Kewarra Beach at a glance
6,463
People
$890,000
Median sale
$676/wk
Median rent
3.95%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 96 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
QLD › Kewarra Beach › Island Ave
$499,500
For sale
Asking
0
Bedrooms
0
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
519 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Asking
$499,500
Asking · $962/m² of land
No recorded sale for this property.
Kewarra Beach at a glance
6,463
People
$890,000
Median sale
$676/wk
Median rent
3.95%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 96 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Kewarra Beach
-43.9%
Median sale
Suburb $890,000
+3.09 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.95%
Suburb median $890,000 from 96 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
$21,346 on top of the price (4.3% extra)
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.
Pre-filled with Kewarra Beach's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.
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.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
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
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
QLDPlanning 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.
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
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $676/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.
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.
Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 7.0%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Verdict
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.”
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
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.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Kewarra Beach at a glance
6,463
People
$890,000
Median sale
$676/wk
Median rent
3.95%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 96 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Property Shop Cairns CityPositioned within the sought-after Enclave One at The Palms, Kewarra Beach, this 519m² north-east facing homesite presents an excellent opportunity to secure one of the final freehold parcels within this master-planned coastal community.
With a generous 16.2-metre frontage, the block offers excellent flexibility for modern home designs, while the existing concrete retaining wall along the rear boundary means the site is ready to build on with no further retaining required.
The Palms has been thoughtfully designed to integrate with its natural surroundings, offering residents a lifestyle rarely seen in Far North Queensland. Between Enclaves One and Two sits an impressive central parkland precinct featuring an amphitheatre with tiered seating, BBQ and picnic shelters, a market lawn, adventure playgrounds, enchanted forest, multi-sport hardcourt and open exercise areas.
Set beneath the spectacular Macalister Range, the estate includes over 30 hectares of open space, wildlife corridors and parklands, with more than 5km of walking and cycling trails weaving through rainforest pockets, creeks and green spaces.
Importantly, no further releases of standard residential allotments are planned within The Palms, making this one of the final opportunities to secure a freehold block of land within the development.
Located in the desirable northern beaches suburb of Kewarra Beach:
• 10 minutes to Palm Cove’s restaurants and beachfront
• 8 minutes to Smithfield Shopping Centre (Coles, Woolworths, cinemas)
• 20 minutes to Cairns International Airport
• 25 minutes to Cairns CBD
With building covenants in place to maintain high standards of housing and streetscape, buyers can invest with confidence knowing the quality and liveability of the community will be preserved.
Titled and ready to build - start planning your dream home today!
For further information contact Ben Johnston or Peter Musso from Property Shop Cairns.
Listing description written by Ben Johnston, Property Shop Cairns City — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.