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The Observer was told of a homeless man who was living in the toilet of a 24 hour laundromat in the region.
The lowest vacancy rate in decades in the Rockhampton region of below 2 per cent has contributed to escalating rents in the beef capital, local real estate agents say.
The extremely low vacancy rate in both Gladstone and Rockhampton is predicted to have dire consequences, forcing a significant increase in homeless people across CQ.
In December it was predicted 55.2 per cent of Central Queenslander’s would face housing stress post COVID, the highest figure in the nation.
The report
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Central Queenslander drivers could be paying nearly $5,000 per year more than necessary to keep their cars running.
The Finder site compared the cost of an “expensive” versus “cheap” scenario to own a car – including insurance, registration and fuel – over 12 months.
An “expensive” scenario involves driving an eight-cylinder Jeep Cherokee weighing 2,500kg; not getting good rates on insurance due to a poor driving history; and paying up to 140 cents per litre for fuel.
The average driver churns through 1,366 litres of fuel per year. Given that includes city drivers, the amount rural CQ drivers spend is likely much higher.