, ... cause here in Ballarat you could rent a nice 3brm home for $250 no kidding. With our house here in Ballarat ' if ' we did decide to rent it out i'm guessing we could get about $250-$260 for it (??).
Holy moly Smiles!!... we are renting a 3 brm townhouse here for $340. We would love a 4 brm house as it is a bit crowded but for that we are looking at about $430 ish for an average place.

Part of it is location though, we are in a popular area & don't want to go too far with the kids.

Area wise, I love Burleigh, Mudgeeraba & Pacific Pines is nice, Coomera and Coombabah are further north, they are areas with a bit of development going on so a bit cheaper I think and still nice. EDIT - DH has just told me they are not much cheaper
Ormeau & Jacobs Well are nice & a bit cheaper but much further north than the rest of the coast.

I'd probably steer clear of Southport, Nerang, Labrador...

AS far as travel goes, if you have quick access to the M1 it's not too bad. I can get from one end of the coast to another in about 40 minutes on the M1. It's the traffic through the middle that's a PITA.

Do you know where he would be situated work-wise?

ETA - woot! Good luck for week after next!