Mapleton at a glance
1,951
People
$1,100,000
Median sale
$628/wk
Median rent
2.97%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
QLD › Mapleton › Mapleton Falls Rd
$1,315,500
Last sold
9 June 2026
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
4,012 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
Last sold
$1,315,500
9 June 2026 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mapleton (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $738/m² of land (n=66). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Mapleton at a glance
1,951
People
$1,100,000
Median sale
$628/wk
Median rent
2.97%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Mapleton
+19.6%
Median sale
Suburb $1,100,000
-0.49 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.97%
Suburb median $1,100,000 from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
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 $628/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
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.
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
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
UnknownArea
Mapleton at a glance
1,951
People
$1,100,000
Median sale
$628/wk
Median rent
2.97%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by For Sale By Owner QLDRestored three bedroom Queenslander cottage on one acre, located in leafy semi-rural surroundings on the edge of Mapleton township on the Blackall Ranges in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Adjacent to Mapleton Falls National Park, lookout, waterfall, rainforest and walking track network are less than 10 minutes walk along no-through road. Surrounded by larger acreages, farm stays and avocados. A 'green screen' covenant separates property from avos, providing refuge for wildlife.
Cottage was extensively restored 10 years ago, with complete rewiring, re-plumbed, and re-stumped with galv steel and concrete stumps - completely new kitchen. Gas stove and gas heater, as well as reverse cycle air-con. Two bedrooms with built-ins upstairs with ceiling fans, with lounge, open plan kitchen with fan, dining and amenities including ornate bath. Open decks on three sides. Carpets, vinyl and polished hardwood floors.
Single bedroom unit downstairs with amenities, as well as twin carport, open storage and laundry. House serviced by 45,000 litre capacity in-ground concrete rainwater tank. Concrete and pebble tread driveway. Entire outside of house was professionally repainted two years ago. Current professional termite inspection cert. - all ok.
Colourbond shed in lower garden, lockable roller door, approx. 11m by 6m floor area. Underground power and water to shed. Dry weather vehicle access. Aluminium framed greenhouse keeping top of in-ground water tank cool.
Volcanic red soil underpins extensive garden. Total of eight raised garden beds, with range of vegetables and flowers. Gravity feed water to garden from elevated rain water tanks with 26,000 litre capacity. Three garden terraces including landscaped clothes line area. Leafy surrounding encourage wildlife including wallabies. Lawn largely low maintenance leguminous pinto peanut, providing carpets of delicate yellow flowers in summer.
Mapleton is a small lifestyle community with considerable charm, character and ambiance, enjoying cooler temps than the coast. Sellers are downsizing locally. Approx. driving times - Nambour 20 mins, Maleny 30 mins, coastal centres 40 mins., Brisbane a little over an hour by road or rail from Nambour.
Disclaimer:
Whilst every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the details in this advertisement, For Sale By Owner (forsalebyowner.com.au Pty Ltd) cannot guarantee its correctness. Prospective buyers or tenants need to take such action as is necessary, to satisfy themselves of any pertinent matters.
Listing description written by For Sale By Owner (QLD), For Sale By Owner QLD — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby 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.