Cowley Beach at a glance
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QLD › Cowley Beach › Inarlinga Rd
$415,000
Last sold
15 May 2025
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
607 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
$415,000
15 May 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cowley Beach (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $323/m² of land (n=9). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Cowley Beach at a glance
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Planning
Planning data unavailable for this jurisdiction (no_adapter:QLD)
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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
QLDZoning is not available (no_adapter). 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 (no_adapter). 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 and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.
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.
0 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownZoning is not available (no_adapter).
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
UnknownNo advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.
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 (no_adapter). 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
UnknownNo DA adapter returned applications 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.
Area
Cowley Beach at a glance
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Listing material
Listed by Raine & Horne InnisfailWhere else on the Eastern Seaboard of Australia can you still buy a beachfront property at around $500 0000? It is in the as-yet almost undiscovered seaside village of Cowley Beach. The 2021 Census says that the population was 65 people. I believe 150 is probably closer to the mark.
Cowley Beach is a seaside village located approximately 20 minutes North of Mission Beach and about the same South of Innisfail. The boat ramp is one of the closest points to the Great Barrier Reef and the Barnard and Dunk Island Group are just 20 minutes away. The fishing is extraordinary. The beach is a long, white sandy beach with tropical palm trees lining the shore. A postcard tropical beachscape.
This home is a solid concrete block on concrete slab construction dating back to the 70's. It has withstood the severest of tropical weather and hasn't budged an inch. It may never win a beauty prize, but the location certainly will. Wander off the back patio and 30 steps from the boundary is the beach. All your senses will tingle as you hear the rhythm of the ocean and feel the ocean breeze tingling your skin.
The thermal mass of the concrete block along with the slate tile floors means that the house is cool inside. The living room is large enough for all the family to gather and flows to both the front and back patios through glass sliders. Open both and the crossflow breeze will please everyone. The kitchen is basic but solid though most of the cooking will probably be fresh seafood and steaks on the Barbeque. The bathroom has had a facelift and is light and bright. The bedrooms are generous. You can imagine cousins and in-laws strewn all over the place on summer holidays.
Enjoy it now and in the future, you may decide to make the most of this unique location by doing a complete reno or rebuild to create the beach house in the beach location of your retirement or holiday dreams.
The annual family Christmas get-together here will get bigger and bigger every year as the word gets out amongst the relatives about what a piece of paradise this place is. The memories will last a lifetime.
You can afford your ultimate beachfront dream, but you will need to hurry before it is discovered.
Contact Michael Skuse
Listing description written by Michael Skuse, Raine & Horne Innisfail — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.