<b>Caloundra (including Palmview)</b><br><b>Delightful holiday beach resort town within easy reach of Brisbane.</b><br>In recent times Caloundra has changed. Once a truly classic Queensland retirement town - units with ocean views,senior citizens making their way carefully along the beachfront,old men tossing fishing lines in Pumicestone Channel - it has now become a mixture of young commuters (it is only 91 km north of Brisbane via a four-lane highway),holiday makers and retirees,with migration occurring chiefly from Brisbane,New South Wales and Victoria. The population,for example,has ballooned from 2800 in 1961 to around 25,000 today (with about 70,000 in the local government area which covers 1100 square kilometres),with growth exploding from around 1986. This demographic expansion has been accompanied by commercial growth,which also caters to around 50,000 visitors who arrive over each summer. The local economy revolves around tourism,clothing production,building supplies,boat,coach an