Aero Clubs around the country are quite busy at the moment, my local has put on extra instructors. I was told two things with that, people have more time, government assistance, and people are cashing out their super. A CFI agreed with me they expect that to die off post March with cause for concern for the ‘new normal’ post Government assistance ending.
However, that boom is largely for recreational reasons for many. That 30 year old tropics CPL guy or girl heading up north is on the verge of extinction. 30 years ago in Darwin we had the luxury of sifting through multiple resumes from tropics trained young pilots. These days you would be lucky to find one.
Anyone churning out more than 10-15 CPLs a year are in trouble.