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Introduction Laidley, Queensland Information Memorandum Queensland, Australia
INVESTMENT PROPERTY CHECKLIST
Location (Commuting Distance to
Capital Growth Prospects
Employment Hubs)
Market Cycle (Is this a rising
Population Growth
market?)
Infrastructure Projects Rental Demand & Yield
Economic Drivers (Ideally several Local Amenities (Proximity to
different industries) Schools, Shopping, Hospitals)
New Job Creation Public Transport (Proximity to
Bus, Train, Light Rail)
AUSTRALIA’S MAJOR PROPERTY MARKETS
Darwin SEQ
+20,000pa (1) +75,000pa(1)
$580,000(2)
$501,000(2)
5.2%(1)
5.01%(1)
LOW GROWTH,
TOO ISOLATED HIGH GROWTH,
HIGH YIELD
Sydney
+90,000pa(1)
$1.5million(2)
2.3%(1)
Perth
HIGH GROWTH,
+20,000pa(1) LOW YIELD
$775,000(2)
4.0%(1)
LOW GROWTH,
TOO ISOLATED Canberra
+10,000pa(1)
$749,000(2)
4.8%(1)
LOW GROWTH,
99YR LEASE
Adelaide
Population Growth
Median House Price
+10,000pa (1) Melbourne
$620,000(2) Hobart +110,000pa(1)
Median Yield 4.2%(1)
+3000pa (1) $1.1million(2)
NO GROWTH,
TOO ISOLATED $660,000(2) 2.5%(1)
(1)
4.2% HIGH GROWTH,
LOW YIELD
NO POPULATION
GROWTH
Sources:
1. https://sqmresearch.com.au/property-rental-yield.php (yield for SEQ is calculated based on an average including
Brisbane East, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Logan, and Gold Coast) 2. https://info.realestateinvestar.com.au/ June 2021
LOCATION: SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND
BOOMING
SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
• Queensland recorded a population growth rate of 1.6%
in the 12 months to 30 June 2020, above the national
average(2)
• The ABS projects there will be an additional 1.5 Million
residents in SEQ between 2020 and 2041 to reach 5.3
Million(1)
• That is 75,000 new residents every year for 20 years(1)
• The QLD Government estimates 630,000 new dwellings
will be needed in the next 20 years to accommodate this
population growth(1)
• That is 577 new homes required every week for the
next 20 years to meet the housing demand.(1)
• The QLD government has allocated $134 Billion in
infrastructure investment to support this massive
population boom.(3)
• The investment in 2020/21 is expected to directly
support around 44,000 jobs and help drive economic
recovery.(4)
• The major infrastructure projects are expected to
support about 930,000 jobs through to 2031.(3)
Sources:
1. Infrastructure Australia and QLD Government SEQ Regional Growth Plan: https://dilgpprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/shapingseq.pdf 2. https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/issues/3091/population-
growth-qld-202006.pdf 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_Queensland_Infrastructure_Plan_and_Program 4. https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/industry/infrastructure/infrastructure-
planning-and-policy/state-infrastructure-strategy
SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
$134 BILLION
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
The QLD Government has allocated
$134 Billion in infrastructure
investment to support the massive
population boom. The 350 plus major
projects are expected to support about
930,000 jobs through to 2031.
10 new cities are underway to house
TOOWOOMBA the extra 1.4m residents coming in the
next 15 years.
YARRABILBA
ESTABLISHED CITIES
PRINCIPAL REGIONAL
ACTIVITY CENTRES
Sources: Infrastructure Australia and QLD Government SEQ Regional Growth Plan: https://dilgpprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/shapingseq.pdf,
https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/issues/3091/population-growth-qld-202006.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_Queensland_Infrastructure_Plan_and_Program
“The Golden Triangle”
Australia’s investment
hotspot
“SOUTHEAST Queensland’s
property market offers a “golden
triangle of opportunity”, with the
region tipped to have the best
capital growth in the country.
- Realestate.com.au
Source: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/southeast-qlds-property-golden-triangle/
POST-COVID MASS MIGRATION
FROM SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
QUEENSLAND IS THE WINNER
Tens of thousands leave Sydney’s population
Melbourne after first
stalls after Covid-19
Covid wave data shows
Matt O’Sullivan | November 9, 2020
Anothony Piovesan | Nov 2, 2020
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Queensland’s economy is getting a boost thanks to people
Monday showed 25,000 people abandoned Melbourne in the fleeing “crazy house prices” in southern states.
