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Gracemere

QLD 4702Rockhampton Region → Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridorprofiled 2026-07-19

Last month Gracemere had 29 properties available for rent and 21 properties for sale. The median sold price for houses over the last year is $668,750. Gracemere has seen an annual compound growth rate of 21.6% for houses.

Median price

$668,750

▲ 21.6%

Median rent

$553/wk

▲ 6.3%

Gross yield

4.3%

median rent ×52 ÷ median price

Sales 12m

278

406 rental listings

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Room demand

1 : 1

$246/wk avg room

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

Overall

6.3

weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future

Past

7.7

Price 16.9%/yr 5-yr CAGR (9.5) · rent 6.8%/yr (6.5) · consistent, deep 278-sale market (8.0) · flat mining-downturn arc to ~2020 then post-2020 surge (6.0). = .35·9.5+.25·6.5+.15·8.0+.25·6.0.

Present

7.2

Yield 4.3% (8.0) · deep tenant pool 39% rented, 1:1 rooms (6.5) · conditions 7.0 [crime mixed, flood mixed, infra good, stock good] · momentum 21.6%/6.3% (7.0).

Future

4.9

Flat-land supply valve, the corridor's Waraba — greenfield can switch on (supply 2.5) · demand solid: duplicated 4-lane, saleyard/industrial jobs, Ring Road linkage, no precinct catalyst (6.5) · yield trajectory (6.3) · creek flood, Fitzroy-immune (climate 5.5). = .35·2.5+.30·6.5+.20·6.3+.15·5.5.

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

The good

The corridor's only real market and its standout SMSF profile: a deep 39%-rented tenant pool with 406 rental listings churned in 12 months, a 4.3% yield, best-in-corridor transport (~12-15 min on the duplicated 4-lane Capricorn Hwy plus the Route 450 bus), a full town's jobs and services (saleyards, industrial/logistics hub), and predominantly newer estate stock that keeps LRBA-unfundable repairs low. Five-year price CAGR ~16.9%.

The bad

Above-QLD absolute property crime — 186 break-ins and 87 vehicle thefts a year, +20% — is a real landlord-insurance loading, and even at 4.3% the yield leaves a leveraged LRBA hold near cash-flow-neutral rather than positive. The 21.6% 12-month price spike is a supply-lag artefact off 1.69 months of stock, not a durable trend.

The ugly

The flat-land supply valve. Gracemere is the corridor's Waraba — an abundant, usable greenfield bank (Breeze, Sienna and successor estates) that can be switched on fast, structurally capping the established-house growth a long SMSF hold relies on. The current scarcity is temporary; the land is not.

Net read from the data

The pick of the corridor for a yield-plus-tenant-depth SMSF hold, but an income asset, not a growth one — the flat-land pipeline is a hard ceiling on capital growth over the fund's horizon. Buy newer estate stock on a creek-clear street (address-level RRC Flood Check), price the crime-driven insurance loading in, and don't underwrite the 21.6% spike as trend.

