Developers and apartment buyers have a narrowing window of opportunity before Brisbane's Olympic infrastructure pipeline begins competing directly with residential construction, pushing up costs, tightening labour supply and making new projects increasingly difficult to deliver.

While Brisbane's apartment market continues to benefit from strong population growth and limited housing supply, industry research suggests the years leading up to 2027 could prove to be the most important period for developers looking to secure builders and buyers hoping to purchase before the next wave of price increases.

A new Colliers report, Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Creating Solutions, highlights the scale of the challenge. While thousands of new homes are planned across South East Queensland, the Brisbane Olympic Athletes Village alone will deliver more than 10,500 beds during the Games before being converted into around 1,750 to 2,000 apartments. Equivalent to almost two years of typical inner-city apartment supply, the project will also absorb a significant share of the construction workforce and building materials.

The broader construction pipeline paints an even clearer picture.

Construction Skills Queensland's Horizon 2032 report forecasts Queensland's annual construction pipeline will average $69 billion over the coming years before peaking at $75 billion in 2027-28. Demand for construction workers is expected to increase by 17 per cent to almost 150,000 people, with the industry facing an annual shortfall of around 19,000 workers that could blow out to as many as 35,000 during the peak construction period.

The Olympic venues, athletes village and supporting infrastructure will account for billions of dollars worth of work across South East Queensland through to 2032, creating intense competition for labour at a time when Australia's residential construction sector is already under pressure.

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Colliers Queensland Residential Director Andrew Scriven said the convergence of these projects is creating a clear window of opportunity for both developers and buyers.

"From 2027 onwards, the market will shift dramatically," Scriven said.

"Labour will increasingly be locked into government-led infrastructure and Olympic projects, which means private residential developments will face higher costs and tighter margins. The developers who move now are the ones most likely to get projects off the ground."

Scriven said the same dynamic would also affect buyers, with fewer apartment projects expected to launch once construction capacity tightens.

"If you're looking to change your lifestyle over the next five years, now is your window of opportunity to buy."

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Developers are already positioning themselves ahead of that window.

Following the success of Monarch at Toowong, Consolidated Properties is preparing to launch two new Brisbane apartment projects in the second half of 2026. They include <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/gloriette-30-bedivere-street-yeerongpilly-qld-4105">Gloriette</a> at Yeerongpilly Green, a 25-storey tower within one of Brisbane's key Olympic precincts, and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/castile-47-skyring-terrace-newstead-qld-4006">Castile</a>, a recently approved 25-storey riverfront development at 47 Skyring Terrace in Newstead.

Hutchinson Builders will deliver both projects, with early works already underway at Yeerongpilly and Newstead expected to commence later this year.

The timing comes as Brisbane's fundamentals continue to strengthen, with strong interstate migration, population growth and vacancy rates remaining below 1.5 per cent.

Colliers Queensland researcher Pragya Sharma said Greater Brisbane is forecast to require around 40,000 new apartments between 2021 and 2031.

"There's a real mismatch emerging between when housing is needed and when it will be feasible to build," Sharma said.

"As a result, the period leading up to 2027 presents a key window of opportunity for developers to secure approvals, funding and construction capacity, while buyers will have greater choice before supply constraints intensify."

Colliers research outlines a critical pre-2027 window to start residential projects before labour squeeze: now is the time to buy

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Developers, buyers on watch in South East Queensland ahead of construction crunch: Colliers

It's taken less than nine months for developer Sherpa Property Group to sell out all 51 apartments in its <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-oasis-palm-beach-7-9-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Oasis</a> development in <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/palm-beach-qld-4221">Palm Beach</a>, over a year before its anticipated completion.

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Located at 7-9 Sixth Avenue, the $67 million development has resonated strongly with both local owner-occupiers and downsizers seeking high-quality apartments within walking distance of the beach, dining precincts and everyday amenities.

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Christie Leet, Founder of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sherpa-property-group">Sherpa Group</a>, said the sell-out reflected both the strength of the Palm Beach market and the success of Sherpa's community-first approach to development.

"The sell-out of Oasis is a fantastic outcome and reinforces the strong demand we're seeing for thoughtfully designed apartments in lifestyle locations," Leet said.

"From the outset, our vision was to create a development that genuinely enhanced the Palm Beach community while providing residents with exceptional homes and wellness-focused amenities.

