A specialist team will be created to ensure land stretching between Tweed Heads and Noosa is able to keep pace with population growth and housing demand.
South-east Queensland’s “200-kilometre city” is predicted to grow by 1.5 million to 5 million in 20 years, making it about the same population as Sydney today.
An extra 794,000 new homes will be needed to accommodate the boom, as the lines between Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts continue to blur.
The new planning team set up by the state government will be announced by Deputy Premier Steven Miles on Wednesday to ensure new developments can manage the surge in new residents.
“Queenslanders want to know that when they’re ready to buy their first home, they will be able to do so without being priced out of the market,” Mr Miles said.
“They want to know that when they’ve retired and they’re looking to downsize to a more manageable property, that they’ll be able to without needing to move very far away.
“And in between those stages in life they may want a family home with a big backyard.”
Mr Miles said, from 2019 to 2020, there had been a 200 per cent increase in net migration from cities to regional areas.
“We’ve also seen a 23 per cent increase in the use of our national parks and green spaces,” he said.
“This must result in a fundamental rethink of our approach to infrastructure planning and delivery.”
Mr Miles said the team’s first task would be to choose a pilot site for a new growth area by the end of the month.
“The pilot site identified will be an example of how local and state governments and the private sector can work together to plan for better communities,” he said.
“The team will also work to bring land in the under-utilised urban footprint to market sooner.
“Queensland’s population is booming, and I want to ensure our government and local councils can keep up with the increase in demand for land, housing and the supporting infrastructure that comes with it.”
The new Growth Areas Delivery team, will be an arm of state government agency Economic Development Queensland.
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