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31 Penn St, South Mackay QLD 4740

House

$395,000

Last sold

8 Dec 2022

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

913 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 $395,000 (8 Dec 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 913 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in South Mackay (last 5 years) with land size: median $768/m² of land (n=135). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$395,000

8 Dec 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in South Mackay (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $768/m² of land (n=135). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

South Mackay at a glance

7,257

People

$690,000

Median sale

$530/wk

Median rent

3.99%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 63 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full South Mackay report →

Vs South Mackay

-42.8%

Median sale

Suburb $690,000

+2.99 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.99%

Suburb median $690,000 from 63 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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. Sold$395,0008 Dec 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Nov 2022

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?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $530/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.

1 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

    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?

    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

South Mackay in one glance

South Mackay at a glance

7,257

People

$690,000

Median sale

$530/wk

Median rent

3.99%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 63 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full South Mackay report →

Keep researching

  • Why South Mackay? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in South Mackay →
  • Other records on Penn St →

Listing material

Listed by Gardian Real Estate

Cute Cottage on Big Block with Pool

If you want a cute, low-set cottage with a pool and very wide side access to a big yard that has heaps of room for a shed then this beauty deserves your attention.

Set on a 913sq m block in a terrific street close to schools, shops, the CBD and everything you need, the house features polished floorboards and high ceilings.

There are several smaller rooms that offer different options such as a study or a small play area for kids.

Read the full description

With a drive-through carport that leads to additional concreted parking options on one side and wide side access on the other, some of the features of the fully fenced property include:

- Separate lounge and dining areas, with the air-conditioned dining area adjacent to the kitchen

- The kitchen overlooks the dining area and has an island bench and dishwasher

- All three bedrooms have split-system air-conditioners and two have built-in wardrobes

- There are several other small rooms, one set up as a study, the other as a playroom

- The downstairs sleepout area is enclosed and is set up as a casual TV space

- Updated bathroom with bath

- Downstairs laundry with plenty of space

- Covered outdoor entertainment area that looks out over the backyard to the pool and has plenty of space for barbies and outdoor dining

- Terrific in-ground pool that is sure to offer lots of fun over summer for the next owners

- Large backyard that provides an abundance of space for a shed. There is, of course, heaps of room for kids and pets to enjoy themselves

- Drive-though carport leads to a concrete are that offers more parking options

- Very big garden lock-up down the back that will store a mower, bikes, tools etc

This house is walking distance to private and public schools and gives easy access to shops, the CBD, Paget, sports grounds, social clubs and the airport.

The property is ready to move into so give David Fisher a call to arrange an inspection.

Disclaimer: All information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable. However we cannot guarantee its accuracy and interested persons should rely on their own enquiries.

Listing description written by David Fisher, Gardian Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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