RENTERS are looking for homes in Mackay, according to a website dedicated to finding renters' places to call home.
Mackay was the 13th most searched location on rent.com.au. It was the sixth most popular Queensland search behind Gold Coast (1), Toowoomba (4), Brisbane (5), Southport (10) and Harvey Bay (11).
Rent.com.au CEO and founder Mark Woschnak said there has been sustained growth in the rental sector.
"We believe the most significant growth in rentals will come from the sheer volume of renters, currently 30% of the population (7 million Australians) that rents, increases further, as already evident in national statistics and overseas trends," Woschnak said.
"Many commentators suggest that Australian capital cities are likely to follow the trend of most other major capital cities of the world, whereby 50% or more of the population rent, and that we could reach these figures within a decade.
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