June quarter before a second wave of coronavirus intensified
across Victoria. “In net terms, Victoria only gained people from “All in all, this means that the state’s population growth will
Western Australia (+100) and lost most to Queensland (-2100) remain stronger than the national average for the next few
years…”
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/tens-of-thousands-leave-
melbourne-after-first-covid19-wave-new-data-reveals/news- https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/covid-19-to-reshape-sydney-in-
story/ed87eb0c3af999afe9d7c0ebf627a3f3 biggest-way-since-spanish-flu-as-population-stalls-20201011-p56412.html
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/30/victoria-makes-masks-compulsory-for-all-as-it-records-13-more-covid-
19-deaths-and-723-new-cases, https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/adelaide-house-prices-boom-and-sydney-
and-melbourne-slump/news-story/5ec9e6d9a6ec2b42939af5e0dd388c97
INTERSTATE MIGRATION 90%
ABOVE DECADE AVERAGE
MASS MIGRATION TO QLD
Housing in Queensland
scarce due to mass
interstate migration
Jemima Burt | February 5, 2021
High rental demand and property prices are music to the ears of
landlords and property owners, but if you are looking for a place to live
in Queensland at the moment, there is a good chance you are
struggling to find what you are after.
Research by Corelogic suggests more than 25,000 people have
moved to Queensland during the past financial year, with the rate of
interstate migration last year 90 per cent above the decade average.
This is an extract from ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-05/housing-pressure-on-regional-
queensland-after-2020-
migration/13123318#:~:text=A%20mass%20migration&text=Research%20by%20Corelogic%20suggests%20more,cen
t%20above%20the%20decade%20average.
Residents of NSW and
VIC are making the move
Qld records highest
to Queensland amount of interstate
No Author | January 12, 2021 migrants in Australia
Monique St Clair | February 3, 2021
Throughout 2020, many residents of New South Wales and
Victoria decided to make the move to the Sunshine State. New data has shown Queensland’s received the most interstate
Queensland outshone other Australian states with interstate migrants in the back end of last year, all likely due to Covid.
migration numbers, as latest numbers provided by CoreLogic
suggest that Queensland is 90 per cent above the decade The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released it’s latest Regional
average. Internal Migration report, for the September quarter of 2020.
This is an extract from my GC: https://www.mygc.com.au/qld-records-highest-amount-
of-interstate-migrants-in-australia/
This is an extract from REIQ: https://www.reiq.com/articles/interstate-migration/
INTERSTATE MIGRATION
MASS EXODUS TO SEQ
AND WEALTH TRANSFER
5 year forecast 2017 - 2022
Brisbane, Adelaide & Spike in interstate
Gold Coast house prices Aussies applying to
Boom and Sydney and Queensland universities
Melbourne slump Danielle O’Neil | January 7, 2021
A plunge in international students amid the coronavirus
Jason Murphy | January 3, 2021
pandemic is being offset by increased interstate
enrolments, as students look more seriously at the
Well, well, well. This is quite a reversal. Australia’s house price
Sunshine State.
leaders are now the laggards, and the laggards are now the
leaders. An additional 2000 interstate applicants – from 7665 to
9679 – want to study at institutions in Queensland.
This is an extract from the Brisbane Times on the
22nd of March 2019: This is an extract from Realestate.com.au on the 16th of April 2019:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/crazy-house-prices-causing- https://www.realestate.com.au/news/property-armageddon-house-prices-could-fall-by-
southerners-to-flee-to-queensland-20190414-p51e1t.html 50-per-cent/WHERE ARE THEY ALL MOVING TO?
