As building a new home becomes more challenging and expensive in regional Queensland, many people are opting to have ready-built houses trucked in from thousands of kilometres away.
abc.net.au/news/modular-home-delivery-booming-queenslands-outback-housing-crisis/102282454Adrian Tilley wants a holiday home in one of the most remote corners of the country — the outback Queensland town of Birdsville — a world away from his day job in Sydney's tech industry.Several councils in Western Queensland have entered contracts for modular homes to be trucked in for staff
But building new homes in the outback can be challenging and expensive, so Mr Tilley opted to have his home built 1,600 kilometres away in Brisbane.Mr Tilley is among a growing number of people looking to avoid skyrocketing construction costs and trades shortages by buying a modular home.All up, Mr Tilley's modular home will cost about $300,000.
Recently, several local councils in Western Queensland have entered multimillion-dollar contracts for modular homes to be trucked into towns for staff, including Quilpie, Eromanga, and Jundah.A 600km drive east from Birdsville in Quilpie, the shire's chief executive Justin Hancock lives in a four-bedroom modular home."We've had three houses delivered now through that [modular] route, and we've got another four due to be delivered by July this year," he said.
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