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

Dimension	Verdict	Why
Capital growth	✓ Good	16.9% compound over 5 yrs, 21.6% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below. trend data (this DB)
Rental yield	◐ Mixed	4.3% gross — expect contribution top-ups at LRBA rates; losses stay trapped in the fund at 15%. PropTrack via suburb page
Flood risk	◐ Mixed	Did NOT flood in the 2010-11 Fitzroy event — sits above the river backwater (road access to Rockhampton was cut but southern Gladstone routes stayed open). Local risk is creek-based: the Gracemere Catchments Flood Study models Washpool, Teatree and Four Mile Creek interacting flows plus the Capricorn Hwy corridor west of town — address-dependent. RRC Gracemere Catchments Flood Study; Homely/Kiddle 2011
Crime	◐ Mixed	Normalised rate moderate (85.4/1,000, rank 19/100) because pop ~12,000, but absolute property crime is high: 186 break-ins, 87 vehicle thefts, 253 thefts, +20% YoY — the key landlord-insurance flag outside the CBD, with property odds 1 in 18 vs QLD 1 in 23. RedSuburbs 2025 (QPS-derived)
Infrastructure	✓ Good	A full service town (pop ~12,000): Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (largest cattle saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere), the Gracemere Industrial Area transport/logistics hub, its own police division, schools, shops, Route 450 bus, and a new Mount Morgan-pipeline reservoir. Ring Road links at the Capricorn Hwy. Transport & supply factpacks; Wikipedia 2021-25
Owner-occupier appeal	◐ Mixed	59% owned / 39% rented, 78% family households — balanced: resale depth plus a proven tenant pool. ABS via suburb page
New supply risk	✗ Bad	THE flat-land supply valve — abundant usable greenfield has historically capped growth and can be switched on quickly; Breeze (Stages 7-8) and Sienna estates are actively selling. Stock-on-market 0.34% / 1.69 months is a supply-lag spike, not permanent scarcity — the corridor's Waraba-equivalent structural cap. Supply factpack (Smart Property Investment/OpenLot/htag 2025-26)
Distance to rail	✓ Good	No commuter rail exists anywhere in the region; as transport access Gracemere is the corridor's best — ~12-15 min to the CBD on the duplicated 4-lane Capricorn Hwy (>18,000 vehicles/day) plus the Route 450 bus (~26 min). A genuine dormitory-town commute. Transport factpack (Capricorn Hwy Rockhampton-Gracemere duplication 2021)
Housing stock & upkeep	✓ Good	Fast-grown satellite town — dominant stock is post-2000 estate housing (Breeze, Sienna and earlier releases), resident median age 32, 78% families. Light repair load versus Rockhampton's pre-war timber cores — the LRBA-friendly profile, though an older original town core exists. editorial — stock-age judgment; supply factpack

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

Median house sale price

each point = median of the 12 months ending then

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Month	Value	Sample
2021-07-31	$310,000	304
2021-08-31	$315,000	327
2021-09-30	$320,000	337
2021-10-31	$321,500	354
2021-11-30	$325,000	383
2021-12-31	$329,500	388
2022-01-31	$330,000	397
2022-02-28	$335,000	429
2022-03-31	$340,000	454
2022-04-30	$343,000	461
2022-05-31	$345,000	469
2022-06-30	$345,000	488
2022-07-31	$349,000	491
2022-08-31	$350,000	498
2022-09-30	$350,000	499
2022-10-31	$352,000	495
2022-11-30	$355,000	487
2022-12-31	$360,000	490
2023-01-31	$360,000	490
2023-02-28	$363,000	465
2023-03-31	$365,100	450
2023-04-30	$370,000	443
2023-05-31	$370,000	448
2023-06-30	$372,500	435
2023-07-31	$375,000	446
2023-08-31	$375,000	458
2023-09-30	$380,000	455
2023-10-31	$384,000	448
2023-11-30	$389,000	444
2023-12-31	$390,000	447
2024-01-31	$395,000	438
2024-02-29	$400,000	447
2024-03-31	$410,000	445
2024-04-30	$415,000	446
2024-05-31	$420,000	449
2024-06-30	$430,000	446
2024-07-31	$445,000	436
2024-08-31	$458,000	413
2024-09-30	$470,000	411
2024-10-31	$481,100	418
2024-11-30	$493,500	414
2024-12-31	$500,000	405
2025-01-31	$505,000	408
2025-02-28	$520,000	397
2025-03-31	$525,000	391
2025-04-30	$530,500	386
2025-05-31	$549,500	374
2025-06-30	$550,000	365
2025-07-31	$559,000	355
2025-08-31	$570,000	347
2025-09-30	$580,000	338
2025-10-31	$591,000	327
2025-11-30	$605,000	318
2025-12-31	$613,500	316
2026-01-31	$620,000	313
2026-02-28	$633,250	304
2026-03-31	$644,000	301
2026-04-30	$650,000	301
2026-05-31	$661,000	281
2026-06-30	$668,750	278

