PHOTO: Gilgandra’s Aero Park Estate building blocks began construction in September of last year.
Less than two years ago, the Regional Australia Institute’s (RAI) calls to have 11 million people living outside capital cities by 2032 were supported by big banks and businesses, with claims it would deliver a $13.8 billion economic windfall to the country.
Last year, RAI reported a surge of millennials to be leaving Australia’s capital cities for country communities.
RAI CEO Liz Ritchie said the Big Movers 2023 report found an additional 54,000 millennials headed for the regions during 2016-2021 compared to the 2011-2016.
However, a serious lack in regional housing may put a dent in these ambitious plans.
Luckily, one local Western Plains shire is helping fill the gap with new residential blocks coming up for sale in the near future as it heads towards its own bold population goals…