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Margate

QLD 4019City of Moreton Bay → Redcliffe Peninsulaprofiled 2026-07-18
Last month Margate had 13 properties available for rent and 17 properties for sale. The median sold price for houses over the last year is $1,005,000. Margate has seen an annual compound growth rate of 11.9% for houses.
Median price
$1,005,000
11.9%
Median rent
$650/wk
8.3%
Gross yield
3.4%
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
134
156 rental listings
Saved favourites
0
in your collection
Room demand
13 : 1
$305/wk avg room

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

Overall
7.0
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
7.5
Price 12.6%/yr (8.0) · rent 8.8%/yr (8.0) · consistent (7.0) · established coastal arc (6.5).
Present
6.2
Yield 3.4% (4.0) · deep tenant pool 41% rented, 13:1 (8.5) · conditions mid — elevated break-ins offset by strong hospital/retail infra (6.25) · momentum 11.9%/8.3% (6.5).
Future
7.4
Built-out infill scarcity (8.5) · hospital + retail amenity, no rail (6.5) · strongest rent trajectory on the peninsula (8.0) · storm-tide/SLR climate (5.5).

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

The good

Built-out beachside scarcity with the peninsula's strongest rent-trajectory signal — 8.3% rent growth — a deep 41% rental base and 13:1 room demand, all beside Redcliffe Hospital and the retail strip. Five-year price CAGR 12.6% at a $1.005m entry.

The bad

Break-ins run +15.9% above average (82nd percentile), the landlord-insurance driver, and yield is thin at ~3.4% ($650/wk). Older post-war/1980s stock carries upkeep the LRBA can't fund.

The ugly

Foreshore storm-tide/SLR and erosion overlays are the structural overhang — a rising insurance cost on fund liquidity — resolvable only street-by-street via Flood Check.

Net read from the data

A scarcity-plus-rent-momentum hold that ties for the peninsula's best future outlook: works for an SMSF that buys newer stock on a dry, higher street and prices in the property-crime insurance loading. The rent trajectory is the reason to prefer it over Clontarf.

Investment lens 2 good · 6 mixed · 1 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Capital growth Mixed12.6% compound over 5 yrs, 11.9% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below.
trend data (this DB)
Rental yield Bad3.4% gross — heavy negative cash flow inside the fund — the growth has to justify it.
PropTrack via suburb page
Flood risk MixedStorm-tide/SLR grouping only, no discrete event record; foreshore erosion/flood overlays trigger development assessment. Resolve at address level via MBRC Flood Check.
MBRC storm-tide overlay (Margate UNCERTAIN)
Crime MixedBreak-ins 1,125/100k, +15.9% above average (82nd percentile) — the landlord-insurance signal; MV theft and violent crime around average.
OpenStats 2022–24
Infrastructure GoodAdjoins Redcliffe Hospital and the Margate/Redcliffe retail strips; on the Anzac Ave arterial spine.
Metro North; editorial
Owner-occupier appeal Mixed58% owned / 41% rented, 60% family households — balanced: resale depth plus a proven tenant pool.
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodInfill only (a 6-floor, 20-apartment development the notable project) — built-out beachside scarcity.
moretondaily.com.au 2025; supply pack
Distance to rail MixedNo station; Kippa-Ring terminus ~5–7 min drive.
Translink
Housing stock & upkeep MixedOlder post-war/1960s–80s beachside stock with scattered infill — variable upkeep the LRBA can't 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
$524k$696k$869k$1.04m202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$560,000183
2021-08-31$573,000181
2021-09-30$593,000180
2021-10-31$605,000173
2021-11-30$620,500176
2021-12-31$626,000185
2022-01-31$644,000176
2022-02-28$662,500172
2022-03-31$700,000167
2022-04-30$705,000163
2022-05-31$710,000160
2022-06-30$735,000159
2022-07-31$767,500142
2022-08-31$780,000139
2022-09-30$789,000131
2022-10-31$783,500128
2022-11-30$759,500124
2022-12-31$750,000125
2023-01-31$750,000131
2023-02-28$734,000122
2023-03-31$730,000125
2023-04-30$730,000122
2023-05-31$720,000127
2023-06-30$730,000126
2023-07-31$715,000130
2023-08-31$730,000135
2023-09-30$730,000145
2023-10-31$730,000140
2023-11-30$740,000138
2023-12-31$749,500136
2024-01-31$749,500140
2024-02-29$760,000154
2024-03-31$782,500152
2024-04-30$799,000161
2024-05-31$825,000167
2024-06-30$825,000167
2024-07-31$840,000172
2024-08-31$843,500162
2024-09-30$850,000160
2024-10-31$850,000162
2024-11-30$850,000164
2024-12-31$857,650161
2025-01-31$858,825156
2025-02-28$860,000145
2025-03-31$860,000137
2025-04-30$860,000136
2025-05-31$862,500132
2025-06-30$898,000138
2025-07-31$910,000141
2025-08-31$925,000155
2025-09-30$940,650158
2025-10-31$950,000165
2025-11-30$965,000161
2025-12-31$980,000157
2026-01-31$988,500156
2026-02-28$995,000159
2026-03-31$993,000162
2026-04-30$998,000160
2026-05-31$1,000,000149
2026-06-30$1,005,000134

