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QLD › Daintree › Hickory Road Cow Bay

116 Hickory Road Cow Bay, Daintree QLD 4873

For saleHouse

$499,000

For sale

Asking

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

10,010 m²

Land

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Given the $499,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $499,000(Listing record · 22 July 2026)
  • FactLand 10,010 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$499,000

Asking · $50/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Daintree at a glance

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Median sale

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Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

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Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$499,000
Stamp Duty (Queensland)
$15,890
Transfer/Registration Fee
$1,738
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$520,328

$21,328 on top of the price (4.3% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (Queensland)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: Queensland schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

No rent is recorded for this listing. Enter a weekly rent to model yield.

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Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Listed$499,000available21 July 2026

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

QLD

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

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Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

0 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Unknown

    No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Daintree in one glance

Daintree at a glance

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Median sale

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Median rent

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Suburb gross yield

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Keep researching

  • Why Daintree? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Daintree →
  • Other records on Hickory Road Cow Bay →

Listing material

Listed by Property Shop Port Douglas & Mossman

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE...

Price just reduced on this lovely Daintree property. Nestled within a serene and secluded rainforest enclave, this private 2.5 acre property boasts landscaped grounds designed for optimal drainage, low-maintenance lawns, a private driveway, and an assortment of native fruit trees.

The estate features a substantial Colorbond shed (measuring approximately 10m x 20m) perfectly set up as a relaxing weekender. It offers two bedrooms, highly durable epoxy flooring, cooling ceiling fans, and plenty of windows. Inside, the expansive open-plan living and dining area includes a practical stainless steel kitchen with an island bench, designed to easily host family gatherings. Outdoor living is catered for with a large, secure undercover patio overlooking the lush grounds, plus a covered side patio linking to a unique indoor-outdoor shower and flushing toilet with rainforest views. Practical additions include a recently upgraded septic system and an upgraded laundry room complete with an industrial washing machine, gas dryer, and an extra shower and toilet.

Additionally, a separate on-site cabin provides the perfect space to accommodate extra guests or to establish a future Airbnb rental. Full features are listed below. Contact Nicole Dwyer 0416 033 948 or email nicole@propertyshopmossman.com for further information.

Read the full description

Please note: Some of the images have had personal items photoshopped/removed, to show the rooms potential.

FEATURES:

New twin 8KW solar system with inverters with 6 storage batteries

Indoor bathroom /laundry at ground level with gas appliances

Indoor/outdoor additional bathroom

IN THE 'SHED'

Renovations at about 80% done

Internal walls lined and insulated (Kitchen is incomplete)

Shed ceiling lined with insulated panels (complete)

2 bedrooms

Stainless kitchen with small cooktop and shelving with stainless steel island bench

Air conditioners throughout

Floor sealed with 2 pac expoxy finish

Secure fenced area for pet safety around front of shed

Indoor outdoor shower and loo

Fully functioning laundry with extra shower and toilet

TIMBER CABIN

About 90% complete all cyclone rated materials used

Spacious 1 bedroom with walk in robe

Second separate room (was going to be a craft room)

Air conditioned

THE GROUNDS

18KVA Generator - NEVER run out of power with this giant sized generator. Ability to have the air conditioner running 24/7 for added comfort.

Approx. 80 trees each of Native Tamarind, Davidsons Plum and Lily Pili. Banana Trees along with several vanilla vines, chilli bushes, dragon fruit are established

Listing description written by Nicole Dwyer, Property Shop Port Douglas & Mossman — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Toilets: 2

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