Where young people are buying

THE great Australian dream is becoming the great Queensland dream.

Young Aussies in the Sunshine State are more likely to own their own home than anywhere else, according to research by credit rating website CreditSimple.

The analysis of mortgage application data for the first six months of the year shows Queensland has the highest proportion of buyers under the age of 30 — 17 per cent, compared with the national average of 15 per cent.