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QLD › White Rock › Guiness St

4 Guiness St, White Rock QLD 4868

For saleHouse

$699,000

For sale

Asking

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

640 m²

Land

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Given the $699,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $699,000(Listing record · 27 Aug 2026)
  • FactLand 640 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in White Rock (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,321/m² of land (n=59). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)
  • CalculationAsk is 33% below the White Rock median recorded sale ($1,050,000, n=39, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at White Rock's advertised median rent ($565/wk), implied gross yield would be 4.20% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

$699,000

Asking · $1,092/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in White Rock (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,321/m² of land (n=59). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

White Rock at a glance

5,203

People

$1,050,000

Median sale

$565/wk

Median rent

2.80%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full White Rock report →

Vs White Rock

-33.4%

Median sale

Suburb $1,050,000

+1.40 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.80%

Suburb median $1,050,000 from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$699,000
Stamp Duty (Queensland)
$24,480
Transfer/Registration Fee
$2,669
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
$729,849

$30,849 on top of the price (4.4% 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

Pre-filled with White Rock's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
2.70%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-17,453
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.52
Annual rent
$29,380
Operating expenses
$10,485
Loan amount
$559,200
Annual interest
$36,348
Gross yield
4.20%

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

i

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$699,000available27 Aug 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?

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 $565/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 4.2%. 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

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

White Rock in one glance

White Rock at a glance

5,203

People

$1,050,000

Median sale

$565/wk

Median rent

2.80%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full White Rock report →

Keep researching

  • Why White Rock? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in White Rock →
  • Other records on Guiness St →

Listing material

Listed by Inspire Real Estate Cairns

Your Future Home Could Already Be Paying You $680 A Week

Imagine February 2027.

You open the front door and this time, it is yours.

The furniture starts coming in. The kids are choosing their rooms. The dog is already inspecting the backyard. Out under the covered patio, you can picture the first barbecue, the first birthday, the first lazy Sunday afternoon at home.

Read the full description

Now here is what makes 4 Guiness Close different.

Until then, the property is already returning $680 per week.

For a future owner-occupier, that creates an unusual opportunity.

You may be able to secure the home now, allow the existing fixed tenancy to continue, keep saving, plan your move and know that the home you want is already yours.

Then, following the end of the current fixed tenancy in February 2027 and subject to the relevant tenancy requirements, the next chapter can begin.

For an investor, the appeal is just as clear.

The tenants are already in place.

The rent is already agreed.

The fixed lease is already returning $680 per week until February 2027.

No relying purely on a rental estimate.

No immediate hunt for a tenant.

No starting from day one with an empty property.

Just an established tenancy attached to a genuine four-bedroom family home.

A HOME BUILT FOR REAL LIFE

Set on approximately 640m², the home gives you the space families actually use.

There are four bedrooms, two bathrooms and, importantly, two separate living areas.

The king-sized master bedroom includes an ensuite and walk-in robe, while the remaining bedrooms feature built-in robes and air conditioning.

At the centre of the home is a generous open-plan living and dining area filled with natural light.

It is easy to imagine the everyday moments here.

Dinner around the table.

Kids spread out in the living room.

Friends dropping over.

A quiet Sunday at home.

And when everyone needs some breathing room, the second living area gives you that extra separation.

Kids' retreat.

Media room.

Home office.

Reading room.

Or simply somewhere to shut the door and enjoy a little peace and quiet.

THEN THERE IS THE BACKYARD

This is where the home starts to feel even more useful.

The covered outdoor entertaining area gives you somewhere to sit outside, fire up the barbecue and enjoy the tropical Cairns lifestyle.

Beyond it is a generous, usable backyard.

Room for the kids.

Room for the dog.

Room for gardens.

Room to entertain.

Room to simply enjoy having some space around you.

Add side access, a double garage and security screens throughout, and this is not a home trying to win you over with gimmicks.

It is something better.

A practical family home that simply works.

PROPERTY FEATURES

- Four bedrooms

- King-sized master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe

- Two bathrooms

- Two separate living areas

- Built-in robes to all bedrooms

- Air conditioning to bedrooms

- Generous open-plan living and dining

- Excellent natural light

- Covered outdoor entertaining area

- Spacious backyard

- Side access

- Double garage

- Security screens throughout

- Approximately 640m² of land

- Approximately 160m² home

- Smoke alarm compliant

- Safety switch installed

THE NUMBERS

- Current rent: $680 per week

- Fixed lease: Until February 2027

- Approximate annual gross rent: $35,360

- Council rates: Approximately $1,633.46 per half-year

- Insurance: Approximately $2,000 per annum

- For an investor, one of the biggest questions has already been answered.

What will it rent for?

Right now, the answer is $680 per week.

That gives you something an estimate cannot.

A real tenant.

A real lease.

A real rental figure.

WHY WHITE ROCK?

White Rock is the kind of suburb people settle into.

It is established, residential and practical, with schools, shopping, public transport and major road connections all within easy reach.

Cairns CBD is only a short drive away, but at home you still have the things families tend to value most.

A quieter residential street.

A backyard.

Room for the kids.

Space for the cars.

And a home big enough to grow into.

Tucked away in a residential close, 4 Guiness Close delivers four bedrooms, two living areas, side access, a double garage and approximately 640m² of land.

Nothing complicated.

Just the sort of home that makes everyday family life easier.

MAYBE YOU ARE NOT READY TO MOVE TODAY

That does not necessarily mean you have to wait to buy.

Maybe you keep the property as an investment.

Maybe it becomes part of your long-term portfolio.

Or maybe February 2027 arrives and you already know exactly where you are going.

No desperate weekend search.

No hoping the right home suddenly appears.

No wondering whether someone else will buy it first.

Because you made the decision earlier.

Your future home could already be paying you $680 a week while you wait.

Contact Jeff Rufino at Inspire Real Estate Cairns for further information or to arrange an inspection.

Listing description written by Jeff Rufino, Inspire Real Estate Cairns — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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