"We've been incredibly encouraged by the level of local support throughout the campaign, 72.5 per cent of buyers are locals, with a significant proportion of purchasers choosing Oasis as their future home rather than an investment."

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Construction is now progressing following development approval, with trusted builder LPS Group delivering the project and completion anticipated in Q3 2027.

Oasis forms part of Sherpa Group's successful Flourish collection, which has become recognised for its focus on wellness, community and elevated coastal living.

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Residents will have private access to a rooftop amenity space featuring a pool, gym, sauna, steam room, hot and cold plunge pools, spa and barbecue facilities.

"The success of Oasis demonstrates that buyers continue to prioritise quality, location and lifestyle," Leet said.

"We are proud to have delivered a project that has resonated so strongly with the market and look forward to bringing Oasis to life for our future residents."

Sherpa recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-soleira-palm-beach-1150-1160-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Soleira</a>, its third instalment of the Flourish brand in Palm Beach following Flourish Oasis and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/amargo-6-12-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Amargo</a>.

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Sherpa sells out Flourish Oasis in booming Palm Beach

Urban Property Group's <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/la-vera-macquarie-park-94-talavera-road-macquarie-park-nsw-2113">La Vera</a> is leading the next phase of Macquarie Park's residential evolution, with the new apartment development set to become the first of several new apartment projects in the precinct to complete.

The 169-apartment building has now topped out ahead of its scheduled completion in the third quarter of 2026, as new residential investment continues to reshape one of Sydney's largest employment hubs into a true mixed-use precinct.

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Cox Architecture has designed La Vera to capture the best of its unique positioning on Talavera Road, orienting the building towards Lane Cove National Park.&nbsp;The building features a sculpted northern façade with flowing curves inspired by the surrounding landscape, while its city-facing elevation adopts a more structured architectural expression to maximise skyline views.

"The vision for the project was to conceive a building that adopted an organic and curvilinear form to the northern portion that faces the Lane Cove National Park," <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">Cox Architecture</a> Director Felipe Miranda said.

"The residents that reside in the northern portion of the building benefit by having beautifully crafted curved balconies that speak to the natural context and heighten the relationship of their internal living spaces to the external balconies."

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La Vera offers a diverse mix of one, two, three, and four-bedroom configurations, with prices currently starting from $740,000. Buyers so far have been a mix of Sydney-based investors,&nbsp;metro commuters, owner-occupiers and downsizers from surrounding North Shore suburbs.

Both investors and owner-occupiers have been drawn to La Vera's proximity to Macquarie University, Macquarie University Hospital, Macquarie Centre and the Sydney Metro, infrastructure that supports both strong rental demand and a convenient lifestyle for residents.

The apartments feature full-height glazing, timber flooring throughout living areas, stone kitchen benchtops, SMEG appliances, floor-to-ceiling bathroom tiling and ducted air conditioning.

Residents will have access to a rooftop recreation level featuring a swimming pool, sauna, barbecue facilities and landscaped relaxation areas, complemented by additional communal space at ground level. Many apartments enjoy uninterrupted views across Lane Cove National Park, reinforcing the project's connection to its natural setting.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a>, a family-owned developer and builder with nearly four decades of experience, holds a 4.5-star iCIRT rating and was Australia's first developer to introduce 10-Year Latent Defects Insurance (LDI). La Vera is the first apartment development in <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/macquarie-park-nsw-2113">Macquarie Park</a> approved to offer the additional insurance protection, alongside a five-year warranty on SMEG appliances.

Urban Property Group CEO Patrick Elias said the additional protection reflects changing buyer expectations in the off the plan market.

"Consumers are a lot more weary and a lot more concerned in buying off the plan than they ever have been. Having LDI is a tool to portray the confidence that we have in our product, and a confidence we want buyers to share," Elias said.

Following completion of the building later this year, buyers will move into their apartments well before Christmas.

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La Vera closes in on completion as Macquarie Park continues residential transformation

Brisbane developer Red &amp; Co's decision to include dual key apartments in its debut Gold Coast apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/como-varsity-lakes-22-lake-street-varsity-lakes-qld-4227">COMO Varsity Lakes</a>, is proving to be one of the project's biggest drawcards, with buyers quickly snapping up the flexible residences.

