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Draper

QLD 4520City of Moreton Bay → Hills District and Albany Creekprofiled 2026-07-18
Median price
$2,300,000
42.4%
Median rent
$850/wk
2.9%
Gross yield
1.9%
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
5
5 rental listings
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Room demand
people per room listed

Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
5.0
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.9
Price 15.5%/yr (9.0) · rent only 2.2%/yr (3.5) · thin market, 3 negative stretches (2.5) · thin rural-acreage arc (6.0).
Present
3.7
Yield 1.9% (2.5) · 8% rented, no tenant depth (2.5) · conditions dragged by acreage upkeep — crime/flood/infra mixed, maintenance bad — mean 4.75 · momentum 42.4%/-2.9% (5.5).
Future
5.7
Large-lot acreage scarcity, Waraba-insulated (8.5) · no rail, remote rural, negligible rental market (3.5) · weak yield trajectory (4.0) · elevated but bushfire-interface, flood unverified (5.5).

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

The good

Large-lot acreage with the district's strongest five-year price CAGR (15.5%) and structural scarcity on the D'Aguilar foothills; low-crime surround.

The bad

The weakest SMSF cash flow in the district: 1.9% yield on a $2.3m median, an 8% rental base, and only five sales a year — negative carry trapped at 15% with almost no tenant market.

The ugly

Sprawling rural-residential upkeep (grounds, septic, bores) is a continuous fund-cash drain the LRBA cannot fund, and there is no rail. Scarcity here is the scarcity of buyers and tenants.

Net read from the data

The district's clearest SMSF avoid: an expensive, illiquid acreage asset whose only strength — scarcity — does nothing for cash flow or tenant depth. Wrong instrument for a leveraged super fund.

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

DimensionVerdictWhy
Capital growth Good15.5% compound over 5 yrs, 42.4% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below.
trend data (this DB)
Rental yield Bad1.9% gross — heavy negative cash flow inside the fund — the growth has to justify it.
PropTrack via suburb page
Flood risk MixedElevated forested acreage — low riverine risk but bushfire-interface; no per-suburb flood mapping confirmed. Address-level MBRC Flood Check required.
MBRC flood mapping (UNCERTAIN per-suburb)
Crime MixedNo reliable suburb-level data (tiny rural locality, ~700 residents); neighbours all lowest-tier crime — directionally low, unconfirmed.
OpenStats 2022–24 (no suburb data)
Infrastructure MixedRural-residential; no town centre, leans on Ferny Grove/Samford (~12 min) for retail, schools and services.
Transport factpack
Owner-occupier appeal Good92% owned / 8% rented, 93% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodLarge-lot acreage — structural scarcity, no greenfield, Waraba-insulated.
MBRC supply pipeline
Distance to rail BadNo station; ~12 min to Ferny Grove.
Translink / Ferny Grove line
Housing stock & upkeep BadLarge rural-residential acreage (median $2.3m) — extensive grounds, septic, bores and long driveways make upkeep a real fund-cash drain, and the LRBA can't fund it.
editorial — stock-age/acreage judgment

