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232 Old Homebush Rd, Gowrie Junction QLD 4352

House

$1,300,000

Last sold

22 July 2026

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

10

Car spaces

19,991.471 m²

Land

531 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,300,000 (22 July 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 19,991 m² against a 531 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Gowrie Junction (last 5 years) with land size: median $227/m² of land (n=61). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.
  • FactZoned Rural Residential (Rural Residential) under the Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme.(Toowoomba 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

$1,300,000

22 July 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Gowrie Junction (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $227/m² of land (n=61). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Gowrie Junction at a glance

2,442

People

$935,000

Median sale

$579/wk

Median rent

3.22%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Gowrie Junction report →

Vs Gowrie Junction

+39.0%

Median sale

Suburb $935,000

-0.90 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.22%

Suburb median $935,000 from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme

Zone

Rural Residential

Rural Residential

Jurisdiction

Toowoomba Regional Council

Toowoomba, QLD

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Toowoomba Regional Council
  • Dataset: Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme Zones
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 29
  • Parcel: 25SP106674

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. Sold$1,300,00022 July 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted22 Apr 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted22 Apr 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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Rural Residential (Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme). Official parcel area about 20,112 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 $579/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 Rural Residential (Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme). Official parcel area about 20,112 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 20,112 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

Gowrie Junction in one glance

Gowrie Junction at a glance

2,442

People

$935,000

Median sale

$579/wk

Median rent

3.22%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Gowrie Junction report →

Keep researching

  • Why Gowrie Junction? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Gowrie Junction →
  • Other records on Old Homebush Rd →

Listing material

Listed by ABRA Agencies Toowoomba

Multi-Level Entertainer with Escarpment Views

Elevated 5-Acre Retreat with Dual-Living Potential

Some properties you chase. This one you arrive at.

Set high on five fully fenced, useable acres with sweeping views across the valley to the Toowoomba escarpment, 232 Old Homebush Road is a multi-level family home designed around a rare idea - space to live, entertain, work, and breathe, without giving up the 10-minute drive to town.

Read the full description

A Home Built For The Way Families Actually Live

With 531m² under roof and 345m² of internal living split across three thoughtfully zoned levels, the floor plan offers something most acreage homes don't: genuine flexibility. Multiple separate living zones.

Two covered outdoor decks. Four generous bedrooms privately upstairs. And a downstairs entertaining level already plumbed and proportioned for a second kitchen and self-contained living - ideal for multi-generational households, blended families, a teenage retreat, or long-staying guests who'd appreciate their own space.

The main living zone is anchored by a renovated stone kitchen with Miele dishwasher, double ovens, and Electrolux rangehood, flowing into open dining and onto a cable-balustrade deck where the Toowoomba ridgeline becomes the daily backdrop. A wood-burning fireplace warms the cooler months; reverse-cycle air conditioning handles the rest.

Upstairs, the master suite is a retreat in its own right - plantation shutters, split-system air-con, a full walk-in dressing room, private powder room, and modern ensuite. Three further bedrooms with built-in robes share a well-appointed main bathroom.

The Entertainer's Edge

Downstairs is where this home truly separates itself. An 8.5 x 12.4-metre undercover entertaining space - polished concrete floors, exposed timber ceiling, sliding barn doors - opens onto manicured gardens. Whether it's eight for Sunday dinner or eighty for a milestone birthday, the space adapts without missing a beat. With plumbing and room already in place for a future kitchenette, the dual-living potential is there whenever you want to activate it.

At a Glance

• Multi-level home, 345 m² internal living; 531 m² total under roof

• 4 large bedrooms, all privately zoned upstairs

• Master suite with powder area, oversized walk-in robe, renovated ensuite

• Renovated kitchen: stone benchtops, Miele dishwasher, double ovens, island bench

• Multiple living areas plus wood-burning fireplace

• Reverse-cycle air conditioning throughout; plantation shutters; ceiling fans

• Ground-floor covered entertaining area with storage and WC

• Elevated viewing deck with sweeping views to Toowoomba

• 5 acres fully fenced and usable - ideal for horses or hobby farming

• 10-car accommodation including high-clearance shed with 3-phase power

• 10.5 kW solar system

• Town water plus 127,000 L rainwater storage - full independence option

• Solar-powered front gate

• Manicured established gardens

The Location Sweet Spot

Gowrie Junction is an increasingly rare pocket - genuine acreage lifestyle, bitumen the whole way home, and yet:

• 9 minutes to Highfields' shops, schools, and cafés

• 10 minutes to Toowoomba CBD

• 11 minutes to the new Toowoomba Hospital

• Easy access to Wellcamp Airport, the freight precinct, and the Warrego Highway

Why This One, Why Now

Acreage lifestyle properties combining this scale of land, this calibre of shedding, genuine elevated views, and proven self-sufficiency infrastructure - all within a 10-minute commute of a major regional city - are genuinely difficult to replicate.

The vendors have meticulously maintained and improved the property over their years of ownership. Your opportunity is to walk in and enjoy it from day one.

Listing description written by Vanessa McLeod, ABRA Agencies Toowoomba — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Alarm System
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Grey Water System
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Remote Garage
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
  • Toilets: 3
  • Water Tank
  • Workshop
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