More than half of the project's 36 dual key apartments have already sold, helping drive COMO beyond the 50 per cent sold mark within the first month of launch.

The strong response highlights growing demand for apartment designs that can adapt to changing lifestyles, with buyers increasingly looking for homes that accommodate multi-generational living, provide rental income opportunities or simply offer greater flexibility over time.

Located on the shores of Lake Orr, COMO will deliver 156 apartments across 16 levels, with the dual-key residences forming a limited release within the broader development.

Each combines a primary two-bedroom apartment with a fully self-contained studio on a single title, connected by a shared foyer and lockable internal door. The design allows owners to house ageing parents, adult children or guests while maintaining privacy, or lease the secondary residence to generate additional income.

Just 17 of the original 36 dual key apartments remain available.

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The innovative configuration combines two fully self-contained residences on a single title, typically comprising a primary two-bedroom apartment alongside a separate studio residence, connected via a shared foyer and lockable internal door.&nbsp;

The model is proving particularly attractive to owner occupiers navigating changing family dynamics and the realities of the current housing crisis.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/npa">NPA</a>&nbsp;CEO Andrew Erwin said dual key living was resonating strongly with modern buyers because it delivered both financial flexibility and practical lifestyle benefits.&nbsp;

“The housing crisis and rising cost of living are fundamentally changing how Australians think about home ownership,” Erwin said.&nbsp;

“Dual key apartments provide a genuine solution for families who want to stay connected while maintaining independence. Parents can help adult children save for a future home, ageing parents can remain nearby without moving into aged care, and owners still retain privacy and flexibility.

“Importantly, buyers are also recognising the financial advantages. It creates the opportunity to generate additional income from part of the home without the holding costs associated with owning a separate investment property.”&nbsp;

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Unlike traditional dual occupancy arrangements, the residences operate under a single title, meaning owners only incur one set of body corporate fees, council rates and holding costs.&nbsp;

The secondary residence can also evolve over time - functioning as guest accommodation, a home office, creative studio or private retreat before later becoming an income-producing asset.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/red-co">Red &amp; Co</a>&nbsp;Director and Co-Founder David Laverty said the strong early sales reflected growing buyer urgency and changing priorities within the market.&nbsp;

“Securing more than half of COMO’s residences within such a short timeframe is an outstanding result and a clear endorsement of both the design and location,” Laverty said.&nbsp;

“Buyers are responding to the combination of location, connectivity and amenity, but ultimately it’s value relative to other East Coast markets that is driving enquiry.”&nbsp;

“We’re also seeing strong interest from owner occupiers looking for homes that can adapt with them over time. Flexibility has become one of the most important considerations for buyers in today’s market.”&nbsp;

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bda-architecture">BDA Architecture</a>, COMO features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with 2.7-metre ceilings and larger-format floorplans aimed at owner occupiers, downsizers and lifestyle-focused buyers.&nbsp;

The development will feature an extensive rooftop recreation and wellness offering including a 25-metre lap pool, sundeck, barbecue and dining areas, gym, sauna, plunge baths, landscaped gardens, wellness spaces and rooftop pickleball and paddleball courts.

The remaining dual key apartments range from 137 sqm to 167 sqm and include generous three-bedroom layouts with separate self-contained studio accommodation and dual parking.&nbsp;

Erwin said the dual key concept represented a broader shift in how Australians would live in the future.

“People want homes that can evolve with their lives,” he said.&nbsp;

“A dual key apartment can suit a family today, support an ageing parent tomorrow, and potentially generate income later on. That adaptability is becoming incredibly valuable in the current environment.”

Prices currently range from $2,115,750 to $2,583,000.&nbsp;

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Inter-generational living drives demand for COMO’s dual key apartments as housing pressures reshape buyer priorities 

Builder-developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/ceerose">Ceerose</a> has doubled down on its Leichhardt ambitions, lodging its second State Significant Development Application (SSDA) in the suburb in the last six months.

Their newest proposal seeks to transform a former industrial precinct into a new residential community centred around the adaptive reuse of one of the site's heritage warehouse buildings.

The new project, on a 6,930 sqm block at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/40-76-william-street-leichhardt-nsw-2040">40–76 William Street</a>, will bring more than 200 apartments to a suburb that has seen little to no new supply in recent years. It follows Ceerose's late 2025 SSDA for a mixed-use apartment project on nearby Parramatta Road, signalling the developer's growing investment in Sydney's Inner West.

