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QLD › Newport › Southern Cross Dr

20 Southern Cross Dr, Newport QLD 4020

House

$1,880,000

Last sold

19 Aug 2024

5

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

673 m²

Land

319 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,880,000 (19 Aug 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Newport (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,487/m² of land (n=106). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned General residential (Suburban neighbourhood) under the MBRC Planning Scheme.(Moreton Bay Regional Council · 30 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

$1,880,000

19 Aug 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Newport (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,487/m² of land (n=106). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Newport at a glance

7,851

People

$1,635,000

Median sale

$703/wk

Median rent

2.24%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 102 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newport report →

Vs Newport

+15.0%

Median sale

Suburb $1,635,000

-0.30 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.24%

Suburb median $1,635,000 from 102 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

MBRC Planning Scheme

Zone

General residential

Suburban neighbourhood

Jurisdiction

Moreton Bay Regional Council

Moreton Bay, QLD

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Moreton Bay Regional Council
  • Dataset: MBRC Planning Scheme Zones
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 2024
  • Parcel: 34RP169282

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.

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

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,880,00019 Aug 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 May 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 May 2024

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned General residential · Suburban neighbourhood (MBRC Planning Scheme). Official parcel area about 675 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.” 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 $703/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

    Knownmedium

    Zoned General residential · Suburban neighbourhood (MBRC Planning Scheme). Official parcel area about 675 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 675 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

Newport in one glance

Newport at a glance

7,851

People

$1,635,000

Median sale

$703/wk

Median rent

2.24%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 102 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newport report →

Keep researching

  • Why Newport? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Newport →
  • Other records on Southern Cross Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Century 21 Scarborough

Set sail from Brisbane's north shore right here in Newport

Offering a tremendously large floor plan (with over 300m2 of internal floor space), this well-appointed family home commands a front row seat on Newport's beautiful Kingfisher Canal, a high-mast waterway with direct access to Moreton Bay & beyond. The home has been designed and catered around the canal lifestyle with a unique nautical themed deck commanding views from every direction over the waterway + a large modern pontoon and inground pool. With an inspection necessary to appreciate this magnificent home, here's a glance at what's on offer with 20 Southern Cross Drive, Newport:

- 673m2 block with 19.3m frontage to high-mast canal

- Well appointed floor plan with approx. 319m2 of internal area

Read the full description

- 4 car lockup garage + side access for a motor home or boat

- 3 living rooms downstairs + formal dining

- Your choice of master bedroom (one on each floor), both with ensuites

- Upstairs features 4 bedrooms in total, all with built-in robes (bedroom 2 has a walk-through robe)

- Large undercover entertaining patio overlooking the nautical themed decking, in-ground pool & canal

- Rooftop timber deck with magic views over the canal

- In ground concrete pool + enough yard for the pets & kids

- Fully air-conditioned

- Steel pile, marine carpeted pontoon can take 50ft boat and up to 20tonne

- Pontoon also has power & water

- 2700L water tank

- Newport is just a few moments drive to Scarborough, Redcliffe, Margate or Kippa-Ring centres with beaches, parks, schools & transport all within short walking distance

- Brisbane Domestic & International Airport - 30 minutes & Brisbane CBD – 45 minutes.

Contact us about this terrific property & arrange your viewing as this property is a must-see for size, space & premier canal position.

Listing description written by Maddie Dolan, Century 21 Scarborough — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • In-Ground Pool
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