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Boogee Boogee Island Karuah River, Karuah NSW 2324

For saleRural Property

$1,000,000

For sale

Asking

0

Bedrooms

0

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

667,731 m²

Land

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Given the $1,000,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $1,000,000(Listing record · 9 Mar 2026)
  • FactLand 667,731 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 42% above the Karuah median recorded sale ($705,000, n=17, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Karuah's advertised median rent ($525/wk), implied gross yield would be 2.73% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$1,000,000

Asking · $1/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Karuah at a glance

2,583

People

$705,000

Median sale

$525/wk

Median rent

3.87%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Karuah report →

Vs Karuah

+41.8%

Median sale

Suburb $705,000

-1.14 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.87%

Suburb median $705,000 from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$1,000,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$39,412
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$1,043,279

$43,279 on top of the price (4.3% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Pre-filled with Karuah's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
1.23%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-39,700
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.24
Annual rent
$27,300
Operating expenses
$15,000
Loan amount
$800,000
Annual interest
$52,000
Gross yield
2.73%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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.

Records

Property history

  1. Listed$1,000,000available9 Mar 2026

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $525/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

What competition will it face?

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.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.7%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Karuah in one glance

Karuah at a glance

2,583

People

$705,000

Median sale

$525/wk

Median rent

3.87%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Karuah report →

Keep researching

  • Why Karuah? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Karuah →
  • Other records on Karuah River →

Listing material

Listed by Elders Real Estate Gloucester

Your own island - the opportunity of a lifetime

Rarely does the prospect to own your own private island enter the market, so the chance to purchase Boogee Boogee Island, an approx. 165ac (66.7ha) paradise in the Karuah River is indeed a once in a lifetime opportunity. Cast off from Karuah and boat across to your own camping, boating and saltwater fishing paradise.

Boogee Boogee offers exceptional versatility of use. Develop the island as your own oasis - privacy assured. Tear-drop in shape the island is largely flat to gently undulating with large expanses of cleared land. A rustic cabin sits within a circle of grassland and surrounded by tall trees. A camping Cabin setup, basic by any standards, is perfect as a weekender. Numerous rural sheds and outbuildings provide ample space for tools and equipment. Marvel in the glorious sunrises and sunsets and just kick back and relax while planning your dream home or venture. Immerse yourself in a positively bucolic experience. Boogee Boogee Island is a dream come true. The time to soar to new heights is now. Seize the day and embrace the opportunity to create a highly coveted lifestyle prospect.

The island is boat access only and take approximately 10 minutes from Allworth boat ramp and 20 minutes from Karuah boat ramp.

Read the full description

PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• Approx.165ac (66.7ha) private island in the saltwater Karuah River

• Fishing, camping, boating paradise ideal for private residential or commercial use

• Largely flat to gently undulating and largely covered by bird attracting native timber

• Several significant cleared tracts of land

• Numerous rural out buildings ideal for storage of plant/equipment

• Access the island by boat from Karuah or Allworth jetty's

• An unprecedented opportunity to own your own private island and capitalise

on its versatility

*** Please note that all improvement suggestions to the island are subject to the purchaser completing their own due diligence and subject to council approval.

R & R Property make no representations to the accuracy of the information provided by our vendors. Interested parties should conduct their own due diligence in relation to each property they are considering purchasing. All photographs, maps and images are representative only, for marketing purposes.

Listing description written by Denise Haynes, Elders Real Estate Gloucester — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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