Quilpie offers $20,000 to anyone who builds and moves to the outback town
Quilpie, 950 kilometres west of Brisbane, offers $20,000 to anyone who builds a house and lives there for 12 months.
The outback town is preparing to sell 60 residential blocks next year and hopes the grant will attract newcomers. Mayor Ben Hall said the council aimed to grow the population to 1,000 and was looking to attract at least 10 new residents.
Land costs between $25,000 and $30,000 per block, though building expenses in the outback run higher than in south-east Queensland. The town has hospitals, schools, shops, and twice-weekly flights to Brisbane.
Families with older children can access subsidised boarding school options. Hall pitched Quilpie as a safe community where kids play outside and cars stay where owners park them.
- 950 kilometres
- Distance from Brisbane
- $20,000
- Homeowner grant
- $25,000 to $30,000
- Land cost per block
- 60
- Residential blocks for sale
Why it mattersQuilpie is using financial incentives to attract residents and boost its population in the remote outback.
AustraliaAustralians seeking lower property costs and quieter lifestyles now have a concrete financial incentive to try outback living.
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