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17 Rawson St, Kingscote SA 5223

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

724 m²

Land

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Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLand 724 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Kingscote (last 5 years) with land size: median $477/m² of land (n=79). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Neighbourhood (N) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 31 Aug 2026)

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. 1No 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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kingscote (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $477/m² of land (n=79). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Kingscote at a glance

2,056

People

$512,500

Median sale

$386/wk

Median rent

3.92%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kingscote report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Neighbourhood

N

Jurisdiction

Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 5200381007

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

i

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.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown22 July 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 July 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 July 2025

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

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: low

Zoned Neighbourhood (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 725 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. 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?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $386/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.

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.”

Read more

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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned Neighbourhood (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 725 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

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

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

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

  • Why is this cheap?

    Knownmedium

    Official parcel about 725 m² — land size can look like optionality. No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. 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

    No DA adapter returned applications 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

Kingscote in one glance

Kingscote at a glance

2,056

People

$512,500

Median sale

$386/wk

Median rent

3.92%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kingscote report →

Keep researching

  • Why Kingscote? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Kingscote →
  • Other records on Rawson St →

Listing material

Listed by Elders Real Estate Kangaroo Island

UNDER CONTRACT - A Top Spot with Elevated Sea View

Ready for a new chapter and representing good value. Ideally located to the waterfront, town centre and school. Enjoying expansive elevated sea views inside and out, this property will appeal to all buying sectors. Very manageable for retirees, great returns for investors with an estimated rent return $420 - $430/week in the current market, and the perfect property for first home buyers and families alike.

A light filled and well-proportioned and low maintenance home with a practical floor plan and plenty of storage space. This 1984 brick veneer construction is cosy, comfortable, neat, tidy with quality appliances. L shaped lounge room and dining and a well laid out kitchen with plenty of cupboard and bench space which is in good condition with fabulous views over Kingscote to Nepean Bay and Red Banks. Bedrooms one and three have built in robes with hallway linen press, roomy bathroom and laundry with separate loo.

Enjoying expansive elevated sea views inside and out. Decked entertaining area, 22,000 ltr rainwater tank and a double garage/workshop with power and concrete floor.

Read the full description

Disclaimer: We have in preparing this information used our best endeavours to ensure that the information contained herein is true and accurate but accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect of any errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or misstatements that may occur. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries to verify the information contained herein. Elders Real Estate RLA62833

Listing description written by Julia Smith, Elders Real Estate Kangaroo Island — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Toilets: 1
  • Water Tank
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