By 2041, SEQ is expected to accommodate an additional 1.98
million people, bringing its total population to 5.35 million
SEQ’s current and projected population
Population
2015 2041
Local Government Area
(estimated resident population) (estimated resident population)
Brisbane 1,162,200 1,572,000 (▲409,800)
Gold Coast 555,600 928,000 (▲372,400)
Ipswich 193,000 520,000 (▲327,000)
Lockyer Valley 38,800 61,000 (▲22,200)
Logan 308,700 586,000 (▲277,300)
Moreton Bay 425,500 655,000 (▲229,500)
Noosa 53,500 63,000 (▲9500)
Redland 150,000 188,000 (▲38,000)
Scenic Rim 39,800 62,000 (▲22,200)
Somerset 24,000 38,000 (▲14,000)
Sunshine Coast 284,500 495,000 (▲207,500)
Toowoomba 133,400 180,000 (▲46,600)
SEQ 3,378,000 5,349,000 (▲1.98 million)
Source: Infrastructure Australia and QLD Government SEQ Regional Growth Plan update 2018: https://dilgpprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/shapingseq.pdfSEQ Property Market
to increase by 20%
outstripping Sydney
Median house price growth forecast, 2019 to 2022 and Melbourne
Estimated house Forecast house
Growth 2019 to 2022 (%)
price June 2019 ($) price June 2022 ($)
Sydney 980,000 1,040,000 +6
Melbourne 760,000 810,000 +7
Brisbane 552,000 665,000 +20 “SEQ outperforms the growth
Adelaide 495,000 550,000 +11 of all other major capital
Perth 505,000 540,000 +7 cities in the country.”
Hobart 500,000 520,000 +4
Darwin 500,000 535,000 +7 - BIS Oxford Economics
Canberra 680,000 750,000 +10
Source: https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/101362-brisbane-s-median-house-price-forecast-to-grow-by-20-
in-the-three-years-bis-oxford-economicsTHE PROPERTY CLOCK
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne Brisbane
Ipswich Moreton Bay
Gold Coast
Logan
Source: https://static.htw.com.au/HTW-month-in-review-May-2021-Residential.pdfSOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND
PROPERTY MARKET IS BOOMING
SEQ Property Market South East Queensland
predicted to increase by primed to be 2021's top
20% in 2019-22 market
Doug Scragg | July 19, 2019 Dan Wilkie | December 11, 2020
Property prices are set to increase by 20% which is South East Queensland is shaping up to be a strong bet
fantastic news for homeowners and investors in South for investors, with properties from the Gold Coast to the
East Queensland. Our region outperforms the growth of all Sunshine Coast selling fast and on a solid foundation for
other major capital cities in the country. The forecast capital growth in 2021.
growth for 2019-2022 is shown in the graph below
(provided by BIS Oxford Economics). For much of 2020, it has seemed like just about everybody
in Australia wants to move to Queensland.
This is an extract from the Wealthmed on the 19th of July 2019:
https://www.wealthmed.com.au/property/seq-property-market-predicted-to-increase-by- This is an extract from the Australian Property Investor:
20-in-2019-22/ https://www.apimagazine.com.au/news/article/south-east-queensland-primed-to-be-
2021s-top-market/
SEQ is shining and Sunshine state records
poised for strong capital four-fold rise in new
growth in 2021 home enquiries
December 4, 2020 James Hall | March 22, 2019
A building company says the level of inquiry for new homes in south-
The Sunshine State is shining – strong demand for detached east Queensland is "phenomenal," with a mass domestic migration
houses and outstanding demand for lifestyle areas projected to apparently underway to the Sunshine State.
deliver 6-10 per cent capital growth in 2021 for the southeast
QLD market. "The major relocation companies are quoting 400 per cent increases
in quotes to people who are wanting pricing to relocate from Sydney
and Melbourne up to the Gold Coast and Greater Brisbane," Mr Fryer
The QLD Government has contained the virus very effectively.
said.
This is an extract from Michael Yardney’s Property Update: This is an extract from ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/surge-in-
https://propertyupdate.com.au/the-sunshine-state-is-shining-and-poised-for-strong- relocation-enquiries-in-mass-interstate-migration/13077342
capital-growth-in-2021/SYDNEY & MELBOURNE PROPERTY
& RENTAL MARKETS PLUNGING
Tenants market to emerge in Brisbane and Adelaide house
2021 as rents plummet in prices boom and Sydney and
Sydney, Melbourne Melbourne slump
Jason Murphy | January 3, 2021
Mackenzie Scott | January 12, 2021
As 2020 departs, Australia’s most expensive cities are limping along.
