The Hunter Valley, Central Coast Toowoomba and Bundaberg are among some of the regional cities that have become hugely popular among city-dwelling Australians looking to relocate in regional Australia, a new report has revealed. The mass exodus of Australians moving away from the CBD to snap up more affordable, spacious properties further afield has been described as the biggest property trend of the 21st century – and it’s making some regional cities skyrocket in popularity. “More and more people realise the possibilities of working remotely – and thereby being able to escape the big, expensive, congested cities,” hotspotting.com.au managing director Terry Ryder wrote in his latest report. “The fringe areas of major cities, regional cities, hill change towns and sea change enclaves are all beneficiaries of this compelling trend.”