Ceerose Founder Edward Doueihi told Apartments.com.au the developer’s long-standing presence in Leichhardt and the Inner West had given it a strong understanding of how the area has evolved and where its future opportunities lie.

“Ceerose has had a long-standing presence in Leichhardt and the Inner West, giving us a unique understanding of the area’s evolution and future potential,” Doueihi said.

“Having delivered projects throughout the region, we have witnessed the suburb’s transformation first-hand and understand the opportunities for its continued growth.”

Doueihi said that understanding also informed the planning process, with a comprehensive Stakeholder Engagement Outcomes Report prepared before the application was lodged.

The report identified the key issues and concerns raised by neighbouring residents and other stakeholders, allowing those matters to be considered and incorporated into the design where appropriate.

He said the delivery of additional housing would also play an important role in supporting the revitalisation of Norton Street and the Italian Forum.

“By increasing the local residential population, the development is expected to strengthen demand for local businesses, encourage further investment, and help restore the vibrancy that made the precinct a thriving destination in the early 2000s.”

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a>, the redevelopment would involve the demolition of four existing industrial buildings while retaining and adaptively reusing the site's most significant warehouse. The retained structure would anchor a new residential precinct comprising five interconnected buildings arranged around a large central landscaped courtyard, with heights stepping from five storeys along the surrounding residential streets to 11 storeys at the William Street corner.

According to the Architecture Design Report by Woods Bagot, the proposal "seeks to create a residential village centred around a generous green heart while celebrating the site's industrial heritage through the adaptive reuse of the existing warehouse building."

The development would comprise 203 apartments, with 188 proposed as build-to-sell residences, alongside 15 affordable housing apartments.

Rather than treating the retained warehouse as a standalone heritage object, Woods Bagot has sought to weave the site's industrial history throughout the masterplan. The proposal retains the north and west facades of the landmark corner warehouse, while new buildings reinterpret the site's brick-and-steel industrial language through their material palette and architectural expression.

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The design is organised around what Woods Bagot describes as a "green heart", a landscaped communal open space that reinstates the leafy character removed when the site became an industrial storage facility. A new pedestrian laneway running through the site would improve permeability between William, North and Francis streets, linking residents through landscaped public spaces while activating the ground plane.

Residents would have access to communal gardens and shared recreation areas distributed throughout the development. Sustainability has also been prioritised, with the project targeting an average 7.9-star NatHERS rating. Proposed initiatives include rooftop solar generation, rainwater harvesting, passive solar design, naturally ventilated lobbies, extensive cross-ventilation and the reuse of existing building fabric to reduce embodied carbon.

The adaptive reuse strategy became a defining feature of the application after heritage investigations found only one of the site's industrial buildings could feasibly be retained. The Heritage Impact Statement concludes that preserving the key warehouse façades while referencing the site's industrial character throughout the new development provides an appropriate balance between renewal and conservation.

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"Retention and adaptation of the site buildings has been explored but found not to be feasible except for the tallest building, whose street facades will be retained," the heritage report states.

"The proposed building will interpret the brick and steel character of the subject site, including reuse of some components and construction of a large 'sawtooth' structure in the proposed open space."

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The William Street site is located around 300 metres from Leichhardt North Light Rail station and a short walk to Norton Street's retail, dining and hospitality precinct. The surrounding area has increasingly become a focus for urban renewal given its proximity to public transport and the Parramatta Road corridor.

Doueihi founded Ceerose in 1998 and has grown the business to become one of Sydney's more active apartment developers in recent years, with completed projects including The Alex Collective in Alexandria, Abbie's Lane in Annandale, and the award-winning Munro House in Elizabeth Bay. They are currently delivering Belgravia, 17 luxury apartments in Potts Point.

