G'day! Welcome to the friendly, Smart, State
The main population centre here is the state's capital, Brisbane. An hour to the north are the beaches of the Sunshine Coast including the Fraser Coast region an hour further north. An hour to the south are the beaches of the Gold Coast. An hour to the west is the city of Toowoomba and the start of the Queensland Outback. And an hour across the bay to the east are large, subtropical islands and, yes, more surf beaches.
Brisbane is officially 'Australia's most livable city' - and in a nation of many wonderful places to live, that's really something.
There are almost two million people in this part of the state. We also have vast, rugged national parks, great inshore and offshore fishing and sailing waters, tiny towns, sports stadiums and art galleries, 24-hour night life and native animal sanctuaries. You'll find some of Australia's finest restaurants not far from free ocean front barbecues where you can sizzle your own prime steaks or fresh prawns.
Recognized international hosts like Hilton, Sheraton and Novotel are just up the street from comfortable, economical backpacker hotels and youth hostels. You can travel in a limo or catch one of the regular bus or electric train services.
- Queensland is the destination of choice for Australians, more people are moving to Queensland than any other state
- Queensland has the lowest level of taxation in Australia
- Queensland is the fastest growing state in Australia, with over fifteen hundred people moving to the state every week. On Friday, 9 December 2005 the population of Queensland officially reached 4 million. Predictions have been made that Queensland will become Australia's 2nd most populous state by the late 2020's
- Between 1992 and 2002, the growth in the Gross State Product of Queensland outperformed that of all the other states and territories. In that period Queensland's GDP grew 5.0% each year, while growth in Australia's GDP rose on average 3.9% each year. Queensland's contribution to the Australian GDP also increased (by 10.4%) in that period, one of only three states to do so.
- In 2003 Brisbane city had the lowest cost of living of all Australia's capital cities
- Queensland is drenched in sunshine, has warm seas, cool sea breezes and an enviable warm climate all year round . The Queensland region has two weather seasons; a winter period of rather warm temperatures and minimal rainfall, and a summer period of warm balmy temperatures and higher levels of rainfall.
makes you think, doesn't it??
City, country or coast, you'll find it close here in the South-East.
GOLD COAST- AUSTRALIA'S FASTEST GROWTH AREA.
Few places in the World Can Compare With Australia's Gold Coast!
The Gold Coast continues to be the area in Australia with the fastest population growth, and demand greater than supply, will make this a definite for people seeking profit.
Australia’s Gold Coast is situated on the Pacific Ocean famous Coral Sea and is located on more than 42 km of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The American Tourism Association voted Surfers Paradise Beach No 1 in the WORLD in 2003 cradled by a lush sub-tropical hinterland of rainforests and mountain.
The Gold Coast is Australia’s No 1 holiday destination with 74,000 tourists a day arriving to enjoy the wide array of activities for all.
DEVELOPMENT AND INFASTRUCTURE
Today there are more and more companies relocating to the area adding other substantial industries and job opportunities. To name a few, Research and Development, Innovation and Advanced Design, Manufacturing and Distribution, Marine Industry and Leisure, Educational Precincts, Film and Interactive Media ,Medical, Technology and Research, Information Technology. Such a high growth of population brings it’s own economy, they all have need of property to rent or buy, drive a car, go to the doctors, dentist, buy food, and so on. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that the Gold Coast region job creation increased by up to 17.5% from year to year. Government analysis projections demonstrate this regional growth will continue to record levels well above the average international and Australian growth rates.
The $240 million Gold Coast- Brisbane high speed rail link was completed in 1997, allowing more Brisbane employed workers the opportunity to commute by rail from the preferred Gold Coast home base lifestyle.
The new 8 lane highway together with the new train connecting Brisbane and Gold Coast has made this area even more sought after as it offers people easy transport and access to work.
There is less traffic congestion and the crime rate is lower than elsewhere. People today are in pursuit of life style. The Gold Coast offers the perfect climate for a secure and prosperous lifestyle. Over $7 billion is invested each year by business in Queensland on new equipment and facilities. International and Australian Corporations are consistently targeting new business to the area.
TOURISM
The Gold Coast has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. The Gold Coast has approx 4.3 million visitors (874,000 international or 20% and a 3.43 Million domestic or 80%). During 2002/2003 tourists spent AUD $4.8 Billion while visiting the Gold Coast.
