“Australian town of Quilpie giving away free land with $12.5k grant”
Quilpie,
South West Queensland
“It’s no secret that getting into the property market is incredibly hard with skyrocketing prices, but one region is offering hope for young Aussies.
A Queensland town is helping Aussies with their home ownership dreams by giving away free blocks of lands – but there’s a catch.
The outback town in the Quilpie region, which sits 1000km west of Brisbane, has a population of just 800 residents.
Quilpie Shire Council is offering $12,500 to anyone who buys land and builds a new home that is valued at less than $750,000 and that they live in for six months.
But with blocks of land selling for as little as $12,500, it means homeowners could basically receive the land for free.
The area, which is famous for opal mining and dinosaur bones, includes two supermarkets, a butcher, baker, newsagents and hairdressers, as well as two schools and an early learning centre.”