Renters across rural Queensland are being forced to live in tents and move back in with family members due to low rental vacancy rates.
Leading property data provider CoreLogic shows migration to Queensland last year was up 90 per cent and is a factor in housing shortages.
Real Estate Institute of Queensland's chief executive Antonia Mercorella says the current rates have not been seen in over a decade.
"Of course since this pandemic has hit, that demand from interstate buyers — particularly New South Wales and Victoria — has grown even stronger," she said.