Rural Bruce Hwy locality with no development pipeline (structural supply scarcity) and a settled owner base — 89% of homes owner-occupied keeps it quiet and stable.
There is effectively no market to underwrite: 3 sales a year, no rental series at all, only 11% of homes rented and no reliable yield — nothing a fund can value or lease with confidence.
Named among the centres battered by Cyclone Marcia (2015), it carries real cyclone/wind exposure; older rural stock on acreage and septic sits outside LRBA improvement funding, and it is 35-40min from Rockhampton with no bus.
No SMSF investment case — no tenant pool, no liquidity, cyclone-exposed old stock. Lifestyle/owner-occupier land only; the income lens finds nothing to hold. Pass.
| Dimension | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Flood risk | ◐ Mixed | Named among centres battered by Cyclone Marcia (Feb 2015 — winds/rain/flooding); an inland Bruce Hwy locality with no specific riverine flood record, so cyclone/wind is the real hazard — check council mapping at address level. Flood factpack (Wikipedia/BoM 2015; RRC maps — verify) |
| Crime | ◐ Mixed | No suburb-level crime data; small rural locality under QPS Capricornia District; assumed low absolute crime by population but unverified. Crime factpack (QPS/RedSuburbs 2025 — UNCERTAIN) |
| Infrastructure | ✗ Bad | Rural Bruce Hwy locality ~35-40min from Rockhampton; no retail, hospital, school or rail. Transport factpack (2025) |
| Owner-occupier appeal | ✓ Good | 89% owned / 11% rented, 77% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand). ABS via suburb page |
| New supply risk | ✓ Good | No development pipeline; rural locality — structural scarcity, demand-thin. Supply factpack (2025) |
| Distance to rail | ✗ Bad | No rail; ~35-40min to Rockhampton on the Bruce Hwy, car-dependent with no fixed-route bus. Transport factpack (2025) |
| Housing stock & upkeep | ✗ Bad | Older rural dwellings on acreage and septic — high upkeep outside LRBA improvement funding. editorial — stock-age judgment |
| 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5+ bed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | — | $665k | $485k | — |
| Median rent | — | — | — | — |
| Implied yield | — | — | — | — |
| School | Level | Grades | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmor State School | Primary | Prep-6 | Government | 9 |
| Address | Sold price |
|---|---|
| 62 Westacott Street, Marmor | $495,000 |
| 72 Westacott Street, Marmor | $475,000 |
| 29 Toonda Road, Marmor | $315,000 |