- Rent increases are forcing long-term residents to leave the Sunshine Coast
- Data shows rents in some suburbs have increased by 20 per cent in the past 12 months
- Welfare advocates say more people in the region have become part of the "working poor"
"That makes this whole problem even worse."
"The Sunshine Coast is an area that's really, really impacted, and I'm not sure that people understand how impacted it is."
"If anything happens, like a problem with a car, or a sickness, they are at risk of becoming homeless."
"There are people who have moved here because they've been attracted by the lifestyle, but then find they are unable to sustain it."
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