Alex Harris

Yeah, look, it's very rare for a regional centre to have a higher median price than an urban centre or a capital city.

That is the case for Noosa and it has been for quite some time now.

With that $3 million median, I've got to remind people that we're still very cheap compared to southern states.

And there are plenty of properties under $3 million, but not a lot under the million.

Yeah, absolutely, and we've seen that across Noosa, not just Sunshine Beach, but Noosa Heads and Noosaville too.

Yeah, absolutely.

Undervalued is the key factor here because right up to 2020, we were selling so cheap, even though it was an increasing market.

It's not just the rich and famous coming here.

It's ordinary families from southern states and even from Brisbane looking for a better lifestyle.

We have everything here.

We've got the river, we've got the national park, we've got the ocean, whether you want surf or a main beach where it's quieter.

Every possible natural asset makes this an incredible place to live.

Oh, absolutely.

I've been here for over 21 years and really couldn't think of anywhere else I'd rather be.

And definitely significant change, not just in the property market, but the overall township.

You know, little centres like Noosa Junction are now very vibey and fun with lots of bars and restaurants, which you hadn't seen previously, you know, to the last three years.

So that's an exciting change, I guess, that COVID allowed, surprisingly, was the opening of all these new little businesses.

Yeah, correct.

It's a bit of a myth that we had a population cap.

However, the council was and remains very aware of our limited infrastructure and the inability to retrofit infrastructure.