First look: Ceerose doubles down in Leichhardt with adaptive reuse of former warehouse site

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A 50 hectare NSW South Coast holding near Tuross and Moruya has been listed for sale through Webster Nolan Real Estate.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-livestock-nsw-coila-7828722" target="_blank">The five bedroom main Coila residence</a> is set amongst landscaped gardens and lawns and a lake.
It comes with machinery and storage sheds, cattle yards and multi-use greenhouses at the 4072 Princes Highway address.
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Coila's Pretty View listed for sale

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The Brambletye homestead has been listed for sale in Tasmania. 
Built in 1830, with 1900 makeover, the eight-bedroom, two-bathroom Brambletye homestead is privately located on the property and overlooks the South Esk River and farmlands.
The homestead’s billiard room comes with a full sized antique billiard table. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-mixed+farming-tas-conara-7767673" target="_blank">Brambletye Homestead</a> is currently operating as luxury accommodation for trout anglers who pay $180-250 per night. 
The 4150 hectare property at 1014 Glen Esk Road, Conara and adjoining Glen Esk and Avon Park have been listed by Roberts Rural Real Estate agent Martin O'Byrne. 
The property features mixed farming operations including sheep, cattle, dryland and irrigated cropping.
There are three farm cottages, a four stand shearing shed (capacity: 1,000 wool sheep), shearers quarters and machinery sheds.
"The sale of adjoining Glen Esk and Avon Park presents a rare and blue-chip opportunity to secure almost 15,000 acres and a combined South Esk River frontage of approximately 11km, along with huge flexibility for transfer of water between properties and the convenience of a location easily commuted to Launceston," Martin O'Byrne said.
 
 
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Burrawang West Station in the central west NSW has been listed with $10 million hopes.
The 4673 hectare farm has been listed through Inglis agents Sam Triggs and Jamie Inglis with offers due by mid-July.<a href="https://www.meares.com.au/property/burrawang-west-station/gallery/burrawang-west-station.htm" target="_blank"> </a>
Its been the farming enterprise retreat of the Graham Pickles and his wife, American-born banker turned marketing executive, Jana. 
The Pickles' have run a 6000 white Dorper sheep stud enterprise. Dorpers first arrived in Australia in 1997 and moved into NSW in 1999.
There's fodder crops for harvest that will be included in the sale price.
The farm got its reputation however when it operated previously as a luxury private resort.
The facilities dated back to the early 1990s when the Japanese corporation Kajima Corporation used the farm as a retreat for its executives and favoured clients.
President Dr Schoichi Kajima set out to create an authentic Australian bush retreat.
Its rustic Denton Corker Marshall architecture reflected a contemporary interpretation of traditional Australian woolsheds coupled with a Zen-like sentiment.
There's the original 101-stand Big Burrawang shearing shed, which in its heyday employed more than 250 men and shore 270,000 sheep. 
The Pickles acquired the property in 2000 when after 25 years of a very busy corporate life running trading conglomerates in South East Asia, Graham aspired to become a full time farmer.
He is now back on the Goodman Fielder board of directors.
It's main striking building is its quintessential Australian homestead with wrap-around verandahs, high ceilings and twin chimneys amid a rose garden.
There are four boutique lodges are known as The Barn, Woolshed, Jackaroo Cottage and Jillaroo Cottage. 
There's also along with a 20-metre swimming pool, tennis courts, saunas and conference facilities.
The garden now comes with an attention-grabbing concept – Utes In The Paddock – some 12 colourfully painted utes. 
The first ute – a 1971 Holden HQ series – by the Lightning Ridge artist John Murray.
The farm dates back to the days of Thomas Edols, the Bridgewater, England-born farmer who in 1873 bought the 227,000-hectare sheep station.
He oversaw the improvements – hiring a workforce of local Wiradjuri people and Chinese – that cleared more than 20,200 hectares of native vegetation, built the fences, sunk wells, built a canal from the Lachlan River, and installed its rabbit proof netted fences.
The Inglis agents advise there's a sale and leaseback available for any prospective passive investor for the property situated 25km east of Condobolin, 60km west of Parkes, 170km from Orange and 430km from Sydney.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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NSW's Burrawang West Station has been listed with $10 million hopes

