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Perth campsite search hits a 'miner' problem

WA’s mining-inspired boom is continuing to cause an accommodation crisis that has left many van parks bursting at the seams.
Perth Now reports that metropolitan caravan parks are at, or near, capacity with most campers not being holidaymakers, but residents unable to find a rental.
The Real Estate Institute of WA says Perth rents have jumped 10% in a year, with the median price now $420 a week and the official vacancy rate just 1.6%. Real estate agents report crowds of 50 or more would-be tenants turning up at home opens, and rental bidding wars becoming the norm.
With highly paid fly-in, fly-out workers unable to find a place to rent and competing with each other even to find a place to park a caravan

(cont'd ... click here for more)

Visitors to Perth may
struggle to find a spot
in a van park

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Solo Travellers - You are not Alone
	Due to overwhelming public demand, we are proud to launch Going Solo, a page dedicated to stories, issues and opinions affecting the lone traveller. Click here to check out this new feature, and to exchange information and advice with other like-minded lone nomads.