Median weekly house rent

same rolling 12-month window

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Month	Value	Sample
2021-07-31	$400/wk	279
2021-08-31	$400/wk	298
2021-09-30	$400/wk	309
2021-10-31	$410/wk	328
2021-11-30	$420/wk	342
2021-12-31	$420/wk	346
2022-01-31	$420/wk	354
2022-02-28	$420/wk	354
2022-03-31	$420/wk	362
2022-04-30	$420/wk	361
2022-05-31	$430/wk	370
2022-06-30	$430/wk	367
2022-07-31	$430/wk	373
2022-08-31	$430/wk	363
2022-09-30	$440/wk	363
2022-10-31	$440/wk	360
2022-11-30	$450/wk	363
2022-12-31	$450/wk	362
2023-01-31	$450/wk	366
2023-02-28	$450/wk	357
2023-03-31	$450/wk	361
2023-04-30	$450/wk	363
2023-05-31	$450/wk	354
2023-06-30	$450/wk	360
2023-07-31	$450/wk	365
2023-08-31	$450/wk	371
2023-09-30	$460/wk	385
2023-10-31	$460/wk	377
2023-11-30	$460/wk	382
2023-12-31	$470/wk	380
2024-01-31	$470/wk	392
2024-02-29	$470/wk	390
2024-03-31	$475/wk	385
2024-04-30	$480/wk	392
2024-05-31	$480/wk	395
2024-06-30	$480/wk	401
2024-07-31	$480/wk	406
2024-08-31	$480/wk	406
2024-09-30	$490/wk	400
2024-10-31	$490/wk	398
2024-11-30	$500/wk	398
2024-12-31	$500/wk	397
2025-01-31	$500/wk	390
2025-02-28	$500/wk	390
2025-03-31	$500/wk	399
2025-04-30	$500/wk	400
2025-05-31	$520/wk	394
2025-06-30	$520/wk	388
2025-07-31	$520/wk	391
2025-08-31	$520/wk	399
2025-09-30	$530/wk	392
2025-10-31	$530/wk	386
2025-11-30	$540/wk	380
2025-12-31	$550/wk	377
2026-01-31	$550/wk	396
2026-02-28	$550/wk	399
2026-03-31	$550/wk	411
2026-04-30	$550/wk	421
2026-05-31	$550/wk	409
2026-06-30	$553/wk	406

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

	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Median price	$450	$610k	$689k	$780k
Median rent	$450/wk	$530/wk	$578/wk	$660/wk
Implied yield	5200.0%	4.5%	4.4%	4.4%

Demographics

Population 12,023Income $1,711/wk (13.5% above metro)Average age 32Household size 2.8

Age groups

Under 15 26.1%15–64 62.4%65+ 16.2%

Households

Family 78%Shared 3%Single 19%

Ownership

Owned 59.3%Rented 39.2%Other 1.5%

61% of owners have a mortgage

Room rentals renting out a room

Average room rent

$246/wk

$12,792 equivalent annual income

Demand

1 : 1

people looking per room listed

Schools & childcare as listed on property.com.au

School	Level	Grades	Sector	Students
Waraburra State School	Primary	Prep-6	Government	340
St Paul's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Prep-6	Catholic	312
Gracemere State School	Primary	Prep-6	Government	278

Childcare centre	Rating	Reviews	Day rate
Goodstart Early Learning Gracemere	Meeting NQS	5 ★ (22)	$141
Le Smileys Early Learning Centre	Meeting NQS	3.5 ★ (52)	POA
Le Smileys Early Learning Centre - Kindergarten at Waraburra	Exceeding NQS	—	POA
Little Zebra Childcare and Kindergarten Gracemere	Meeting NQS	5 ★ (6)	$113
Skippy's Early Learning Gracemere	Meeting NQS	4.6 ★ (11)	$92

