
Time for a Tree or Sea Change?
Since March 2020, we have seen a giant shift in how we work, commute, and live due to stay at home government restrictions. As these restrictions adjust and vary around the country, many of us have found we can still do our jobs well, if not better, from home โ and are enjoying the change, as well as the opportunities that have come from working where we live.
This raises the logical question: If you can now work from home, shouldnโt you make your home as liveable as possible? And, if so, why not move to the best place possible to live well?
Australia is indeed the lucky country. We have beautiful, pristine environments. A move to the country or coast provides more space than the city to really spread your wings. The options for improving how you live are plentiful. From living on the land, going organic with chooks and veggie patches, through to removing the commute and simply breathing in the fresh sea or country air.
Just having more time without the hustle and bustle can have a big appeal. Sea Changes and Tree Changes have always been popular, but maybe now the dream can become a reality, and sooner than you once thought. Letโs take a closer look at whyโฆ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Itโs easy to forget that the country area you love can now get fast internet. Even remote areas now offer Satellite and Sky Muster, which can provide excellent speeds and many regional hubs have some of the best NBN in Australia. This means whether youโre on Zoom or Netflix youโll still be where the action is.
๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ
Many of those raising children have used their โgovernment-sanctioned exercise timeโ to get a clear head on what matters for their kids. As a result, many couples with children (or one on the way) are looking beyond tight apartments and dense inner-city living and starting to explore options with big backyards, open paddocks, and coastal towns. With a great sense of community, regional areas allow your entire family to get involved in sport, school, activities, and local occasions where those around you know and support you.
๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐
Itโs certainly true that when it comes to amazing properties on a reduced budget, country areas offer everything from โcute-factorโ to โwow-factorโ. In the Hinterland, a pick-up in inquiry from out-of-area families has been noticeable recently for Carolans First Nationalโs Andy Sharma. โ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ,โ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ. โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บโ.
๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
Itโs always a concern to those moving away from the city that job opportunities can be scarce however, the reality can often be very different. In some states, there are incentives available for those that move to regional towns depending on your profession โ particularly in the medical sector. Skilled tradespeople are also critical, as are those with qualifications in health and education, and often the highest-rating job vacancies are in the professional sphere.
๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐
The best way to become more environmentally friendly is to live in a better environment. And country and coastal areas have it in spades. On those unexpected sunny days, you could be using your regional pad to create veggie patches, composting spaces, chicken runs, and even fruit or olive groves. Right now, there is a renewed desire for sustainability and space and a move away from the big smoke is a great way to begin a sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle.
๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค
Even if youโre a โheadโ over โheartโ kind of person, itโs hard to deny the logic of going regional when you look at the numbers, not just in terms of property prices, but also your other bills such as council rates. Youโll also benefit from being able to source food locally and often at better prices than the small supermarket around the corner in town. In major cities right around Australia, buyers and families are being priced out of the market with Sydney and Melbourne rising around 20% and nearly 30% respectively over the past 5 years. When you open up a spreadsheet and do the calculations โ you start to realise just how far in front youโll be.
Feeling inspired? Like to explore some great properties, get advice on areas, making the transition to a regional area, and other great Sea Change/Tree Change advice? No one knows better than the team at Carolans First National Real Estate Agent.ย โ๏ธย (07) 5441 1344. Weโve assisted thousands of individuals just like you in making their dreams a reality.
DISCLAIMER
The following advice is of a general nature only and intended as a broad guide. The advice should not be regarded as legal, financial, or real estate advice. You should make your own inquiries and obtain independent professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances before making any legal, financial, or real estate decisions.

