In Queensland, an additional 18,500 building workers won't be enough
Queensland needs almost 18,500 extra building industry workers to meet its share of the country's 1.2-million new-home target and is most at risk of falling short of that goal because the impending Olympic infrastructure surge will suck up labour and materials, Charter Keck Cramer says.
The northern state, with an estimated 246,000-home share of the five-year national housing accord target, accounts for almost one-fifth of the 90,000 extra home building workers needed nationally, but will struggle to secure the people it needs, especially from 2028, the consultancy said.
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