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Kurwongbah

QLD 4503City of Moreton Bay → Strathpine, Petrie and Warnerprofiled 2026-07-18
Median price
$1,230,000
24.9%
Median rent
$825/wk
13.0%
Gross yield
3.5%
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
12
8 rental listings
Saved favourites
1
in your collection
Room demand
people per room listed

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

Overall
6.0
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
6.9
Price 8.9%/yr 5-yr (6.0) · rent 13.4%/yr (9.5) · consistency 5.0 (thin market, 2 neg stretches) · 10–20yr arc established rural-residential (6.5).
Present
5.0
Yield 3.5% (4.0) · tenant thin — 12% rented (3.5) · conditions 4.75 [crime mixed, flood mixed, infra mixed, stock bad/acreage] · momentum 24.9%/13.0% (8.8).
Future
6.3
Supply rural-zoned scarcity (8.5) · demand near Petrie precinct but thin rental pool (5.0) · yield trajectory 5.0 (13% rent growth is a thin-market artefact off 8 listings) · climate Sideling Creek/North Pine, per-lot (5.5).

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

The good

An affluent, tightly-held rural-residential enclave (86% owned, incomes ~22% above metro) with rural-zoned scarcity and a strong 5-yr rent CAGR (13.4%); ~5–8 min to the Petrie/UniSC precinct.

The bad

A near-non-existent rental market (12% rented) and ~3.5% yield make this a top-up hold, and acreage upkeep — septic, tanks, land — drains fund cash the LRBA can't replenish.

The ugly

It contains Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah); the dam attenuates peaks but Sideling Creek and the North Pine floodplain touch the low ground — flood status is genuinely per-lot, so confirm on Flood Check before committing.

Net read from the data

Rural scarcity and a wealthy owner-occupier base support long-run land value, but as an SMSF rental it's thin on tenants and heavy on acreage maintenance. Suits a patient, contribution-rich fund buying land value, not an income or operational-simplicity buyer.

Investment lens 2 good · 5 mixed · 2 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Capital growth Mixed8.9% compound over 5 yrs, 24.9% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below.
trend data (this DB)
Rental yield Bad3.5% gross — heavy negative cash flow inside the fund — the growth has to justify it.
PropTrack via suburb page
Flood risk MixedContains Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah) — the un-gated dam attenuates downstream peaks, but Sideling Creek and the North Pine floodplain touch the low ground; no confirmed per-suburb event. Check each address on council Flood Check.
Seqwater Sideling Creek/Lake Kurwongbah; MBRC Sideling Creek floodplain database; FloodCheck QLD
Crime MixedNo reliable suburb-level crime data (small semi-rural locality); adjacent Petrie/Dakabin/Joyner all read well below the QLD average — verify on the QPS crime map.
OpenStats (no per-suburb data); QPS crime map (verify)
Infrastructure MixedRural-residential with no in-suburb centre; ~5–8 min to Petrie's station, the UniSC Moreton Bay campus and services.
editorial; Translink
Owner-occupier appeal Good86% owned / 12% rented, 88% 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/rural-residential zoning under the council's 75%-rural-preservation policy — structurally locked up, no greenfield estate pipeline.
MBRC Planning Scheme; supply factpack
Distance to rail MixedNo station; Petrie/Dakabin ~5–8 min drive.
Translink network
Housing stock & upkeep BadAcreage/rural-residential stock — septic, tanks, bores and larger buildings drive upkeep the LRBA cannot borrow to fund.
editorial — stock-age judgment

