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Mount Archer

QLD 4701Rockhampton Region → Rockhampton North and North-East urban areaprofiled 2026-07-19
Median price
$750,000
4.5%
Median rent
Gross yield
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
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Room demand
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Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
5.5
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.6
No 5-yr price/rent series (1 sale) → A5.0/B5.0 defaults · consistency 7.0 (flat, thin) · established elevated-enclave arc, flood-free (6.0). = .35·5.0+.25·5.0+.15·7.0+.25·6.0.
Present
4.6
No sale-price yield → 5.0 · no tenant pool 0% rented (3.5) · conditions 5.5 (crime mixed 5.5 / flood good 8.5 / infra mixed 5.5 / stock bad 2.5) · momentum 4.0 (p-4.5/rn.a). = .30·5.0+.25·3.5+.25·5.5+.20·4.0.
Future
6.2
Supply NP-backed scarcity (8.5) · demand no rental market, remote hillside (3.5) · yield trajectory 4.5 · climate flood-free (8.5). = .35·8.5+.30·3.5+.20·4.5+.15·8.5.

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

The good

Flood-free elevated foothills with genuine scarcity (National Park-backed, topography-constrained) and an affluent surround likely below the crime average.

The bad

There is effectively no rental market — 0% rented, a single sale a year at a $750k median and prices down 4.5% — so nothing an SMSF can underwrite for income.

The ugly

Elevated large-lot/acreage stock means grounds and big-block upkeep the LRBA cannot fund, and access is limited-bus hillside — a narrow tenant and resale catchment.

Net read from the data

A prestige lifestyle enclave, not an investment-grade one: no tenant pool, a one-sale market and acreage upkeep make it the wrong shape for a leveraged super fund. Pass on the numbers.

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

DimensionVerdictWhy
Capital growth Bad—% compound over 0 yrs, -4.5% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below.
trend data (this DB)
Flood risk GoodElevated mountain/foothill suburb sitting above the Fitzroy floodplain — effectively flood-free.
Queensland Places; flood factpack 2026
Crime MixedNo suburb-level data (RedSuburbs 404); reputed safe by adjacency to Frenchville and likely below-average, but unverified — check the QPS crime map.
QPS crime map (verify)
Infrastructure MixedElevated hillside below Mount Archer National Park, ~10–15 min to the CBD with limited bus higher up; leans on Frenchville/Norman Gardens for amenity.
Transport factpack 2026
Owner-occupier appeal Good100% owned / 0% rented, 80% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodBacked by Mount Archer National Park and topography-constrained — no greenfield frontier, genuine scarcity.
Supply factpack 2025
Distance to rail MixedNo commuter rail; ~10–15 min to the CBD, limited bus on the elevated streets.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Housing stock & upkeep BadElevated large-lot/acreage stock in an affluent enclave (77 residents, 100% owner-occupied) — grounds and large-block upkeep the LRBA cannot fund.
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$750k
Median rent
Implied yield

Demographics

Population 77Income $3,050/wk (102.4% above metro)Average age 53Household size 2.3
Age groups
Under 15 18.3%15–64 70.2%65+ 18.3%
Households
Family 80%Shared 11%Single 9%
Ownership
Owned 100%

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