From the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour to the towering Big Lobster in Kingston, Australia’s landscape is dotted with more than 150 oversized attractions that have captured the nation’s imagination for over six decades.

These whimsical roadside giants, born from grassroots community initiatives in the 1960s, have evolved from simple tourist magnets into significant economic drivers for regional Australia.

But beyond their obvious role as Instagram-worthy pit stops and tourism drawcards, could Australia’s Big Things be influencing something far more substantial, the property markets of the towns they call home?

The phenomenon began in 1964 with Coffs Harbour’s Big Banana, erected to celebrate the region’s banana-growing industry.

What started as a clever marketing ploy quickly spark

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