Originally Posted by
Square Bear
According to Federal Treasury data, five local governments — Exmouth, Shark Bay, Dundas, Augusta-Margaret River and Denmark — had 50 per cent or more businesses apply for the payment.
That was the highest number of all the States and Territories.
Closing the borders totally is a good idea,.....as long as you don’t live in those local Govt areas I suppose.
Always has been, and always will be...Western Australia and the rest of Australia. Probably keep the borders closed even when the pandemic is over. Now all they need is their own military, customs, consular, currency, taxation, education welfare system.etc etc
Dundas is an interesting one!
It is great to see % used to make a point! 50% businesses sounds a lot, but the total population of all these places is only around 20,000 people ( I used a near replacement for Dundas). As mentioned tourism is a big part to these places as is backpacker labour.
Denmark had a population of 2,558; however, the population can be several times the base population during tourist seasons.
Denham is the administrative town for the
Shire of Shark Bay,
Western Australia. At the
2016 census, Denham had a population of 754. Denham survives as the gateway for the tourists who come to see the dolphins at
Monkey Mia,
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River had a population of over 14,000 at the
2016 Census, about half of whom live in the towns of
Margaret River and
Augusta. Margaret River is a small town south of Perth in western Australia, known for its craft breweries, boutiques and surrounding wineries. Beaches and surf breaks line the nearby coast, whose waters host migratory whales.
Dundas is the name of an abandoned town in the
Goldfields-Esperance Region of
Western Australia. The town is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of
Norseman. Norseman is a town located in the
Goldfields-Esperance region of
Western Australia along the
Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, and the last major town in
Western Australia before the
South Australian border 720 kilometres to the east. At the
2016 census, Norseman had a population of almost 600.
Exmouth is a small resort town on Western Australia’s North West Cape. It’s a gateway to nearby Ningaloo Marine Park with its coral reefs, colourful fish and migratory whale sharks. Nowadays, the town relies more on tourism than the US military station for its existence. At the
2016 census, Exmouth had a population of 2,486. At the height of the tourist season, the population swells to 6,000.