Recently sold comps from the suburb page · 2026-07-19

Address	Sold price
86 Elizabeth Street, Gracemere	$1,180,000
88 Clifton Street, Gracemere	$1,090,000
76 Cherryfield Road, Gracemere	$895,000
9 Leopold Court, Gracemere	$878,000
19 Rosebrook Place, Gracemere	$852,500
2 Archer Road, Gracemere	$780,000
59 Buxton Drive, Gracemere	$772,000
12 Conway Court, Gracemere	$710,000
5 Serendipity Way, Gracemere	$652,000
13 Thora Street, Gracemere	$650,000
8 Serendipity Way, Gracemere	$643,000
32/58 Lillypilly Avenue, Gracemere	$487,000

Surrounding suburbs tracked suburbs are clickable

Allenstown 4700 Bouldercombe 4702 Depot Hill 4700 Fairy Bower 4700 Kabra 4702 Midgee 4702 Nine Mile 4702 Port Curtis 4700 Rockhampton City 4700 Stanwell 4702 The Range 4700 Wandal 4700

Saved houses in Gracemere 34 favourited · links open the listing

LGA	Subregion	Suburb	Address	Fit ▼	Sub. Score	B/B/C	Land	Land $/m²	vs Sub. land	Land Idx	Price	Estimate	vs Est.	vs Bed Med.	Est. Yield	Suburb Yield	Risk
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	8 Charles Cres	12.7	6.3	3/2/4	1210 m²	$454	▼ 53% cheaper	11.3	$549k	$642k	▼ 14.5% below	90%	5.7%	5.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	10 Fenwick Street	11.9	6.3	3/2/4	2428 m²	$259	▼ 73% cheaper	10.0	$630k	$701k	▼ 10.1% below	103%	5.3%	4.4%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	4 Emery Street	10.7	6.3	3/2/2	676 m²	$886	▼ 9% cheaper	8.9	$599k	$642k	▼ 6.7% below	98%	4.9%	4.6%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	14 Dawson Street	10.0	6.3	3/2/6	792 m²	$884	▼ 9% cheaper	7.6	$700k	$739k	▼ 5.3% below	115%	4.7%	3.9%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	6 Cockatoo Court	10.0	6.3	4/2/2	820 m²	$852	▼ 13% cheaper	8.4	$699k	$738k	▼ 5.3% below	101%	4.7%	4.3%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	14 Hicks Close	9.8	6.3	4/2/2	800 m²	$749	▼ 23% cheaper	10.3	$599k	$662k	▼ 9.5% below	87%	4.3%	5.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	4 Olympic Avenue	9.5	6.3	4/2/2	902 m²	$804	▼ 18% cheaper	8.3	$725k	$784k	▼ 7.5% below	105%	4.2%	4.2%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	19 Jamie Cres	9.4	6.3	4/2/2	—	—	—	—	$739k	$771k	▼ 4.2% below	107%	4.5%	4.1%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	24 Leichhardt Drive	9.4	6.3	4/2/2	644 m²	$1118	▲ 15% dearer	7.1	$720k	$730k	▼ 1.4% below	105%	4.9%	4.2%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	4 Leichhardt Drive	9.3	6.3	4/2/2	760 m²	$907	▼ 7% cheaper	8.3	$689k	$717k	▼ 3.9% below	100%	4.5%	4.4%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	61 John Oxley Drive	9.3	6.3	4/2/2	659 m²	$1046	▲ 7% dearer	7.7	$689k	$719k	▼ 4.2% below	100%	4.5%	4.4%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	10 Broadhurst Drive	9.2	6.3	4/2/2	801 m²	$868	▼ 11% cheaper	8.4	$695k	$728k	▼ 4.5% below	101%	4.4%	4.3%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	7 Cunningham Court	9.2	6.3	4/2/4	659 m²	$1137	▲ 17% dearer	6.7	$749k	$787k	▼ 4.8% below	109%	4.4%	4.