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10 of Australia’s Economic Powerhouse Cities
In this month’s Market Pressure Review, the InvestorKit buyer's agency research team reviewed Australia's many local economies, and came up with 10 of the country's best performing/fast recovering local economies and their housing markets.
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- Explore 10 of Australia’s best performing/fast recovering local economies and their housing markets.
- A range of data and insights in each local economy, including GRP, unemployment, construction pipeline, etc.
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What Makes an Economic Powerhouse
Our methodology for identifying the strongest local economies.
10 City Deep Dives
Detailed economic and demographic analysis of each powerhouse city.
Housing Market Pressure
Sales and rental market pressure review for each city.
Performance Forecasts
Where each city's housing market is heading based on its economic trajectory.
A closer look
The 10 economies we picked in 2022
3 + 7
We picked 3 capital regions and 7 regional cities. They were Adelaide, Hobart, Western Sydney, Townsville, Toowoomba, Bendigo, Shepparton, Geelong, Orange and Wagga Wagga.
About 5%
Townsville's unemployment fell from double digits in 2016 to about 5%, rivalling the capital cities.
Under 4%
Toowoomba's unemployment trended below 4%, with a project pipeline generating real excitement for the city.
Two years after the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many local economies have even exceeded their pre-pandemic performance.
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