be sure you might get a job. Whereas unemployment was low in Auckland & Wellington 3.2%-3.5%, it was nonetheless decrease in Brisbane at 3.1%.
Lastly, and I used to be actually now simply gloating, the ten 12 months outlook for Brisbane must be the most effective within the nation. Our skyline is embellished with cranes showcasing the facelift our metropolis is at present experiencing. In 2032 our metropolis will profit from the best advertising occasion a area can expertise.
So it’s no surprise her Kiwi brothers and sisters felt that transferring and shopping for can be the correct resolution for his or her households. The thrilling half for the locals is that I don‘t suppose she would be the solely worldwide journalist that may name over the subsequent few years.
Initially revealed as Cush for Remark: Why worldwide migrants are transferring to Brisbane