With an average of 300 days of sunshine a year, any time is the right time to visit the glorious sub-tropical Gold Coast.
With its surf beaches, protected waterways and World Heritage national parks, the Gold Coast is unrivaled as a holiday destination.
International tourism has been growing rapidly since 1986, now accounts for 26% or around 5.6 Million of visitor nights spent on the Gold Coast.
POPULATION GROWTH
People all over the world are in pursuit of a better lifestyle.The great lifestyle that the Gold Coast offers results in thousands of people relocating every year from other parts of Australia
The Gold Coast qualifies to become one of the sun belt regions in the world.
The same as Florida, California, French and Italian Rivera, all sunbelt regions around the world have one thing in common, wealthy economies.
The Gold Coast is well served by two International Airports - Brisbane and Coolangatta -(Gold Coast Airport) for travelers arriving from overseas, as well as from other parts of Australia.
Gold Coast has reigned supreme as the fastest growing region in Australia for more than four decades. In fact, Gold Coast has enjoyed an unrivaled population growth within Australia of 6% per annum over the last 50 years.
The area now managed by the City of the Gold Coast has remained the single most popular destination for Australians on the move more or less every year since the 60's. It is not possible to achieve and retain this position of primacy in the hearts and minds of the nation without striking a fundamental chord with middle Australia.
Regardless of what Sydney and Melbourne intelligentsia might think and say about the Gold Coast, the fact remains that middle Australia has embraced this place like no other. And it has done so for a generation. It is well on its way to holding this esteemed position within the mind-set of the Australian mass market for another generation
Today the 16,000 new residents relocating there every year from other parts of Australia continue to make this area the safest haven for investors looking for good returns or people looking for a better LIFESTYLE.
DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY - AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT FOR PROPERTY INVESTMENT.
If you've never seen Brisbane up close you've got no idea what you're missing. Although Sydney is generally regarded as Australia's (if not the world's) most beautiful city, Brisbane has an awful lot of it's own eye candy.
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a metropolitan population of just under two million. It is a city set close to the Pacific Ocean, and is situated beside the Brisbane River on plains between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland.
The city straddles the Brisbane River, and its eastern suburbs line the shores of Moreton Bay. The Brisbane central business district is situated in a curve of a river. Covering only 2.2 square kilometers, it is easily walkable.
Brisbane has a lower inner city population density than Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, although constant population growth occurring in Brisbane is closing the gap between Brisbane and Melbourne.
The Port of Brisbane is an integral part of the Australia Shipping Industry, one of the country's fastest-growing economic development areas, and is a marketing partnership between the Queensland Government, the city of Brisbane, Brisbane airport and its seaport, originally proposed by a UK marketer who had also developed the Amsterdam airport Area zone.
As Queensland's largest city and state capital, Brisbane has an extensive transportation network within the city, as well as connections to regional centers, interstate and to overseas destinations. Public Transport in Brisbane is provided by bus, rail and ferry services. Bus services are operated by public and private operators whereas trains and ferries are operated by public agencies.
As Brisbane is just starting its housing boom, prices are still relatively cheap compared to Sydney/Melbourne , but prices are set to rocket as investors take advantage of this great opportunity
We have house and Land packages as well as Unit/Apartments in many areas in Brisbane.
Ipswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland. It is located approximately 40 kilometers south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.
It is a city of open spaces, blue skies, sunshine, peacefull parks, friendly folk. It is a place where children can grow, without the distraction of big city life.
Attractions include the Ipswich Art Gallery, the Workshops Rail Museum, steam trains, more than 500 parks, wineries, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and shopping centers. Ipswich hosts regular national and local festivals and events such as the Queensland Open Golf.
Ipswich is the site of RAAF Base Amberley, the Royal Australian Air Force's largest operational base. Ipswich is also home to a campus of the University of Queensland.
A large shopping complex is being developed in the Springfield suburb which was, when designed (and possibly when completed), the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere. Accompanying this is a satellite campus of the University of Southern Queensland.
Redbank Plaza shopping mall has 8 cinemas as well as a four floors of shopping.
Large manufacturing industries have also relocated to Ipswich. An Aluminium products factory has recently been built and a high quality paper manufacturer will soon begin construction of a new facility.
All these industries will promote employment and attract people to the area, as planned.
