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QLD › Whitfield › Ponticello St

5 Ponticello St, Whitfield QLD 4870

House

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

724 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 724 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Whitfield (last 5 years) with land size: median $983/m² of land (n=91). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Whitfield (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $983/m² of land (n=91). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Whitfield at a glance

4,412

People

$1,100,000

Median sale

$588/wk

Median rent

2.78%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Whitfield report →

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. Soldprice unknown27 Aug 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted7 Aug 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 $588/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

Whitfield in one glance

Whitfield at a glance

4,412

People

$1,100,000

Median sale

$588/wk

Median rent

2.78%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Whitfield report →

Keep researching

  • Why Whitfield? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Whitfield →
  • Other records on Ponticello St →

Listing material

Listed by LJ Hooker Cairns Edge Hill

Versatile Family Home

Perfectly positioned just minutes from the Cairns CBD, this spacious and versatile home offers the ideal blend of tropical lifestyle, functional design, and dual-living flexibility. Whether you're seeking a private family retreat or a home with income potential or space for extended family, this property delivers.

This is the first time this well-maintained property has been offered to the market.

Upstairs you'll find, open plan living and dining area, well-appointed kitchen, three generously sized, air conditioned bedrooms (master bedroom with modernised ensuite and private access to the front verandah).

Read the full description

The kitchen offers plenty of storage and bench space, breakfast bar and servery to the front verandah.

The open plan living extends effortlessly onto a large timber verandah with sleek steel and timber balustrading, ideal for hosting family and friends to enjoy the mountain views and the city glimpses.

Downstairs features an air conditioned guest accommodation suite complete with a kitchenette and ensuite, alongside a spacious registered office (that could become a fifth bedroom). The office has had new carpet installed and, like the guest accommodation, opens through French doors onto the full length private undercover paved patio surrounded by landscaped tropical gardens.

Air conditioning throughout and expansive windows and sliding doors ensure year-round comfort.

Recent updates have created a fresh, beautiful residence to make your new home. Updates include ceiling fans replaced, a full repaint inside and out, and beautifully restored timber flooring upstairs.

The property also features a 6 zone automatic irrigation system, a 5kW solar power setup with Fronius Primo 5.0-1 inverter and smart power management, and comprehensive roof improvements, including re-screwing, ventilator replacements, and a coat of reflective paint for added energy efficiency.

The large double garage provides secure storage and internal access into the home. Further off street parking available, ideal for a caravan, camper trailer or boat.

Ample lawn area for children and pets to play plus still plenty of room for a pool if you desire.

Positioned within easy walking distance to local school and kindergarten, cafe, public transport and parklands.

Combining comfort, quality upgrades, and an unbeatable location, this tropical retreat offers an exceptional lifestyle opportunity in the heart of Cairns.

Auction On Site & Online Via Realtair.

27 August 2025 at 5:30pm

**Offers considered prior to Auction**

This property is being sold by auction or without a price and therefore a price guide cannot be provided. The website may have filtered the property into a price bracket for website functionality purposes

Listing description written by Nadine Edwards, LJ Hooker Cairns Edge Hill — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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