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QLD › Daintree › Cape Kimberley Rd

257 Cape Kimberley Rd, Daintree QLD 4873

For saleRural Property

$1,575,000

For sale

Asking

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

8

Car spaces

581,600 m²

Land

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Given the $1,575,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $1,575,000(Listing record · 18 July 2025)
  • FactLand 581,600 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

$1,575,000

Asking · $3/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
$1,575,000
Stamp Duty (Queensland)
$71,088
Transfer/Registration Fee
$6,766
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
$1,656,554

$81,554 on top of the price (5.2% 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$1,575,000available18 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

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

See the full Daintree report →

Keep researching

  • Why Daintree? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Daintree →
  • Other records on Cape Kimberley Rd →

Listing material

Listed by LJ Hooker Port Douglas

LUXURIOUSLY SERENE DAINTREE LOCATION

A trophy property without parallel – your dream awaits.

Discover a world where luxury meets nature, nestled against a backdrop of the pristine Daintree Rainforest.

Affectionately known as The Cape House, this exquisite property combines modern convenience with natural beauty over 58 unspoiled hectares (approximately 144 acres).

Read the full description

And with two World Heritage icons - the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest - as its neighbours, you know you’ve found something very special.

A private driveway meanders through established orchards and manicured lawns that are complemented by the surrounding rainforest where freshwater creeks, walking trails, waterfalls, seasonal pools and an ancient vegetation abounds.

The sprawling (400m2), award-winning, architecturally designed home features massive timbers reclaimed from the former Cairns Brewery and is entirely off grid to respect its surroundings, powered by solar (also with backup generator).

As you’d expect, a property of this calibre comprises a plethora of features, some of which include:

- Spacious bedrooms: each room is designed to provide comfort and tranquillity, complemented by natural light, airflow and stunning views to the Coral Sea, Snapper Island, Port Douglas and beyond.

- Elegant bathrooms: indulge in the lavish ensuite and enjoy the convenience of two bathrooms + extra toilet, all thoughtfully designed with family and guests in mind.

- Granite and glass chef’s kitchen with walk in pantry and internal wine cellar.

- Expansive living spaces: the open-plan design seamlessly connects indoor and outdoor living, perfect for entertaining or whiling the days away.

- Library furnished with built-in silky oak and glass bookcases.

- Wide shaded verandahs: sip your morning coffee while immersing yourself in the spectacular views that stretch as far as the eye can see.

- Separate, fully self-contained caretaker’s accommodation plus additional worker’s cottage.

- Lush gardens and fruit trees bordered by an endless rainforest frequented by cassowaries and an abundance of wildlife.

- Versatile workshop and shed and covered parking for 6 cars.

- Abundant fresh water, plus a bore and rare one megalitre water licence.

Imagine waking up to the gentle sounds of nature, enjoying breathtaking sunrises and the soothing sounds of the ocean. The Cape House is not just a home; it is a lifestyle.

Seize this rare opportunity to own a bespoke piece of Daintree paradise where every day feels like a holiday. For all the details or to schedule your private inspection, contact Michael on 0403 089 166 or msamson.portdouglas@ljhooker.com.au

Listing description written by Michael Samson, LJ Hooker Port Douglas — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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