10,600 resident McCrindle Baynes Villages Census results available for $2,200

Dec 08 2011 Updated July 4, 2023

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Now you can have the foremost insight in to what village residents value in a village, why they joined, how much they sold their family home for, todays Push and Pull factors a 145 page research report for just $2,200. Over the past 4 months 10,600 residents across 181 villages carried out a 57 question survey commissioned by villages.com.au. For more information email info@villages.com.au

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