One of the larger southern-ranges localities (pop 151) with a $702,500 median and a 14% rental base — modestly deeper than most of the fringe.
A 2-sale market makes pricing unreliable, income sits 14% below the metro, and there is no measured rental-demand signal.
Rural acreage on tank/septic ~40-45 min from Rockhampton over the range; no per-lot flood or bushfire mapping.
A thin rural-acreage market with no real tenant depth — lifestyle land that appreciates, not an SMSF income asset. Pass unless land-banking a dry, low-maintenance block.
| Dimension | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Capital growth | ◐ Mixed | —% compound over 0 yrs, 40.5% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below. trend data (this DB) |
| Flood risk | ◐ Mixed | Elevated Dee-valley / ranges locality, so low riverine risk, but ranges bushfire season (Jul-Nov) is the real climate hazard and no per-suburb flood study exists — check RRC flood maps at address level. flood factpack (Capricorn Enterprise 2026); RRC flood maps (verify at address) |
| Crime | ◐ Mixed | No suburb-level QPS data (pop 151); policed by the Mount Morgan division, whose town profile runs above the QLD average (202.7/1,000) but is drug/disorder-weighted with low absolute burglary — verify on the QPS crime map. crime factpack — RedSuburbs/QPS 2025 (Mount Morgan division proxy) |
| Infrastructure | ✗ Bad | Remote southern-ranges locality ~40-45 min to Rockhampton; no local retail, school, rail or hospital — car-dependent. transport factpack (drive-time estimates) |
| Owner-occupier appeal | ✓ Good | 86% 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 | ✓ Good | No development pipeline — static rural / ex-mining stock in the Mount Morgan micro-market; structural scarcity, though demand is thin. supply factpack (Mount Morgan micro-market — no estate pipeline) |
| Distance to rail | ✗ Bad | No commuter rail in the region; ~40-45 min to Rockhampton CBD over the Burnett Hwy range crossing (the Razorback), car-dependent with no fixed-route bus. transport factpack — Burnett Hwy drive time |
| Housing stock & upkeep | ✗ Bad | Rural-residential acreage on tank/septic — land, shed and septic upkeep the LRBA cannot fund. editorial — stock-age judgment |
| 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5+ bed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | — | $770k | $635k | — |
| Median rent | — | — | — | — |
| Implied yield | — | — | — | — |
| Address | Sold price |
|---|---|
| 208 Archer Road, Struck Oil | $770,000 |
| 345 Archer Road, Struck Oil | $635,000 |
| 395 Struck Oil Road, Struck Oil | $460,000 |
| 227A Archer Road, Struck Oil | $310,000 |