Bricklayers, carpenters, tilers and roofers are in short supply across the regions as demand increased in capital cities, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Trades Availability Index has found.

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The supply and price of skilled tradespeople is measured on a scale of +2.00 to -2.00 with a positive reading indicating easier access.

Acute disparity was shown between cities and regions: regional Queensland (-0.92) lagged far behind Brisbane (-0.48), regional Victoria (-0.46) behind Melbourne (-0.21) and regional NSW (-0.49) behind Sydney (-0.40).

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