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VIC › Elliminyt › Shorts Rd

215 Shorts Rd, Elliminyt VIC 3250

House

$1,130,000

Last sold

26 June 2026

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

8

Car spaces

48,500 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,130,000 (26 June 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 48,500 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Elliminyt (last 5 years) with land size: median $663/m² of land (n=90). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned FARMING ZONE (FZ) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactEROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 32% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  5. 5EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  6. 6No 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

$1,130,000

26 June 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Elliminyt (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $663/m² of land (n=90). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Elliminyt at a glance

3,163

People

$660,000

Median sale

$416/wk

Median rent

3.28%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Elliminyt report →

Vs Elliminyt

+71.2%

Median sale

Suburb $660,000

-1.37 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.28%

Suburb median $660,000 from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

FARMING ZONE

FZ

Jurisdiction

Colac Otway

Colac Otway, VIC

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 5175708

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a bushfire risk zone on this parcel, intersecting about 99.8% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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. Sold$1,130,00026 June 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Mar 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Mar 2026

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

Capital growth

VIC

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned FARMING ZONE · FZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 48,464 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. Official parcel about 48,464 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $416/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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 FARMING ZONE · FZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 48,464 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 48,464 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • 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

Elliminyt in one glance

Elliminyt at a glance

3,163

People

$660,000

Median sale

$416/wk

Median rent

3.28%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Elliminyt report →

Keep researching

  • Why Elliminyt? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Elliminyt →
  • Other records on Shorts Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Richardson Real Estate Colac

Country Living at its best…

Rolling paddocks, wide open skies and the quiet rhythm of rural life frame this

beautifully established country property spanning approximately 12 acres. Built by

Kellie Country Homes in 1993, the residence captures timeless country character while

Read the full description

offering generous proportions and practical living designed for families who value

space, comfort and lifestyle.

At the heart of the home, the country-style timber kitchen offers generous bench space

and storage, perfectly positioned to service everyday family life and entertaining.

Flowing from the kitchen are three separate living areas, providing flexibility for formal

and informal use, family gatherings or quiet retreats. Slate flooring enhances the

country feel while offering durability and easy care, and new blinds and carpet

throughout add a fresh, tidy finish. Year-round comfort is assured with a gas log fire,

wood fire and split system heating and cooling.

The home offers five well proportioned bedrooms, with the main bedroom featuring a

walk-in robe and private ensuite which has been recently renovated. The remaining

bedrooms are fitted with built-in- robes and are well suited to family living or guests. The

roomy central bathroom includes both shower and bath to cater for your family or

guests.

Outside, the property is exceptionally well equipped for a true rural lifestyle. Water

security is a standout, with three water tanks providing approximately 95,000 litres.

Infrastructure includes a substantial 12 x 6 workshop with cement floor and separate

toilet, an 8 x 10 shed with open-front caravan storage, horse shelter, cattle yards,

loading race, electric fencing and a dedicated chook enclosure. The land is well laid out

and usable, with 4 fully fenced paddocks, ideal for horses, cattle or hobby farming

pursuits.

Another feature of the property is its North facing entertainment area, perfect for

evening BBQ’s or entertaining.

Offering privacy, space and a strong sense of country charm, this is a property that

delivers a lifestyle many aspire to but rarely find. A superb opportunity to enjoy the

freedom of rural living while still benefiting from a comfortable, well-appointed family

home, located within 10 minutes of Colac.

*All information about the property has been provided to Richardson Real Estate by third parties. Richardson Real Estate has not verified the information and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Parties should make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to this property.

Listing description written by Troy Kincaid, Richardson Real Estate Colac — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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