The most liveable of the western rural localities, with a genuine local anchor — Ridgelands State School (Prep-6, operating since 1924) — incomes ~20% above metro, structural new-supply scarcity, and a Ring Road Ridgelands Rd linkage marginally improving eastern access.
A 1-sale-a-year, 5%-rented market at a $930k median — no reliable valuation, no tenant depth, and a yield that cannot be measured for a fund.
Ridgelands Road may close at 7.9 m on the Fitzroy — road isolation before major-flood level is even reached — plus acreage septic upkeep the LRBA can't fund and ~25-35 min car-dependent access.
The pick of a thin bunch on liveability thanks to the school and Ring Road linkage, but as an SMSF rental it is too shallow on tenants and turnover. A lifestyle-acreage hold for a contribution-rich fund only, on verified-dry ground.
| Dimension | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Capital growth | ✗ Bad | —% compound over 0 yrs, -2.1% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below. trend data (this DB) |
| Flood risk | ◐ Mixed | Ridgelands Road may close at 7.9 m on the Fitzroy — road isolation before major-flood level is even reached — while most of the elevated acreage sits above it. Resolve access and inundation per lot on RRC flood maps. Fitzroy Ridges flood mapping (2026); RRC flood maps |
| Crime | ◐ Mixed | No suburb-level QPS rate (pop 195); Capricornia District rural division, assumed low absolute crime by population but unverified — confirm on the QPS Online Crime Map. Crime factpack — QPS Capricornia District (no suburb-level data) |
| Infrastructure | ◐ Mixed | Has a genuine local anchor — Ridgelands State School (Prep-6, operating since 1924) at 43 Dalma-Ridgelands Rd — but no retail, rail or hospital; ~25-35 min NW of Rockhampton for the base hospital and shops. Transport factpack; Ridgelands State School (eq.edu.au, 2026) |
| Owner-occupier appeal | ✓ Good | 88% owned / 5% 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 | ✓ Good | Semi-rural acreage zoning with negligible new-dwelling pipeline — structural scarcity of new stock. Supply factpack (Subregion 4) |
| Distance to rail | ◐ Mixed | No rail in the region; as transport access it sits on the Ridgelands Rd corridor ~25-35 min from the CBD, car-dependent, with the Rockhampton Ring Road's Ridgelands Rd linkage set to marginally improve the eastern approach. Transport factpack (drive-time est.); Rockhampton Ring Road (TMR 2025) |
| Housing stock & upkeep | ◐ Mixed | Semi-rural lifestyle acreage — a mix of eras, but every lot carries septic/tank/bore and grounds upkeep the LRBA cannot fund. editorial — acreage stock judgment |
| 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5+ bed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | — | — | $930k | — |
| Median rent | — | — | — | — |
| Implied yield | — | — | — | — |
| School | Level | Grades | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgelands State School | Primary | Prep-6 | Government | 34 |