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Wycarbah

QLD 4702Rockhampton Region → Gracemere and Capricorn Highway corridorprofiled 2026-07-19
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Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
5.2
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
5.4
No 5-yr price/rent series (no market, pop 36) → A5.0/B5.0 defaults · consistency 7.0 (flat, thin) · flat regional arc (5.5). = .35·5.0+.25·5.0+.15·7.0+.25·5.5.
Present
4.2
No yield data → 5.0 · tenant 3.5 (19% rented) · conditions 4.0 [crime mixed, flood mixed, infra bad, stock bad] · momentum 4.0 (no series).
Future
5.8
Rural scarcity (supply 8.5) · demand 3.5 (remote, ~30-35 min, no catalyst) · yield trajectory 4.5 · flood unverified (climate 5.5). = .35·8.5+.30·3.5+.20·4.5+.15·5.5.

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

The good

Rural highway scarcity with no new-supply pipeline identified.

The bad

A ~36-person locality with no market data and only ~19% rented — no reliable valuation, no tenant depth, and ~30-35 min car-dependent access to the CBD.

The ugly

Rural/acreage stock on tank/septic the LRBA can't fund to improve; per-address flood status unverified on the Capricorn Hwy corridor.

Net read from the data

No SMSF investment case — thin, illiquid and tenant-less. Land-banking only; pass on the numbers.

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

DimensionVerdictWhy
Flood risk MixedNo suburb-level flood record; a Capricorn Hwy rural locality west of Rockhampton. No certainty either way — check RRC flood mapping at the address.
Flood factpack (UNCERTAIN); RRC Interactive Mapping
Crime MixedNo data (pop ~36); Gracemere division proxy — low absolute crime assumed but unverified.
Crime factpack (UNCERTAIN; Gracemere division proxy)
Infrastructure BadRemote rural locality, ~30-35 min to the CBD, car-dependent, no services of its own.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Owner-occupier appeal Good81% owned / 19% rented, 47% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk GoodTiny rural highway locality with no pipeline — absolute land scarcity.
Supply factpack (thin data)
Distance to rail BadAs transport access, ~30-35 min to the CBD on the Capricorn Hwy, car-dependent with no bus.
Transport factpack (drive-time est.)
Housing stock & upkeep BadRural/acreage stock (resident median age 41) on tank/septic — upkeep the LRBA cannot fund.
editorial — rural stock judgment

5-year trend rolling 12-month medians, exact chart data

By bedroom count median sale price, weekly rent, implied gross yield

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Demographics

Population 36Income $1,375/wk (8.8% below metro)Average age 41Household size 2.1
Age groups
Under 15 34.2%15–64 44.7%65+ 21.1%
Households
Family 47%Single 53%
Ownership
Owned 81.3%Rented 18.8%
31% of owners have a mortgage

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