The historic Mount Morgan mine locality, immediately adjacent the township — shares its basic services and sits closest to the mine-restart site.
No median, sales or rent data, 0% rented and only 56% owner-occupied — no market or tenant signal to underwrite.
Old ex-mine stock on the disturbed mine fringe (acid-rock-drainage legacy in the Dee River); range access ~38-42 min to Rockhampton.
Mine-adjacent optionality with no measurable market — speculative land beside the restart, not an income hold. Pass unless buying the mine thesis directly.
| Dimension | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23); 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 | ◐ Mixed | The historic Mount Morgan mine locality, immediately adjacent the township — shares its basic services and sits closest to the mine-restart site, ~38-42 min over the range to Rockhampton. transport factpack (drive-time estimates) |
| Owner-occupier appeal | ◐ Mixed | 56% owned / 0% rented, 33% family households — balanced: resale depth plus a proven tenant pool. 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; ~38-42 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 | Old ex-mine stock on the disturbed mine fringe; repair-heavy and LRBA-unfundable. editorial — stock-age judgment |
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