Quilpie

An outback Queensland town is so keen to grow, it's offering people $20000 to move in.

The original grant has already seen seven blocks of land sold particularity on a new estate taking shape to the town’s south. On the banks of Bullo River, the Quilpie area’s economy is mostly based on farming and mining. “There’s probably not a lot of people our age who are getting into the property market – but it’s so affordable in Quilpie, and even more so with this great land grant, and we’re confident it’s going to be a great investment for our future,” Mr Hennessy said. Two weekly flights connect Quilpie with Brisbane. “Depending on the cost of the land chosen, it can equate to us essentially giving land away.” But the catch is you’ll have to love living in the middle of a partial desert.