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Meldale

QLD 4510City of Moreton Bay → Pumicestone mainland coastprofiled 2026-07-18
Median price
$950,000
24.9%
Median rent
$800/wk
100.0%
Gross yield
4.4%
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
3
1 rental listings
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Room demand
people per room listed

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

Overall
5.2
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
6.0
Price 7.2%/yr (A5.0) · rent 24.6%/yr on 1 listing (B9.5) · very thin, 3 neg stretches (C2.5) · rural coastal-fringe arc (D6.0).
Present
5.5
Yield 4.4% (8.0) · minimal tenant pool, 14% rented (2.5) · conditions crime good / flood mixed / infra+maint bad = 4.75 · price -24.9% / rent-noise momentum (6.5).
Future
4.6
Hazard/rural-capped supply, mixed (5.5) · rural, no rail or catalyst (demand 3.0) · weak yield trajectory 4.5 · partial storm-tide climate, mixed (5.5).

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

The good

Highest asking rent in the cluster ($800/wk) and the strongest five-year rent CAGR on record (24.6%), on a rural locality with no new-supply pipeline.

The bad

The market is barely a market - 3 sales and 1 rental in a year, a 14% rental base and a -24.9% twelve-month median move - so every headline number is noise, and the stock is old rural acreage on septic that LRBA money cannot repair.

The ugly

Named among TC Alfred's storm-surge-concern communities and carrying the passage-wide +310mm backflow overhang, with no rail and no town centre - a thin, hazard-exposed holding with a weak yield trajectory.

Net read from the data

The clearest no on data depth: a 3-sale-a-year rural market with repair-heavy old stock and coastal-hazard exposure is the wrong shape for an SMSF income hold. Pass.

Investment lens 2 good · 3 mixed · 4 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Capital growth Bad7.2% 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 Mixed4.4% gross — expect contribution top-ups at LRBA rates; losses stay trapped in the fund at 15%.
PropTrack via suburb page
Flood risk MixedNamed among TC Alfred (Mar 2025) storm-surge-concern communities, but a predominantly rural/inland locality - the low creek/passage fringe is exposed while elevated rural pockets stay dry. Passage high tide up ~310mm since the breakthrough adds backflow risk. Check MBRC Flood Check at the address.
Moreton Daily TC Alfred (2025); MBRC Bribie SEMP (2023); MBRC Flood Check
Crime GoodNo suburb-level rate data; falls under the below-average Bribie Island police division, and neighbouring Sandstone Point, Ningi and Beachmere all read well below the QLD average. Verify on the QPS crime map.
OpenStats 2022-24 (division/neighbour inference); QPS crime map (verify)
Infrastructure BadRural locality with no town centre and no rail; ~18 min drive to Caboolture for hospital, retail and the Bruce Hwy.
Transport factpack (Translink/TMR 2026)
Owner-occupier appeal Good83% owned / 14% rented, 78% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk MixedNo project-level supply pipeline; rural and coastal-hazard-constrained scarcity, insulated from the Caboolture greenfield front but demand-thin.
Supply factpack (Living Coast Plan 2023; UNCERTAIN project data)
Distance to rail BadNo station; nearest heavy rail is Caboolture, ~18 min drive.
Transport factpack (Translink 2026)
Housing stock & upkeep BadPredominantly older rural dwellings on acreage and septic - exactly the repair-heavy stock LRBA money cannot improve, a direct drain on fund cash.
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
$626k$885k$1.14m$1.40m202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$680,0008
2021-08-31$705,0009
2021-09-30$705,0007
2021-10-31$705,0007
2021-11-30$785,0009
2021-12-31$785,0007
2022-01-31$785,0007
2022-02-28$782,5006
2022-03-31$782,5006
2022-04-30$705,0005
2022-05-31$860,0005
2022-06-30$860,0005
2022-07-31$860,0005
2022-08-31$872,5004
2022-09-30$872,5004
2022-10-31$860,0005
2022-11-30$730,5004
2022-12-31$730,5004
2023-01-31$730,5004
2023-02-28$730,5004
2023-03-31$918,0004
2023-04-30$970,0005
2023-05-31$878,0004
2023-06-30$878,0004
2023-07-31$878,0004
2023-08-31$878,0004
2023-09-30$878,0004
2023-10-31$970,0003
2023-11-30$1,200,0002
2023-12-31$1,200,0002
2024-01-31$1,200,0002
2024-02-29$1,200,0002
2024-03-31$970,0001
2024-05-31$1,350,0001
2024-06-30$1,143,0003
2024-07-31$1,143,0005
2024-08-31$1,143,0005
2024-09-30$1,143,0005
2024-10-31$1,143,0005
2024-11-30$1,143,0005
2024-12-31$1,246,5006
2025-01-31$1,246,5006
2025-02-28$1,246,5006
2025-03-31$1,246,5006
2025-04-30$1,265,0007
2025-05-31$1,143,0007
2025-06-30$1,265,0005
2025-07-31$1,080,0004
2025-08-31$1,080,0004
2025-09-30$1,080,0004
2025-10-31$1,080,0004
2025-11-30$950,0005
2025-12-31$922,5004
2026-01-31$950,0005
2026-02-28$950,0005
2026-03-31$950,0005
2026-04-30$922,5004
2026-05-31$950,0003
2026-06-30$950,0003

Median weekly house rent

same rolling 12-month window
$368$523$677$8322022202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2022-01-31$470/wk1
2022-02-28$470/wk1
2022-03-31$470/wk1
2022-04-30$470/wk1
2022-05-31$470/wk1
2022-06-30$470/wk1
2022-07-31$470/wk1
2022-08-31$470/wk1
2022-09-30$470/wk1
2022-10-31$470/wk1
2022-11-30$470/wk1
2022-12-31$470/wk1
2024-11-30$400/wk1
2024-12-31$400/wk1
2025-01-31$400/wk1
2025-02-28$400/wk1
2025-03-31$400/wk1
2025-04-30$400/wk1
2025-05-31$400/wk1
2025-06-30$400/wk1
2025-07-31$400/wk1
2025-08-31$400/wk1
2025-09-30$400/wk1
2025-10-31$400/wk1
2025-11-30$400/wk1
2025-12-31$400/wk1
2026-03-31$800/wk1
2026-04-30$800/wk1
2026-05-31$800/wk1
2026-06-30$800/wk1

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

2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Median price$923k$1.16m
Median rent$800/wk
Implied yield3.6%

Demographics

Population 230 (metro 2,526,238)Income $1,125/wk (39.2% below metro)Average age 55Household size 2.3
Age groups
Under 15 14.9%15–64 57.5%65+ 30.8%
Households
Family 78%Shared 4%Single 19%
Ownership
Owned 83.0%Rented 13.6%Other 3.4%
42% of owners have a mortgage

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