Australia's favourite family appear to be on the move, but the hilarity and warmth that Bluey provides are in stark contrast to the reality of a housing crisis that's making life difficult for families like the Heelers. And yes, I'm aware they're a fictional family of cartoon dogs.
Bluey 's family might be selling their house. What does it mean that they couldn't afford to buy it?A "For Sale" sign is outside their three-bedroom house, a wooden, semi-elevated Queenslander-style house that's home to Bluey and her younger sister Bingo .Enjoyed by millions of viewers here and overseas for its hilarity and warmth, the Bluey series is an engaging fantasy of Australian family life.
Let's say Bandit earns what the Australian Bureau of Statistics calls average wages, which for full-time adults was $1,888 a week, coming to $98,176 annually each. With the Heelers' fictional earnings of $150,000 annually, they would be able to get a loan from one of our largest lenders of around $630,000.Even if we say they're earning $200,000 — a mammoth haul compared to most Australian families — their borrowing capacity only goes up to about $900,000.
As any parent will tell you, having enough space is never a bad thing — but it can be an expensive one in reality.Also, many popular areas have seen huge swathes of housing lost to the short-term rental market, prioritising the profits of landlords and the tourist market over people who actually want to live in a community.In 2022 short-stay site Airbnb painted and decorated a "Bluey" house in a Brisbane suburb and rented it out as short-term accommodation.
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