SQM managing director Louis Christopher said while signs of Melbourne and Sydney are seeing little growth in the value of homes.
improvement could be seen in the two larger cities, including The million-dollar valuations aren’t going anywhere. Meanwhile, places
shrinking vacancy rates, 2021 would be tough for investors. long overlooked are having a moment in the sun, as the next chart
shows.
“It’s clear Sydney and Melbourne apartment investors were the
losers of 2020 with rents and prices falling,” Mr Christopher The big winner is sunny Queensland. Beautiful one day, COVID-free
said. the next.
This is an extract from news.com.au:
This is an extract from the Australia: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/tenants- https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/adelaide-house-prices-
market-to-emerge-in-2021-as-rents-plummet-in-sydney-melbourne/news- boom-and-sydney-and-melbourne-slump/news-
story/6a09dd065d448e2b9a570911306a5e05 story/5ec9e6d9a6ec2b42939af5e0dd388c97
Australian housing prices tipped Sydney and Melbourne
to bounce back in 2021, except
inner-city units: Melbourne & rents plunge amid
Sydney coronavirus pandemic
Rachel Wells | January 4, 2021 David Chau | January 12, 2021
Home prices are set to rise in all Australian capital cities in 2021, Sydney and Melbourne were the worst cities to be a landlord in 2020,
economists predict, buoyed by low interest rates, an improving according to the latest rental market figures.
economy and government stimulus.
In fact, they were the only two cities where the rental price for houses
But they warn inner-city apartment prices in Melbourne and Sydney fell throughout the past year, which was good news for renters.
will continue to fall, due to a drop in immigration and international
students and increasing numbers of city dwellers relocating to Melbourne had the highest number of empty homes to be rented
regional areas. (4.7pc) in Australia last month, data from SQM Research revealed.
This is an extract from Domain: https://www.domain.com.au/news/australian-housing- This is an extract from ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-12/sydney-
prices-tipped-to-bounce-back-in-2021-except-inner-city-units-economists-1016800/ melbourne-rental-property-market-darwin-housing-sqm/13050748BRISBANE AND SEQ HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
PREFERRED HOST FOR 2032 OLYMPIC GAMES
Brisbane officially Olympic games will 2032 Olympics would be
top pick for 2032 boost the QLD property a ‘game changer’ for
market for up to 5 years QLD property
Olympic Games Simon Pressley | March 24, 2021 Aislinn Dwyer | April 7, 2021
Renee McKeown | February 25, 2021
ASIDE from the Games itself being a great spectacle, I hope that the ALTHOUGH some 11 years away, the 2032 Olympic Games is on the
QUEENSLAND officials are finalising plans for the $4.5 billion Brisbane lips of most Queenslanders – particularly among Brisbanites – whose
2032 Olympic Games as the hunt for stadiums, venues and event leaves a legacy consisting of a suite of great infrastructure
projects that Australia’s fastest growing region enjoys for generations home city is currently the preferred host of the event.
infrastructure funding continues.
to come.
Hosting the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics could be a “game-
The International Olympic Committee selected Queensland’s capital changer” for Queensland, according to Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian
as the targeted host for the games bringing “stability” as the Generally speaking, the direct benefit to property markets from hosting
such a big international event comes from the bringing forward of Schinner, who says it could “deliver 20 years of accelerated
committee moves towards a cost neutral event. opportunity for our state”.
This is an extract from Urban Developer investment in big-ticket infrastructure.
https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/brisbane-2032-olympics-property-market-
This is an extract from REIQ
development-stadiuminfrastructure-projects-approved/news- This is an extract from Propertyology https://www.reiq.com/articles/olympics-property-prices/
story/3976f758a9fd7c25dd2d3d7f02694560 https://www.propertyology.com.au/how-will-the-olympic-games-affect-property-markets/
QUEENSLAND PROPERTY MARKET WOULD
‘WIN’ GOLD ALONG WITH THE 2032 OLYMPICS2023 OLYMPICS TO BRING A
DECADE-LONG HOUSING &
INFRASTRUCTURE BOOM
Artist illustration of Brisbane 2023 Olympic Games Building
Brisbane lord major calls
Queensland Confirms
for decade-long 2032 Olympic Games Bid
Olympics boom QUEENSLAND will join the race to host the 2032 Olympic
Tony Moore | February 24, 2021 Games after premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed
that cabinet had given the green light for the bid on
HOSTING the Olympics would force all three levels of government to
Monday.
produce a “decade-long infrastructure boom” in south-east
Queensland before the cauldron was lit, Brisbane’s lord mayor says as
the region becomes a hot favourite to host the 2032 Games. A south-east Queensland Olympic Games could create
130,000 jobs and deliver more than $8 billion in new trade
The south-east Queensland bid estimated the cost of staging the opportunities, the analysis found.