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	11 Sturt Court	9.1	6.3	3/2/2	1260 m²	$618	▼ 37% cheaper	7.8	$779k	$806k	▼ 3.3% below	128%	4.5%	3.5%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	54 Bronco Cres	9.1	6.3	4/2/2	600 m²	$1125	▲ 15% dearer	7.6	$675k	$711k	▼ 5.1% below	98%	4.3%	4.5%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	12 Mitchell Court	9.0	6.3	4/2/2	662 m²	$1133	▲ 16% dearer	6.7	$750k	$753k	▼ 0.4% below	109%	4.8%	4.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	174 Lucas Street	8.9	6.3	4/2/2	600 m²	$1148	▲ 18% dearer	7.3	$689k	$685k	▲ 0.6% above	100%	4.8%	4.4%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	33 Anna Meares Avenue	8.9	6.3	4/2/2	756 m²	$966	▼ 1% cheaper	7.6	$730k	$761k	▼ 4.1% below	106%	4.3%	4.1%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	48 John Oxley Drive	8.8	6.3	4/2/2	750 m²	$999	▲ 2% dearer	7.2	$749k	$771k	▼ 2.9% below	109%	4.4%	4.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	13 Lorraine Court	8.6	6.3	4/2/2	1023 m²	$713	▼ 27% cheaper	8.6	$729k	$749k	▼ 2.7% below	106%	4.3%	4.1%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	37 Johnson Road	8.6	6.3	3/2/5	1000 m²	$699	▼ 28% cheaper	8.3	$699k	$712k	▼ 1.8% below	115%	4.4%	3.9%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	4 Govind Court	8.6	6.3	4/2/4	793 m²	$946	▼ 3% cheaper	7.4	$750k	$766k	▼ 2.1% below	109%	4.4%	4.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	60 James Street	8.5	6.3	4/2/2	724 m²	$1035	▲ 6% dearer	7.1	$749k	$769k	▼ 2.6% below	109%	4.3%	4.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	10A Boatwright Avenue	8.4	6.3	4/2/2	717 m²	$975	▲ 0% dearer	7.9	$699k	$722k	▼ 3.2% below	101%	4.2%	4.3%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	5 Cockatoo Court	8.4	6.3	4/2/2	714 m²	$979	▲ 0% dearer	7.9	$699k	$706k	▼ 1.0% below	101%	4.4%	4.3%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	16 Sylvana Avenue	8.0	6.3	3/2/2	616 m²	$1080	▲ 11% dearer	7.2	$665k	$647k	▲ 2.8% above	109%	4.3%	4.1%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	52 Govind Court	8.0	6.3	4/2/2	641 m²	$1168	▲ 20% dearer	6.5	$749k	$755k	▼ 0.8% below	109%	4.3%	4.0%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	70 Buxton Drive	8.0	6.3	4/2/3	953 m²	$838	▼ 14% cheaper	7.4	$799k	$761k	▲ 5.0% above	116%	4.3%	3.8%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	69 Abby Drive	7.9	6.3	4/2/2	600 m²	$1200	▲ 23% dearer	6.7	$720k	$716k	▲ 0.6% above	105%	4.3%	4.2%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	4 Rosella Drive	7.8	6.3	4/2/3	734 m²	$993	▲ 2% dearer	7.5	$729k	$744k	▼ 2.0% below	106%	4.0%	4.1%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	15 O'Shanesy Street	—	6.3	6/2/2	800 m²	$1050	▲ 8% dearer	7.2	$840k	$865k	▼ 2.9% below	108%	—	4.1%	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	27 Belltrees Place	—	6.3	4/2/2	747 m²	—	—	—	—	$796k	—	—	—	—	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	8 Ash Court	—	6.3	4/1/4	851 m²	—	—	—	—	$692k	—	—	—	—	clear
Rockhampton Region	Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridor	Gracemere	9 Bronco Cres	—	6.3	4/2/—	629 m²	—	—	—	—	$712k	—	—	—	—	clear