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

Median house sale price

each point = median of the 12 months ending then
$1.04m$1.49m$1.94m$2.39m202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$1,132,50012
2021-08-31$1,132,50012
2021-09-30$1,345,00012
2021-10-31$1,450,0007
2021-11-30$1,425,0006
2021-12-31$1,450,0005
2022-01-31$1,475,0007
2022-02-28$1,475,0007
2022-03-31$1,475,0007
2022-04-30$1,557,5008
2022-05-31$1,640,0007
2022-06-30$1,557,5006
2022-07-31$1,500,0007
2022-08-31$1,500,0007
2022-09-30$1,500,0007
2022-10-31$1,500,0007
2022-11-30$1,500,0007
2022-12-31$1,500,0009
2023-01-31$1,500,0007
2023-02-28$1,500,0007
2023-03-31$1,500,0008
2023-04-30$1,500,0007
2023-05-31$1,500,0007
2023-06-30$1,425,0008
2023-07-31$1,355,0008
2023-08-31$1,355,0008
2023-09-30$1,360,0007
2023-10-31$1,360,0007
2023-11-30$1,360,0007
2023-12-31$1,517,5006
2024-01-31$1,360,0005
2024-02-29$1,517,5006
2024-03-31$1,675,0007
2024-04-30$1,675,0007
2024-05-31$1,762,5008
2024-06-30$1,762,5006
2024-07-31$1,762,5006
2024-08-31$1,762,5006
2024-09-30$1,675,0007
2024-10-31$1,675,0007
2024-11-30$1,675,0007
2024-12-31$1,615,0007
2025-01-31$1,615,0007
2025-02-28$1,532,5006
2025-03-31$1,575,0005
2025-04-30$1,595,0006
2025-05-31$1,595,0006
2025-06-30$1,615,0009
2025-07-31$1,615,0009
2025-08-31$1,615,0009
2025-09-30$1,681,5008
2025-10-31$1,681,5008
2025-11-30$1,799,00010
2025-12-31$1,850,0009
2026-01-31$1,850,0009
2026-02-28$1,850,0009
2026-03-31$1,900,0009
2026-04-30$1,900,0009
2026-05-31$1,950,0008
2026-06-30$2,300,0005

Median weekly house rent

same rolling 12-month window
$590$750$911$1071202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$763/wk2
2021-08-31$763/wk2
2021-09-30$763/wk2
2021-10-31$730/wk3
2021-11-30$715/wk2
2021-12-31$715/wk2
2022-01-31$715/wk2
2022-02-28$715/wk2
2022-03-31$715/wk2
2022-04-30$715/wk2
2022-05-31$730/wk1
2022-06-30$730/wk1
2022-07-31$730/wk1
2022-08-31$730/wk1
2022-09-30$730/wk1
2022-10-31$730/wk1
2022-11-30$730/wk1
2022-12-31$690/wk2
2023-01-31$690/wk2
2023-02-28$725/wk2
2023-03-31$725/wk2
2023-04-30$650/wk1
2023-05-31$650/wk1
2023-06-30$650/wk1
2023-07-31$623/wk2
2023-08-31$623/wk2
2023-09-30$650/wk3
2023-10-31$650/wk3
2023-11-30$775/wk4
2023-12-31$775/wk4
2024-01-31$900/wk3
2024-02-29$900/wk3
2024-03-31$900/wk3
2024-04-30$900/wk3
2024-05-31$888/wk4
2024-06-30$888/wk4
2024-07-31$888/wk4
2024-08-31$875/wk5
2024-09-30$888/wk4
2024-10-31$875/wk3
2024-11-30$863/wk2
2024-12-31$863/wk2
2025-01-31$875/wk3
2025-02-28$875/wk3
2025-03-31$875/wk3
2025-04-30$875/wk5
2025-05-31$875/wk5
2025-06-30$875/wk5
2025-07-31$875/wk5
2025-08-31$1,038/wk4
2025-09-30$1,038/wk4
2025-10-31$1,038/wk4
2025-11-30$875/wk5
2025-12-31$875/wk5
2026-01-31$875/wk5
2026-02-28$850/wk5
2026-03-31$850/wk5
2026-04-30$850/wk5
2026-05-31$850/wk5
2026-06-30$850/wk5

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

2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Median price$600$2.30m$875$2.30m
Median rent$600/wk$850/wk$875/wk
Implied yield5200.0%1.9%5200.0%

Demographics

Population 695 (metro 2,526,238)Income $3,073/wk (66.2% above metro)Average age 42Household size 3.1
Age groups
Under 15 20.5%15–64 66.4%65+ 17.3%
Households
Family 93%Single 7%
Ownership
Owned 91.6%Rented 8.4%
60% of owners have a mortgage

Room rentals renting out a room

Average room rent
Demand
people looking per room listed

Recently sold comps from the suburb page · 2026-07-18

AddressSold price
952 Bunya Road, Draper$2,540,000

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