COVID-inspired interstate migration to the Gold Coast is being estimated to reach 25,000 people in the next year as those in NSW and Victoria continue to relocate to the sunshine state.
Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk has put a two week pause on new immigration in order for the hotel quarantine system to cope with the influx into QLD from ACT, NSW and VIC.
Commenting on the more than 18,000 new arrivals, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says quote "We're happy to brain-drain Melbourne and Sydney and make the Gold Coast an even smarter place with the new people coming in”.