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QLD › Airlie Beach › Kara Cres

5 Kara Cres, Airlie Beach QLD 4802

House

$2,350,000

Last sold

31 July 2025

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

1,260 m²

Land

560 m²

Building

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Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $2,350,000 (31 July 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Airlie Beach (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,959/m² of land (n=23). 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

$2,350,000

31 July 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Airlie Beach (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,959/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Airlie Beach at a glance

1,598

People

$1,275,000

Median sale

$684/wk

Median rent

2.79%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Airlie Beach report →

Vs Airlie Beach

+84.3%

Median sale

Suburb $1,275,000

-1.28 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.79%

Suburb median $1,275,000 from 13 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$2,350,00031 July 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 June 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?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $684/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

Airlie Beach in one glance

Airlie Beach at a glance

1,598

People

$1,275,000

Median sale

$684/wk

Median rent

2.79%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Airlie Beach report →

Keep researching

  • Why Airlie Beach? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Airlie Beach →
  • Other records on Kara Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Queensland Sotheby's International Realty Whitsundays

Position. Potential. Postcard Views.

Tightly held and on the market for the very first time, this is one of Airlie Beach's most exciting lifestyle opportunities, a solid, European-inspired residence set on a sprawling 1,260sqm block with postcard-perfect views over the Coral Sea Marina and Whitsunday Islands beyond.

Elevated yet accessible, this quiet Kara Crescent address enjoys dual street access, exceptional privacy, and the kind of blue-chip positioning that rarely becomes available.

The home itself is substantial and thoughtfully laid out, offering three generous bedrooms plus a versatile fourth room that can be used as a bedroom, home office, or additional living space. With two bathrooms and a cleverly positioned upstairs living area, the design maximises the sweeping ocean outlook. A fully self-contained one-bedroom flat on the lower level offers flexibility for guests, multi-generational families, or future income opportunities.

Read the full description

Outdoors, the site has been terraced to perfection, offering flat lawn areas, landscaped gardens, and a generous 80,000-litre tiled pool designed for relaxed entertaining. Underneath, a large concrete storage zone adds surprising functionality, while dual driveways provide abundant off-street parking and excellent access for boats, vans, or future expansion.

A huge under-house workshop and secure storage space complete the package, ideal for tradies, hobbyists, or those with big plans for the future.

While in mostly original condition, the home has great bones, a renovated kitchen, and undeniable potential to transform into a legacy residence or high-end holiday base.

Whether you're a sea-changer, family, investor or executive buyer with vision, this is the kind of opportunity that rewards long-term thinking, with views you'll never tire of, and a location few even know exists.

Highlights:

• Elevated 1,260 sqm block with dual street access and no steep climb

• Panoramic Coral Sea, marina, and island views

• 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom residence

• A separate self-contained 1-bedroom flat features a generous kitchen and living area

• Abundance of off-street parking with dual driveways - ideal for boats or trailers

• Terraced yard with flat lawn areas and landscaped garden surrounds

• Oversized 80,000L tiled pool with large concrete storage space beneath

• Huge under-house workshop and additional secure storage

• Renovated kitchen, zoned living, and seamless outdoor flow

• Quiet, tightly held street just minutes from Airlie Beach town centre and marina

• Rare opportunity with scope to enhance, holiday let or redevelop

Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these particulars, no warranty is given by the vendor or the agent as to their accuracy. Interested parties should not rely on these particulars as representations of fact but must instead satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

Listing description written by Lynn Milsom, Queensland Sotheby's International Realty Whitsundays — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Toilets: 3
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