00:00Getting into the housing market is a challenge.
00:05Getting into your house can be too if you live on a boat.
00:09Hop down backwards is the best. Keep your foot down. There you go.
00:13Cozy? Yeah.
00:14Jordan Corsaris moved on to the Mary Rose full-time six months ago.
00:19After divorcing in 2024, the 40-year-old downsized from a house to a unit,
00:25then onto the 60-year-old vessel.
00:27This is a chest that I installed for all my clothes.
00:30I managed to get one with boats on it, which I was really happy with.
00:34This makes me feel like I'm living in a dollhouse.
00:37I got these from Kmart and it wasn't until after I got them
00:40my friend said, you know they're for kids to learn how to cook.
00:43Moored at Brisbane's Dockside Marina, Jordan paid $18,000 for the boat
00:48and pays $1,400 a month to keep it here
00:51and use the facilities, bathrooms and laundry.
00:54It's quite economical.
00:55Neighbour Josh Goodswin has also recently divorced.
00:59He sold his house in New Seville and moved here.
01:02It's just dead cheap, do you know what I mean?
01:04In comparison, what would we say?
01:07Oh, about a third of the cost.
01:09In Greater Brisbane, an average house will set you back over $1.1 million,
01:14a unit more than $800,000.
01:16And to rent in Queensland's capital city, you'll pay more than $700 a week.
01:20More and more boat owners are making their hobby their home and saving money.
01:25We probably have a good third of the marina who live here.
01:29According to the 2021 census, around 30,000 Australians live on a houseboat.
01:34And while it can prove much cheaper in terms of some living expenses,
01:38it does come with its own unique set of challenges.
01:41Jordan struggles with power outages, wood fungus and hail-damaged solar panels.
01:46And it's six foot three.
01:48I don't stand up much, or at all.
01:51You'll see what this means.
01:53You guys can see for this.
01:54I don't stand by the pre-cription.
01:56Instead of us, we're looking at it.
01:57Not to get over time.
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