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The Common

QLD 4701Rockhampton Region → Rockhampton North and North-East urban areaprofiled 2026-07-19
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Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
4.8
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.4
No market — no median or sales → A5.0/B5.0 defaults · consistency 7.0 (flat, thin) · flood-exposed no-market arc (5.5). = .35·5.0+.25·5.0+.15·7.0+.25·5.5.
Present
4.0
No yield data → 5.0 · no tenant pool 0% rented, pop 4 (3.5) · conditions 3.25 (crime mixed 5.5 / flood bad 2.5 / infra bad 2.5 / stock bad 2.5) · momentum 4.0 (no series). = .30·5.0+.25·3.5+.25·3.25+.20·4.0.
Future
5.2
Supply no pipeline (flood-constrained common) (8.5) · demand no market, flood pocket (3.0) · yield trajectory 4.5 · climate floods by the river, bad (2.5). = .35·8.5+.30·3.0+.20·4.5+.15·2.5.

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

The good

No development pipeline and close-in position ~8–12 min to the CBD are the only positives, and both are incidental.

The bad

This is not a functioning housing market — a ~4-person floodplain pocket with no median, no sales and no rental signal to underwrite.

The ugly

The land floods: a low-lying northside common by the river, flood-exposed by geography, with no amenity and minimal bus access.

Net read from the data

Not investable for an SMSF — no market, no tenants, no liquidity, and flood-prone ground. Pass on the numbers.

Investment lens 1 good · 2 mixed · 4 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Flood risk BadA low-lying northside area close to the river that floods — flood-exposed geography.
Capricorn Enterprise 2026; transport factpack
Crime MixedNo data — a ~4-person rural pocket with no meaningful crime signal; use the North/Capricornia division as proxy.
QPS crime map (verify)
Infrastructure BadEssentially non-residential floodplain common near the river, ~8–12 min to the CBD with minimal bus and no in-suburb amenity.
Transport factpack 2026
Owner-occupier appeal Bad0% owned / 0% rented, 100% family households — investor-dominated: deep tenant competition, investor-only resale, and more stock listed in downturns.
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodNo development pipeline — but the constraint is flood-prone common land, not investable scarcity.
Supply/flood factpacks 2026
Distance to rail MixedNo commuter rail; ~8–12 min to the CBD but minimal bus and flood-exposed access.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Housing stock & upkeep BadNegligible, older rural stock (population 4) — not a functioning housing market.
editorial — stock judgment

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Demographics

Population 4Income $1,499/wk (0.5% below metro)Average age 53Household size 2
Households
Family 100%

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