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Boulder Creek

QLD 4714Rockhampton Region → Mount Morgan, Bouldercombe and southern rangesprofiled 2026-07-19
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Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
5.1
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.4
No 5-yr series (no median, pop 13) → A5.0/B5.0 · consistency 7.0 (flat, thin) · flat regional arc (D5.5). = .35·5.0+.25·5.0+.15·7.0+.25·5.5
Present
4.2
No yield → 5.0 · tenant 3.5 (0% rented) · conditions 4.0 (crime/flood mixed; infra/maintenance bad) · momentum 4.0 (no series). = .30·5.0+.25·3.5+.25·4.0+.20·4.0
Future
5.6
Supply 8.5 (rural scarcity) · demand 3.0 (very remote ~45-55min, one road) · yield trajectory 4.5 · climate 5.5. = .35·8.5+.30·3.0+.20·4.5+.15·5.5

The good, the bad, the ugly narrative verdict — evidence in the lens below · edit data/verdicts.json

The good

Rural scarcity caps any new supply in this tiny Dee-valley locality south of Mount Morgan.

The bad

Thirteen residents, no market, no rent data and 100% owner-occupied — nothing a fund can underwrite.

The ugly

Remote ranges acreage ~45-55 min to Rockhampton on tank/septic; ranges bushfire season and no per-lot flood mapping.

Net read from the data

No investable market — no tenants, no liquidity, no rail. Pass on the numbers.

Investment lens 2 good · 2 mixed · 3 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Flood risk MixedElevated Dee-valley / ranges locality, so low riverine risk, but ranges bushfire season (Jul-Nov) is the real climate hazard and no per-suburb flood study exists — check RRC flood maps at address level.
flood factpack (Capricorn Enterprise 2026); RRC flood maps (verify at address)
Crime MixedNo suburb-level QPS data (pop 13); policed via the Rockhampton/Gracemere rural divisions (low-population, low absolute crime assumed) — verify on the QPS crime map.
crime factpack — QPS Capricornia (Rockhampton/Gracemere rural division proxy)
Infrastructure BadRemote southern-ranges locality ~45-55 min to Rockhampton; no local retail, school, rail or hospital — car-dependent.
transport factpack (drive-time estimates)
Owner-occupier appeal Good100% owned / 0% rented, 100% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodNo development pipeline — static rural / ex-mining stock in the Mount Morgan micro-market; structural scarcity, though demand is thin.
supply factpack (Mount Morgan micro-market — no estate pipeline)
Distance to rail BadNo commuter rail in the region; ~45-55 min to Rockhampton CBD over the Burnett Hwy range crossing (the Razorback), car-dependent with no fixed-route bus.
transport factpack — Burnett Hwy drive time
Housing stock & upkeep BadOld ex-mining / rural acreage on tank/septic; heavy standing upkeep off-limits to LRBA borrowing.
editorial — stock-age judgment

5-year trend rolling 12-month medians, exact chart data

By bedroom count median sale price, weekly rent, implied gross yield

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Demographics

Population 13Income $374/wk (75.2% below metro)Average age 63Household size 3.3
Age groups
Under 15 17.6%15–64 52.9%65+ 29.4%
Households
Family 100%
Ownership
Owned 100%

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