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Glenroy

QLD 4702Rockhampton Region → Fitzroy River and western rural districtprofiled 2026-07-19
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Overall
5.1
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.4
No 5-yr price/rent series (no median, pop 19) → A5.0/B5.0 · consistency 7.0 (flat, thin) · D5.5 regional arc. = .35·5.0+.25·5.0+.15·7.0+.25·5.5
Present
4.2
Yield n/a → 5.0 · tenant 3.5 (0% rented, near-empty) · conditions 4.0 (crime mixed 5.5 / flood mixed 5.5 / infra bad 2.5 / maint bad 2.5) · 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 (near-empty, remote, no rail) · yield trajectory 4.5 · climate 5.5 (floodplain/bushfire, unmapped). = .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

Near-absolute new-supply scarcity on a tiny (pop 19), high-income grazing enclave west of the Fitzroy.

The bad

No functioning market — no median, no sales, 0% rented — so there is nothing a fund can underwrite for value, yield or tenants.

The ugly

Remote (~30-40 min, one road, no rail), acreage upkeep off-limits to LRBA borrowing, and Fitzroy floodplain/bushfire exposure with no per-suburb flood mapping.

Net read from the data

Not an investable market for a super fund: no market, no tenants, no liquidity. Pass on the numbers.

Investment lens 1 good · 2 mixed · 4 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Flood risk MixedFitzroy floodplain/rural bushfire zone; no suburb-specific flood mapping located (pop 19) — check Rockhampton Regional Council flood maps at address level. Bushfire season July-November.
Flood factpack (UNCERTAIN — Subregion 4); RRC flood maps
Crime MixedNo suburb-level QPS rate (pop 19); Capricornia District rural division, assumed low absolute crime by population but unverified — confirm on the QPS Online Crime Map.
Crime factpack — QPS Capricornia District (no suburb-level data)
Infrastructure BadA tiny (pop 19) grazing enclave ~30-40 min from Rockhampton; no township, retail, rail or hospital — entirely car-dependent on the city.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Owner-occupier appeal Bad0% owned / 0% rented, 100% family households — investor-dominated: deep tenant competition, investor-only resale, and more stock listed in downturns.
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodRural acreage/agricultural zoning with no new-dwelling pipeline — structural scarcity of new stock.
Supply factpack (Subregion 4)
Distance to rail BadNo rail in the region; as transport access it is a remote, one-road, car-dependent locality ~30-40 min from the CBD with no bus.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Housing stock & upkeep BadRemote rural acreage on septic/tank/bore; heavy standing upkeep and remote-tradesman premiums off-limits to LRBA borrowing.
editorial — acreage stock judgment

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Demographics

Population 19Income $3,249/wk (115.6% above metro)Average age 27Household size 4
Age groups
Under 15 26%15–64 100%65+ 26%
Households
Family 100%

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