I live there, and I know lots of people share houses just to get somewhere to stay. People pay 400-500 a week just for a room. I work with someone who shares a 3 bedroom house with 6 people.
My workshop base their recruitment on what houses are available, not the actual need for labour.
Having said that,, I see 188 properties (both south and port) for rent on RE.com which is high for hedland. But where did you get the "2600 places in the market" from?
I'd say with no "big" new expansion projects happening + price of red dirt seemingly peaked and dropping, plus some new housing stock on the market, the rents have peaked,, 1 bedroom units were $1000 a week, and are still at about 750-900 (asking)
Seen as this topic is actually about Gladstone, I won't go on about it, I just find it interesting to read those figures, when living there I see a different picture.
I guess people would rather pay 400 a week for a room, than 1200+ for their own house though. I guess it's a case of a shortage of "affordable" houses for people to live in then. But I'd say if landlords made their rent a bit more realistic then they would have no worries getting tenants.
Not sure if the same could be said about gladstone? As I don't live there, I do have an IP there though. At the lower end of the market and have long term tenants.. hope that doesn't change.