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Stephanie Gardiner

Housing squeeze forces region-to-region migration

The Sunshine Coast region is attracting an influx of regional migrants. Photo: AAP

Regional Australians are moving further away from capital cities, likely pushed out of some country areas by the housing squeeze and soaring rents, a new report says.

The Regional Movers Index report shows movement between regional areas rose in 2022, averaging eight per cent higher than the two years before the pandemic.

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