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Party town loved by tourists and locals alike. It's a must do on many international traveller's itineraries and so many southerners come up here for a short working holiday and end up staying for years, even for life!
There's been a fair bit of recent development of brand new units and there's a new marina precinct under construction that will have more retail and waterfront restaurants and a hotel & units. It's abit noisy at the moment with the construction, but the facilities being built will be really cool and will probably bring more upmarket tourists to town.
I've lived in the area for nearly 5 years and can't see myself living anywhere else, I just love it. I love meeting people from all around Australia and the world - it gives the town such a cosmopolitan feel. And I love the fact that it is still small enough that you can start a small business on your own and make a reasonable go of it (that's up to you of course!)
I do miss that there are no heritage buildings around to add that element of sophistication, because it's a beach town that grew from the 60s onwards, but it's still a great place to live.
There seems to be a baby boom on at the moment, and I think the average age of residents is a bit younger than the national average. They are expanding some of hte local schools to cater for the demand at least. Aged care facilities are lacking and that's something I hope council will address in the future.
Overall, a great place for young people to live and work.

Good views, close to shops, schools, transport, elevated for breeze, some good big houses keeping values up. Land still available for good prices.