The tropical-stint reversal — moving south to Melbourne
Cairns → Melbourne moves cluster around specific triggers: hospitality and tourism industry cycles (bust years produce a wave of southward moves), retirees who tried far-north Queensland and are moving back to Melbourne family, and career professionals whose tropical remote-work experiment is finishing. We also see teachers ending far-north Queensland contracts and returning south for permanency in Victorian schools.
The move is long-haul rail-container down the east coast to Melbourne, then final-mile truck delivery. Transit is 8-14 business days.