Median weekly house rent

same rolling 12-month window
$412$497$583$668202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$430/wk139
2021-08-31$430/wk140
2021-09-30$430/wk132
2021-10-31$440/wk139
2021-11-30$440/wk142
2021-12-31$450/wk136
2022-01-31$450/wk137
2022-02-28$450/wk134
2022-03-31$450/wk126
2022-04-30$460/wk127
2022-05-31$475/wk127
2022-06-30$475/wk135
2022-07-31$475/wk130
2022-08-31$475/wk133
2022-09-30$480/wk136
2022-10-31$490/wk137
2022-11-30$495/wk129
2022-12-31$495/wk125
2023-01-31$500/wk126
2023-02-28$505/wk138
2023-03-31$513/wk142
2023-04-30$515/wk141
2023-05-31$528/wk148
2023-06-30$530/wk148
2023-07-31$540/wk148
2023-08-31$540/wk147
2023-09-30$540/wk151
2023-10-31$545/wk146
2023-11-30$550/wk141
2023-12-31$550/wk143
2024-01-31$550/wk139
2024-02-29$550/wk138
2024-03-31$550/wk134
2024-04-30$550/wk132
2024-05-31$570/wk133
2024-06-30$580/wk129
2024-07-31$580/wk132
2024-08-31$580/wk136
2024-09-30$590/wk140
2024-10-31$590/wk141
2024-11-30$590/wk142
2024-12-31$590/wk141
2025-01-31$590/wk145
2025-02-28$595/wk149
2025-03-31$600/wk151
2025-04-30$600/wk145
2025-05-31$600/wk144
2025-06-30$600/wk142
2025-07-31$600/wk146
2025-08-31$610/wk151
2025-09-30$620/wk152
2025-10-31$620/wk157
2025-11-30$625/wk163
2025-12-31$630/wk161
2026-01-31$630/wk165
2026-02-28$630/wk163
2026-03-31$645/wk160
2026-04-30$650/wk160
2026-05-31$650/wk160
2026-06-30$650/wk156

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

2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Median price$900k$997k$1.25m$1.33m
Median rent$550/wk$650/wk$775/wk$915/wk
Implied yield3.2%3.4%3.2%3.6%

Demographics

Population 7,575 (metro 2,526,238)Income $1,231/wk (33.4% below metro)Average age 46Household size 2.2
Age groups
Under 15 16.2%15–64 62.1%65+ 21.7%
Households
Family 60%Shared 4%Single 36%
Ownership
Owned 57.8%Rented 41.0%Other 1.2%
50% of owners have a mortgage

Room rentals renting out a room

Average room rent
$305/wk
$15,860 equivalent annual income
Demand
13 : 1
people looking per room listed

Schools & childcare as listed on property.com.au

SchoolLevelGradesSectorStudents
Humpybong State SchoolPrimaryPrep-6Government677
Childcare centreRatingReviewsDay rate
Florence Kindergarten and Pre-SchoolExceeding NQS5 ★ (1)POA
Green Leaves Early Learning MargateMeeting NQS4.9 ★ (40)$175
Kidz Castle Early Learning CentreMeeting NQS4.6 ★ (29)$114

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

AddressSold price
103 Margate Parade, Margate$2,100,000
36 Hale Street, Margate$1,728,501
31A Dodds Street, Margate$1,670,000
61 Joseph Street, Margate$1,480,000
161 Victoria Avenue, Margate$1,457,500
24 Cutts Street, Margate$1,400,000
141 Macdonnell Road, Margate$1,250,000
63 Sorrento Street, Margate$1,170,000
27 Knights Terrace, Margate$1,098,000
30 Chartwell Street, Margate$1,085,000
23A Hale Street, Margate$996,500

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