"The SWQ figures show Gladstone has a 5.6% rental vacancy rate, compared to other mining regions such as Port Hedland (WA) 4.6%, Karratha (WA) 3.7% and Roma (QLD) 2.6%."
wow,, I live in hedland and if the vacancy rate is 4.6% then I'd hate to see what 1.9% (national avg) looks like.
Excuse...