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

Median house sale price

each point = median of the 12 months ending then
$772k$954k$1.14m$1.32m202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$810,00021
2021-08-31$850,00023
2021-09-30$830,00024
2021-10-31$902,50022
2021-11-30$1,100,00023
2021-12-31$1,100,00025
2022-01-31$1,125,00024
2022-02-28$1,100,00021
2022-03-31$1,125,00020
2022-04-30$1,150,00019
2022-05-31$1,125,00020
2022-06-30$1,125,00020
2022-07-31$1,125,00018
2022-08-31$1,065,00016
2022-09-30$1,065,00014
2022-10-31$890,00015
2022-11-30$875,00014
2022-12-31$880,00011
2023-01-31$875,00012
2023-02-28$880,00014
2023-03-31$875,00014
2023-04-30$875,00014
2023-05-31$880,00016
2023-06-30$893,75018
2023-07-31$893,75018
2023-08-31$907,50017
2023-09-30$880,00021
2023-10-31$880,00023
2023-11-30$880,00023
2023-12-31$850,00024
2024-01-31$850,00025
2024-02-29$842,50024
2024-03-31$850,00023
2024-04-30$850,00025
2024-05-31$847,50022
2024-06-30$845,00021
2024-07-31$850,00023
2024-08-31$862,50027
2024-09-30$937,50024
2024-10-31$955,00022
2024-11-30$955,00022
2024-12-31$980,00022
2025-01-31$980,00020
2025-02-28$980,00020
2025-03-31$972,50020
2025-04-30$985,00017
2025-05-31$972,50018
2025-06-30$985,00017
2025-07-31$992,50018
2025-08-31$992,50014
2025-09-30$992,50014
2025-10-31$985,00013
2025-11-30$1,022,50016
2025-12-31$1,022,50014
2026-01-31$1,060,00013
2026-02-28$1,105,00012
2026-03-31$1,215,00012
2026-04-30$1,230,00014
2026-05-31$1,280,00013
2026-06-30$1,230,00012

Median weekly house rent

same rolling 12-month window
$393$548$702$857202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$445/wk6
2021-08-31$440/wk5
2021-09-30$440/wk5
2021-10-31$425/wk4
2021-11-30$425/wk4
2021-12-31$425/wk4
2022-01-31$450/wk3
2022-02-28$450/wk3
2022-03-31$460/wk3
2022-04-30$460/wk3
2022-05-31$430/wk4
2022-06-30$430/wk4
2022-07-31$460/wk6
2022-08-31$460/wk7
2022-09-30$480/wk7
2022-10-31$480/wk7
2022-11-30$480/wk7
2022-12-31$480/wk8
2023-01-31$480/wk7
2023-02-28$480/wk7
2023-03-31$480/wk6
2023-04-30$515/wk8
2023-05-31$515/wk8
2023-06-30$565/wk8
2023-07-31$580/wk7
2023-08-31$680/wk5
2023-09-30$680/wk5
2023-10-31$700/wk4
2023-11-30$700/wk4
2023-12-31$680/wk5
2024-01-31$680/wk5
2024-02-29$635/wk4
2024-03-31$640/wk5
2024-04-30$680/wk4
2024-05-31$640/wk3
2024-06-30$605/wk4
2024-07-31$605/wk4
2024-08-31$720/wk4
2024-09-30$745/wk5
2024-10-31$745/wk5
2024-11-30$738/wk6
2024-12-31$730/wk5
2025-01-31$685/wk4
2025-02-28$685/wk4
2025-03-31$650/wk5
2025-04-30$690/wk4
2025-05-31$690/wk4
2025-06-30$730/wk5
2025-07-31$735/wk6
2025-08-31$735/wk8
2025-09-30$735/wk8
2025-10-31$740/wk9
2025-11-30$735/wk10
2025-12-31$740/wk9
2026-01-31$745/wk10
2026-02-28$745/wk10
2026-03-31$750/wk9
2026-04-30$750/wk9
2026-05-31$750/wk9
2026-06-30$825/wk8

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

2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Median price$1.24m$1.17m$1.25m
Median rent$900/wk$730/wk$2,000/wk
Implied yield3.8%3.2%8.3%

Demographics

Population 1,552 (metro 2,526,238)Income $2,254/wk (21.9% above metro)Average age 42Household size 3.2
Age groups
Under 15 19.6%15–64 61.2%65+ 19.2%
Households
Family 88%Shared 2%Single 11%
Ownership
Owned 86.3%Rented 12.2%Other 1.6%
56% 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
463 Moore Road, Kurwongbah$1,610,000
1082 Dayboro Road, Kurwongbah$1,325,000
28 Pine Crest Drive, Kurwongbah$1,180,000
14 Highgrove Court, Kurwongbah$945,000

Saved houses in Kurwongbah 1 favourited · links open the listing

LGASubregionSuburbAddressFit Sub. ScoreB/B/CLandLand $/m²vs Sub. landLand IdxPriceEstimatevs Est.vs Bed Med.Est. YieldSuburb YieldRisk
City of Moreton BayStrathpine, Petrie and WarnerKurwongbah20 Pine Crest Drive6.04/2/2600 m²$1.02m⚠ Flood⚠ Fire