Swept away – sea front erosion control in Queensland

Australia boasts approximately 60,000 kilometres of some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. Sun, surf and sea have long been a pillar of the Australian tourism industry and, indeed, the Australian way of life. Around 82% of the population already lives within 50 kilometres the coast and urban density in coastal centres continues to rise.¹

The popularity of coastal living in the sunburnt country has driven a boom in beach front property prices; the average cost of a home in Surfer's Paradise on Queensland's Gold Coast is $1.25 million, approximately three and a half times median house prices in the state's regional centre of Toowoomba. Such popularity has meant that beach front developments have long presented a significant financial opportunity for developers.