Great Mackerel Beach at a glance
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NSW › Great Mackerel Beach › Diggers Cres
For sale
For sale
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
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
Asking
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Great Mackerel Beach at a glance
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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.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWPlanning 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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
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 (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
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Great Mackerel Beach at a glance
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Listing material
Listed by LJ Hooker Palm Beach NSWSome places ask you to slow down. Others simply make it impossible not to.
Welcome to The Barefoot Shack, a soulful beach house tucked away within the magical enclave of Great Mackerel Beach, where life is measured not by traffic lights or timetables, but by the gentle rhythm of ferry arrivals, the call of native birds and the changing tides of Pittwater. Accessible only by boat, this extraordinary waterfront community offers a rare sense of peace that feels worlds away, yet sits just minutes across the water from Palm Beach.
Lovingly reimagined, The Barefoot Shack honours the timeless character of the classic Australian beach house while embracing the comforts of modern coastal living. Warm timber floors, an open fireplace for cosy winter evenings, air conditioning for summer afternoons, and considered interiors create an effortless retreat where every detail encourages you to unwind. Outside, a crackling fire pit invites long evenings beneath a canopy of stars, where stories are shared, marshmallows toasted and the sounds of the bush replace the noise of everyday life.
The charming two-bedroom, one-bathroom residence captures everything people dream of when they imagine an island escape. It is relaxed, nostalgic yet practical, with an authentic barefoot spirit that feels increasingly impossible to find. Wake to the chorus of kookaburras and black cockatoos, spend your days swimming, fishing or paddleboarding in the calm waters of Pittwater, and end each evening watching the sun disappear behind the national park.
Yet perhaps the greatest luxury isn't found within the home itself. It is the remarkable community that surrounds it. Great Mackerel Beach is one of Sydney's best-kept secrets, where neighbours become lifelong friends, children roam freely between beach and bush, wildlife is part of everyday life, and every arrival by boat feels like leaving the world behind.
More than a beach house, The Barefoot Shack is an invitation to embrace a simpler, richer way of living, where shoes are optional, nature is your nearest neighbour, and every weekend feels like a holiday.
Listing description written by BJ Edwards, LJ Hooker Palm Beach NSW — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.