Popular regional areas in WA are among the fastest growing population centres in Australia.
In the 8 years to 2004 the fastest growing centres in Australia are (in order of % growth) - Mandurah, Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast - Tweed, Busselton, Yeppoon, Brisbane, Mt Barker, Cairns, Port Macquarie, Townsville, Coffs Harbour, Gladstone, Forster, Narooma, Nowra, Toowoomba, Mackay, Bendigo and Bunbury.
So of the top 20 fastest growing areas in Australia, WA can lay claim to 4 of these - Mandurah, Busselton, Mt Barker and Bunbury.
