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Bushley

QLD 4702Rockhampton Region → Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridorprofiled 2026-07-19
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Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
5.2
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.4
No 5-yr price/rent series (no market, pop 36) → A5.0/B5.0 defaults · consistency 7.0 (flat, thin) · flat regional arc (5.5). = .35·5.0+.25·5.0+.15·7.0+.25·5.5.
Present
4.2
No yield data → 5.0 · tenant 3.5 (0% rented) · conditions 4.0 [crime mixed, flood mixed, infra bad, stock bad] · momentum 4.0 (no series).
Future
5.8
Rural scarcity (supply 8.5) · demand 3.5 (tiny, no market, near Gracemere) · yield trajectory 4.5 · flood unverified (climate 5.5). = .35·8.5+.30·3.5+.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

Absolute rural land scarcity ~15-18 min from the CBD via Gracemere, with no supply pipeline.

The bad

A ~36-person locality with no market data and 0% of homes rented — there is nothing for an SMSF to underwrite: no valuation, no tenant pool, no liquidity.

The ugly

Old large-lot stock on septic (resident median age 55) the LRBA can't fund to repair, with unverified per-address flood status.

Net read from the data

No SMSF investment case — no market, no tenants, no exit. Pass on the numbers.

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

DimensionVerdictWhy
Flood risk MixedNo suburb-level flood record; a tiny Capricorn Hwy corridor locality near Gracemere/Kabra. No certainty either way — check RRC flood mapping at the address.
Flood factpack (UNCERTAIN); RRC Interactive Mapping
Crime MixedNo data (pop ~36); Gracemere division proxy — low absolute crime assumed but unverified.
Crime factpack (UNCERTAIN; Gracemere division proxy)
Infrastructure BadA ~36-person locality with no services of its own; ~15-18 min to the CBD via Gracemere, minimal/no bus.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Owner-occupier appeal Good100% owned / 0% rented, 64% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodTiny rural locality with no pipeline — absolute land scarcity.
Supply factpack (thin data)
Distance to rail MixedAs transport access, ~15-18 min to the CBD via Gracemere on the Capricorn Hwy; car-dependent with minimal bus.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Housing stock & upkeep BadOld rural stock (resident median age 55, 100% owner-occupied, 0% rented) on large lots/septic — high upkeep the LRBA cannot fund.
editorial — rural stock judgment

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Demographics

Population 36Income $900/wk (40.3% below metro)Average age 55Household size 2.8
Age groups
Under 15 16.3%15–64 62.5%65+ 37.5%
Households
Family 64%Single 36%
Ownership
Owned 100%

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