And it’s not just retirees and baby boomers taking the plunge. Researchers at CoreLogic Australia found that nearly 80 per cent of people relocating from cities to regional areas since the mid-2000s have been under 50.
We’d been looking to move to a regional town for years, having outgrown our one-bedroom house in Camperdown, in inner Sydney. The community we thought we were part of was quickly disappearing. Five years on, we feel more deeply connected to a diverse community here in Braidwood than we did in more than 20 years in the city. The boys have a half-acre to make their own and we look out over pastures that will never be built on.
As the boys grow older, I hope to be more involved in community groups and give more back to the town. I’m starting to see Canberra, rather than Sydney, as my new hub for music, art and theatre and as I do, I find so much variety before me. I hope the boys will be just as comfortable within big cities as they are in a small country town.”Shonagh Walker can’t imagine moving back to Sydney from Moss Vale in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Being surrounded by animals is a privilege and I’ve adopted four rescue dogs. Through them, I’ve made some of the best friends I have ever known. I can’t say everything has been smooth sailing. Seeing a loved one dying with dementia is one of the hardest things a family can go through, and being away from friends was so hard in the beginning.
Less stress, less commute and having empty beaches and lush rainforest at my doorstep are the big pluses for me.
At first you get annoyed shops closing midday Saturday and all day Sunday but that's partly why people are here, so they're not working 24/7 for the man.
Might be an unexpected chance of social and demographic transformation. Au gov has been desperate in moving residents to regional cities
Yeah. Tell someone who cares.
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