Games at $5.3 billion, which would be partly offset by the International
Olympic Committee providing a minimum $2.5 billion contribution.
This is an extract from Queensland Property Investor
This is an extract from REIQ https://qldpropertyinvestor.com.au/queensland-confirms-2032-olympic-games-bid/
https://www.reiq.com/articles/olympics-property-prices/
Olympics an opportunity Federal Government agrees
to catalyse two decades to fund half Olympic Games
investments in SEQ costs
Matthew Killoran and Jack McKay | April 26, 2021
No Author | February 25, 2021
THE Property Council of Australia welcomes the International Olympic ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk is confident The Gabba will be rebuilt ahead
Committee’s announcement that Brisbane is the preferred host of the of the 2032 Olympic Games, insisting the mammoth proposal was a
2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. "no brainer".
The Executive Director of the Property Council in Queensland, Chris While the federal government contributed just $150m to the Sydney
Mountford said hosting the Olympics provides a once-in-a-lifetime Olympic Games in 2000, the new proposed deal would have its share
opportunity to turbocharge public and private investment in the rise into the billions.
infrastructure needed for our growing region.
This is an extract from The Courier Mail.
This is an extract from Mirage News https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/seq-olympics-2032/gabba-redevelopment-
https://www.miragenews.com/olympics-an-opportunity-to-catalyse-two-decades- federal-government-agrees-to-fund-half-olympics-revamp/news-
519515/ story/c6e28a15b5b98dbb45edc089fdfa3497
Artist illustration of Brisbane 2023 Olympic Games BlueprintBILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PIPELINE
FOR SEQ INFRASTRUCTURE
$50 billion project Queensland’s largest $400 million for Queensland
pipeline for Qld over industrial projects: infrastructure to boost
the next five years game-changer for SEQ economic recovery
No Author | March 19, 2020 No Author | August 20, 2020 No Author | May 21, 2020
The report details the pipeline of major infrastructure projects within Up to 6000 jobs will be created at one of Queensland’s largest
Queensland across the next five years totalling over $50 billion in industrial projects in Crestmead The funding boost includes more than $400 million for transport
planned, funded and in construction works. and road projects as part of the Queensland Economic
The the $1.5 billion Crestmead Logistics Estate will be Recovery Strategy: Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs,
“Overall there are reasons to be optimistic, with many major projects
developed over the next five years by Queensland developer and tens of millions for 48 new regional council infrastructure
such as Inland Rail, Cross River Rail, Brisbane Metro and upgrades to
the M1, Bruce Highway and essential water infrastructure Pointcorp and will deliver 650,000 sqm of warehousing, projects under the Building our Regions (BoR) program.
developments beginning in earnest.” business, logistics and manufacturing space.
This is an extract from the Infrastructure Magazine: This is an extract from Infrastructure Magazine:
This is an extract from Mirage News: https://www.miragenews.com/jobs-bonanza-at- https://infrastructuremagazine.com.au/2020/05/21/400-million-for-queensland-
https://infrastructuremagazine.com.au/2020/03/19/50-billion-project-pipeline-for- crestmead/
queensland-over-the-next-five-years/ infrastructure-to-boost-economic-recovery/Sunshine Coast
LOCATION
LOCKYER
VALLEY
Brisbane
Toowoomba
Ipswich
LAIDLEY KEY DISTANCES
Toowoomba - 40 mins
Ipswich – 30 mins
Gold Coast
Brisbane CBD -1 hour
Plainlands – 5 mins
University of QLD Gatton – 10 mins
Gatton – 15 mins
Amberley RAAF Base - 25 mins
Source: https://hotspotcentral.com.au/reports/alderley/Toowoomba-Fact-Sheet2.pdfPEOPLE
LOCKYER
VALLEY
POPULATION GROWTH
The Lockyer Valley recorded
considerable population growth
over the five years to 2011, reaching
over 37,000 residents.