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GUEST OBSERVER
Industry data: The ABS has released performance data for Australian industry sectors in the last financial year.
Leading the gains in income growth in 2014/15 was “Commission-based wholesaling” (up 35 per cent). Over the past five years income in the “Non-store retailing and retail commission-based buying and/or selling” sector more than doubled as did income for “Internet service providers.”
 Profitable companies: In 2014/15, 78.7 per cent of industries made a profit, up from 78.4 per cent in 2013/14 and 77.4 per cent of businesses in 2012/13. 
The detailed data on regions and industries are important for businesses researching markets.
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What does it all mean? 
 The shift away from bricks and mortar stores to online and non-traditional sellers stands out in the latest industry performance data. The biggest gain in income across the 80 sub-industries last financial year was by “Commission based wholesaling” (up 35 per cent). But internet service providers, internet publishers and “non-store retailing” (online stores) were represented towards the top of the income generators in 2014/15. 
 Over the past five years, again online retailers and internet service providers were amongst the industries recording the biggest gains in income. 
 The rural sector has been amongst the broader winners over recent years. Since 2006/07, profits across the Agriculture sector have lifted almost 12 per cent a year with income growth averaging 6 per cent. 
 Overall the industry data confirms the health of Australia business with almost 79 per cent of operators making a profit in 2014/15.
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What do the figures show? 
 In 2014/15, 78.7 per cent of industries made a profit, up from 78.4 per cent in 2013/14 and 77.4 per cent of businesses in 20 12/13. 
 In 2014/15, industry income rose by 1.5 per cent with expenses up 2.0 per cent. Earnings before income, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose by 4.3 per cent – the fastest gain in four years. 
Industry value added lifted 2.9 per cent in 2014/15; employment rose by 0.5 per cent; wages and salaries rose by 2.3 per cent. 
What is the importance of the economic data? 
 The Bureau of Statistics releases detailed data on industries and regions and general social surveys at regular points over time. The data is useful in gauging perspectives on the economy. 
What are the implications for interest rates and investors? 
 Aussie businesses and consumers generally have a poor understanding of the best performing industry sectors. Many believe that Australia has little to offer apart from mining and despair about the state of the manufacturing sector. 
 Amongst the biggest income generators over 2014/15 were Agriculture (+11.3 per cent), Healthcare (+10.8 per cent, Rental, hiring and real estate services (+10.7 per cent) and Construction (+7.3 per cent). Mining income fell 14.6 per cent but total industry income still lifted 1.5 per cent. 
 Over the past eight years profits in the Agriculture sector have grown on average by 12 per cent with income growth averaging 6 per cent.
As our Agriculture strategist is fond of saying – Australia is well underway in moving from the mining boom to the dining boom, benefitting from Asian demand for our food and beverage products. 
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Craig James is the chief economist at <a href="https://www.comsec.com.au/default.aspx" target="_blank">CommSec</a>.
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Internet, agriculture lead industry gains: CommSec's Craig James

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The 10,000 ha Western Riverina station, Oxley has been sold the pioneering McFarland family to Ian McLachlan, the Adelaide-based pastoralist.
He already owns a large aggregation based on the former Tyson property, Tupra, just across the Lachlan River from Oxley.
The McLachlans have also bought much of Geramy, an adjoining property owned by Bob McFarland’s brother Graham, leaving Graham retaining a block of about 1600ha.
Their cousin, Derek McFarland, still holds the historic homestead of Thelangerin, bought in 1873 from Alexander McVean, The Land's columnist Peter Austin said.
Oxley last traded in 1909, then held by AML and F, who had taken it over from the trustees of Thomas Darchy in about 1890. 
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Ian McLachlan buys Oxley in Western Riverina 

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An irrigation and mixed use farm in South Australia's south east has gone on the market featuring one of the largest single underground water entitlements for irrigation.
Cooma Park, 175 south east of Adelaide at Coonalpyn, has an entitlement to over 6,000 mega litres of underground water for irrigation and existing olive, wine grape or pine nut trees.
The property has a usable 1,900ha of which 420ha is developed to olives, wine grapes and pine nuts and a further 1,300ha is available to be developed with approximately half already containing irrigation bores. It also features a main homestead, two management dwellings, staff quarters, office, implement/storage shedding and workshop as swell as irrigation sheds.
Colliers International’s Tim Altschwager said the undeveloped land is currently used for grazing, with pastures primarily comprising veldt, primrose and ryegrass which thrive in the Upper South East climate and soil types.
“Due to the underground water reserves throughout the various basins in the region, irrigation is also a major focus and is utilised for fodder, large scale potato and onion production in addition to a number of olive growers,” he said. 
The property is for sale by expressions of interest, closing Wednesday 22 June at 4pm.
 
