lets face it miles mini ng is the only thing wa has going for it.
dont forget the tradesmen who are involved with mining whether it be fifo or in the workshops around town
not all of them live in the ritzy areas of city beach (except plumbers) but they are on pretty good rates atm and a lot of them would have mortgqaed their existing equity and bought investment properties.
true that most dont work in the mining industry but its the mining that has been the impetus for the rises