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| Type | 1-bed | 2-bed | 3-bed | 4+ bed | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | $430/wk (19 bonds) | $500/wk (88 bonds) | $600/wk (40 bonds) | — |
| Unit | $250/wk (12 bonds) | $395/wk (50 bonds) | $450/wk (11 bonds) | — | — |
Bond-lodgement medians from the © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority (CC BY 3.0 AU), Mar 2026 quarter (new tenancies). "Low sample" = the count is masked or small at source; treat those medians with care.
A gross yield around 4.2% is middling: it neither rescues nor kills a development case in Southern Downs. End values and build cost will decide the feasibility, with rent as a secondary support. The median moved +19.8% year-on-year on 202 sales — momentum is real, but never pay for it twice: if the asking price already banks the growth, the residual land value has to be run on today's evidence, not the trend line. Southern Downs qualifies for the Queensland Opportunity Index at #13 of 33 — mid-table on the yield-led score, so neither the rent side nor the momentum story dominates here. All of the above is area-level screening, not advice: a specific parcel lives or dies on zoning, overlays, frontage, and the end value of what it can actually carry.
This page is LGA-level screening. For one property — zoning, what could be built, what a developer could pay — run a GoSiteHunt site check, screen it with the free Deal Killer Checklist, or see how many units fit on a block.
State-wide ranking: Queensland Opportunity Index · all covered areas: suburb data hub
Council (LGA) level — Queensland does not publish suburb-level sale prices as open data. Sale medians are detached-house sales on a QVAS contract-date basis; rents are RTA new-tenancy medians for the LGA. Indicative gross yield = headline weekly bond median × 52 ÷ sale median — a screening ratio, not a valuation input.
Sources: Residential Land Development Activity, Queensland Government Statistician's Office, Queensland Treasury (CC BY 4.0) · © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority (CC BY 3.0 AU) · Indicative screening data — not financial, investment, valuation or planning advice. Area medians can move sharply between periods, especially on thin samples. © Madison Jade Pty Ltd.