The internet helps education in rural areas, but challenges still exist. These are outlined in FIGURE6 .
FIGURE6 Advantages and challenges of education in regional Australia.
Advantages
Challenges
Smaller class sizes
Fewer resources
Teacher knows all of their students
Fewer subjects offered
Smaller schools
Specialist teachers difficult to find
A strong sense of community. The school can become the heart of the town
Post-school employment opportunites can be limited
10.6.3 The growth of suburbs Which place in Australia is growing the fastest? Do popular places mean they’re the best? What makes a suburb the most popular? Coastal areas are popular for holidays. Is the fastest growing place near the coast? People move for many reasons. As seen in lesson 10.3, pull factors attract them, like cheaper housing, improved lifestyle and good jobs. Push factors force them to leave, like losing a job, poor facilities or natural disasters. After the 2021 census , two of the ýve fastest growing suburbs in Australia were in Melbourne, two were in Queensland and one was in New South Wales. While Brisbane was the fastest growing capital city in 2021, in 2024 this switched to Melbourne. In 2024 the fastest growing suburbs in Western Australia were Brabham–Henley Brook (12 per cent), Alkimos–Eglinton (11 per cent) and Byford (9.9 per cent). In Western Australia, the fastest-growing areas from 2018 to 2019 were Alkimos–Eglinton, North Coogee and Casuarina–Wandi. What makes the Gold Coast such a great place to live? The Gold Coast’s warm weather, beach culture and holiday lifestyle have attracted many new residents. However, FIGURE7 shows that Queensland suffered a net migration loss. This is largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, when state borders were closed for around 21 months. The Gold Coast has rebounded since borders were re-opened and is the sixth-largest urban area in Australia.
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