I don't have a lot of time to reply at the moment, but did just want to quickly add that the mining town we live in, like Trillian said, is dearer with everything. Rent is the killer. 10 years ago, people were actually handing back blocks of land to the local council because they couldn't sell them,a nd now they are getting 100k. Wack a house on it and they are now being rented for an average of $700 per week. Quite a lot are renting for $1000 per week..i kid you not!
Will come back later when DS is in bed