Hervey Bay - Still Growing Fast
In case you hadn’t noticed it Hervey Bay is still one of the top four fastest growing regional centres in Australia acording to this year’s State of the Regiuons Report commissioned by the Local Government Association.
The other centres on the list include Byron Bay in New South Wales, Broome in Western Australia and Cairns in north Queensland.
While being included on that list should not come as any real surprise for Hervey Bay residents what may come as a surprise is that the nature of the growth is beginning to change. In the past the towns on the list have been growing because of the sea-changers - older people moving away from the hustle and bustle of a big city to somewhere where the pace of life is slower and the climate is better.
However, the report finds that is now changing and the continued growth in the centres on the list is being fueld by tree-changers - people in search of a cheaper lifestyle and cheaper housing. These people are bringing their capital to the growth centres and setting up business to meet the demands of the sea-changers who are already in place.