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The largest agricultural investment under the federal government's new significant investment visa (SIV) program has been made in the $174 million float candidate Mort &amp; Co.
It owns and operates Australia's biggest independent feedlot business.
The SIV program gives foreigners resident status in exchange for a $5 million investment.
Last July the federal government changed the SIV rules to ensure that at least 40 per cent of each $5 million investment would be placed into venture capital and growth equity for smaller Australian companies.
Investment bank Moelis, which is handling the Mort &amp; Co float, confirmed that a pre-IPO investment of $16 million had been made in the cattle company largely through the Moelis significant investment visa (SIV) venture capital fund.
The Australian Financial Review reported wealthy individuals from China, Singapore and Australia have also participated.
Mort &amp; Co has more than 10,000 hectares of prime cattle stations in Queensland and NSW, and is seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange next year.
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SIV migrants put $16 million into Mort & Co

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There were no bids when Invergowrie, the Tudor-style NSW Southern Highlands estate, offered by the former Liberal politician, turned businessman and commentator John Hewson, went to weekend auction.
The <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.randw.com.au/property/0000278286" target="_blank">seven bedroom Exeter house</a>, that comes with studies, library, ballroom and billiard room, dates back to the 1930s when built for the BHP industrialist Sir Cecil Hoskins.
The Richardson &amp; Wrench auctioneer Geoff Speers sought bids at $7 million for the 10 hectare estate that last sold for $5.5 million in 2004.
"This is an extraordinary estate," the auctioneer said.
Hewson has had an ongoing love of things Tudor. His first home in the Highlands was Redlands, also Tudor-style and in Paul Sorenson gardens, which he bought for $106,000 in 1977 and sold for $380,000 in 1985, just before he became the Federal Liberal Party leader with the red Ferrari.
Hewson and his wife, Jessica Wilson, who had Invergowrie listed through Michael Maloney at Richardson &amp; Wrench Bowral, want to move closer to Bowral.
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John Hewson's Southern Highlands estate passed in no bid

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Australian-owned Archipelago Beef Trust has bought two cattle stations for more than $60 million from Indonesia's biggest importer of live cattle, Japfa, in a breather from the trend of foreign buyers snapping up Australian rural estates. 
The privately owned Archipelago Beef Trust acquired Riveren and Inverway Stations located in the Southern Victoria River District of the Northern Territory, the Australian Financial Review reported.
The properties cover 550,000 hectares and are carrying about 40,000 head of Brahman cross cattle.
"Riveren and Inverway Stations are a key strategic acquisition by Archipelago Beef targeting the continued delivery of healthy Australian bred and produced cattle into the growing Asian live cattle export market," Archipelago director Luke Butler was quoted as telling the AFR. 
Butler said he was looking forward to trading with Japfa. 
The vendors Japfa Santori Australia Pty Ltd were represented by Rawdon Briggs of Colliers International.
The deal was done off the market and the price wasn't disclosed, though AFR said it was understood to be about $60 million. 
Japfa, a listed company on the Singapore Stock Exchange as well Indonesia, focuses on Asia's emerging markets including China, Vietnam, Myanmar and India. It was represented by Bruce Warren.
Japfa originally purchased the properties in 2013 from the Underwood family for about $35 million. 
Overseas buying of Australian rural assets has been a topic of much debate lately. 
The latest is around the sale of assets by Australia's largest rural landholder, S.Kidman &amp; Co to a Chinese buyer. Shanghai Pengxin and its partner Australian Rural Capital have been assigned preferred bidder status. 
The Foreign Investment Review Board has yet to make a decision on their rumoured $350 million bid, and had rejected an initial offer from Shanghai Pengxin last year with its standalone offer after concerns were raised about its proximity to the Woomera weapons testing range in South Australia.
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Clive Palmer’s central Queensland cattle station did not sell in its recent rescheduled auction.
Clive Palmer's cattle station near Rockhampton in central Queensland was passed in at its pre-Easter auction.
The highest bid at auction was $1.5 million.
The <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/0-bruce-highway-marlborough-qld-4705-2012621750" target="_blank">“Mamelon” in Marlborough</a> sits on about 6258 hectares of land 135 kilometres north-west from Rockhampton.
The beef cattle breeding and grazing business was bought by Queensland Nickel industries for $8.2 million in 2010.
Clive Palmer’s cattle station was rescheduled for auction in Rockhampton after the initial auction was called off earlier this month.
Colliers International Brisbane agent Rawdon Briggs said the decision was made an hour before after new documents became apparent.
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