Coupled with the restrictions of life in lockdown during a global pandemic – it hasn’t necessarily been the idyllic experience many may have imagined.
But for some it has certainly shown that a different way of balancing work and home life is achievable; and these buyers are turning their attention beyond the traditional blue-chip inner city burbs.
Even before COVID-19, suburban “mega-centres” were providing real competition to CBD hubs, reports Property Update.
For a good example of a mega-centre just look at Chermside here on Brissie’s north, which has flourished to become a mini metropolis in its own right.
Other lifestyle changers are looking even further afield – lured by the sun, surf, wine, food and mountains of Australia’s coastal and hinterland regions.
Your Investment Property magazine has compiled a list of towns that had a high proportion of its population working from home pre COVID.
For the dreamers, investors and data hounds amongst you, here are 16 work-from-home hot spots to put on your watch list. The data is drawn from the 2016 census and shows locations with the highest percentage of work-from-home employers:
Coastal hot spots:
- Surf Coast (12.8%), Vic
- Bass Coast (8%), Vic
- Kiama (11.4%), NSW
- Ballina (8.3%), NSW
- Noosa (10.8%), Qld
- Esperance (8.8%), WA
- Victor Harbour (6.9%), SA
Wine and food regions:
- Adelaide Hills (13.8%), SA
- Margaret River (8.7%), WA
- Macedon Ranges (11.1%), Vic
- Mornington Peninsula (8%), Vic
Emerging inland regions:
- Golden Plains (16.9%), Vic
- Warragul (9.2%), Vic
- Scenic Rim (12.3%), Qld
- Maleny (11.9%), Qld
- Armidale (6.8%), NSW
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