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Kalapa

QLD 4702Rockhampton Region → Fitzroy River and western rural districtprofiled 2026-07-19
Median price
$452,500
Median rent
Gross yield
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
2
— rental listings
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Room demand
people per room listed

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

Overall
5.1
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.4
No 5-yr price/rent series (2 sales) → 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 (7.5% rented, pop 97) · 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 (remote, no rail, Capricorn Hwy fringe) · yield trajectory 4.5 · climate 5.5 (corridor/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

The cheapest entry in the district ($452.5k median) on a small rural locality with structural new-supply scarcity.

The bad

Two sales a year, no rent data and only 7.5% rented on a 97-person base — the low price can't be leaned on without a tenant pool or reliable comparable sales.

The ugly

Remote (~35-45 min toward the Capricorn Hwy, no rail), older acreage (median age 48) on septic, and Fitzroy-corridor/bushfire exposure unmapped at suburb level.

Net read from the data

Cheap, but cheap because it is remote and marketless; the SMSF lens finds no income and no liquidity. Pass unless land-banking a verified-dry block.

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

DimensionVerdictWhy
Flood risk MixedWest/south-west toward the Capricorn Hwy corridor (which may close at ~8.2 m); Fitzroy floodplain/rural bushfire belt with no suburb-specific mapping located — check RRC flood maps at address level.
Flood factpack (Subregion 4); RRC flood maps
Crime MixedNo suburb-level QPS rate (pop 97); 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 BadRural locality ~35-45 min west/south-west of Rockhampton toward the Capricorn Hwy; no township, retail, rail or hospital — car-dependent on the city.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Owner-occupier appeal Good80% owned / 8% rented, 74% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodRural acreage/agricultural zoning with negligible 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, car-dependent locality ~35-45 min from the CBD with no fixed-route bus.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Housing stock & upkeep BadOlder rural acreage (median age 48) on septic/tank/bore; heavy standing upkeep and remote-tradesman premiums off-limits to LRBA borrowing.
editorial — acreage stock judgment

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

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

2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Median price$280k
Median rent
Implied yield

Demographics

Population 97Income $1,312/wk (12.9% below metro)Average age 48Household size 2.3
Age groups
Under 15 16.8%15–64 59.0%65+ 24.2%
Households
Family 74%Single 26%
Ownership
Owned 80%Rented 7.5%Other 12.5%
31% 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 · 2026-07-19

AddressSold price
3164 Capricorn Highway, Kalapa$280,000

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