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Australia's rental crisis is especially tight on the Gold Coast. How can we free up empty homes?

More than 27 per cent of homes in Surfers Paradise were empty on census night. (ABC Gold Coast: Dominic Cansdale)

It is one of the tightest rental markets in Australia.

But as rents surge and thousands face housing insecurity, statistics suggest almost three in 10 houses are empty in parts of Queensland's Gold Coast.

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