Robust population growth will
occur in the Lockyer Valley – 69.2%
over the next 20 years.
The population in Lockyer Valley is
expected to grow to 57,400 by 2031.
Source: Lockyer Valley Regional Plan 2011 - 2031TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS - The Lockyer Valley is serviced by a number
of key transportation networks including the Warrego Highway, Western Freight
Corridors and Western Region Translink Network. It’s central location between
INDUSTRY the Darling Downs Food Bowl to the West and the SEQ Growth corridor puts the
region in a prime position to capitalize.
LOCKYER
VALLEY
AGRICULTURE - The Lockyer Valley accounts for almost a third of South East
Queensland’s agricultural production. The agricultural industry has been recognised as
one of the strongest growth sectors for the future, largely driven by national and
international population growth and increased food demand. Current forecasts for this
year estimate the value of the industry within QLD to be approximately $18.7 billion.THE GATEWAY TO THE SURAT BASIN
MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS:
LOCKEY VALLEY
• Construction has commenced on Sophia College at Plainland. This $20 million schools project will
bring to the Lockyer Valley a new secondary catholic college. Sophia College will open and welcome
students in 2021.
• In March 2020 Laidley State High School opened their new $10 million learning centre. The new
facilities include a Trade Precinct and a Creative Arts Precinct providing up-to-date facilities and
resources for students.
• Southern Queensland Correctional Centre Stage 2 commenced in 2020, with a three-year build,
costing $618 million and delivering more than 400 construction jobs. Once operational the facility
will deliver more than 500 permanent jobs in the region.
• Construction of the Lockyer Valley sections of the Inland Rail project include 2 tunnels, a significant
number of bridge and viaduct sections and multiple crossing loops. The Lockyer Valley sections of
the project are currently in the EIS stage, with completion expected in 2025.
Investment and construction
• Recently completed, the $20 million Grantham Farmworkers Lodge is a purpose-built facility
providing accommodation for up to 260 backpackers and farm workers. There are plans for a
second stage consisting of a further 280 beds.
• Stanbroke are currently expanding their existing facility at Grantham. The construction by McNab
provides an increase in permanent storage capacity, needed due to ongoing growth, providing the
company with efficiency gains in storing, retrieving and processing goods.
• A new 7000m2 Bunnings warehouse at Plainland is set to commence construction in 2020. This
$20 million project includes the main warehouse, car parking, outdoor nursery, timber trade sales
area, café precinct and click and collect services.
• Porters Plainland Hotel recently unveiled their new motel complex. The $8 million redevelopment
project includes 16 motel rooms and new function rooms capable of seating 120.
Residential projects
Residential projects continue to meet the demand of a growing population in the Lockyer Valley. Current
development projects include:
• Fairways Estate, Hatton Vale
• Horizon Estate, Withcott
• Meadows Estate, Plainland
• Plainland Crossing
• Woodchester Estate, Gatton
• Woodlands Rise, Gatton
• Valley Vista Estate LaidleyLIVEABILITY LOCKYER VALLEY
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL CORRECTIONAL GATTON
1000 + Students enrolled at Gatton Campus The University employs hundreds of locals
SOUTHERN QLD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE EXPANSION PROJECT • $650 Million • 1000+ Jobs
PLAINLAND BOOM TOWN
LOCKYER REGION MEDIAN STATISTICS
VALLEY House Townhouses Units
Median Listing Price $393,000 $349,000 $218,000
PROPERTY Median Price Change –
5.00% 0.00% 2.38%
Last Quarter
MARKET Median Price Change –
1 Year
9.16% 20.55% 0.23%
Median Price Change –
10.07% 4.39% 0.46%
2 Years
“As more people make the shift to
regional living in Toowoomba, that REGION RENTAL STATISTICS
growth is being matched by an
extremely strong housing House Townhouses Units
market. In fact, Toowoomba has
the biggest housing market growth Median Weekly Rent $350 $280 $275
out of all regional Queensland.”
Median Yield % 4.63% 4.17% 6.55%
- Remax
Median Rent Change –
6.06% 1.88% 5.7%
1 Year
0.51% 81 38,611 21.77%
Current Vacancy Rate Rental Stock Available Population Rental Population
Source: 27/06/21 https://www.realestateinvestar.com.au/Property/queensland/lockyer+valley
JUNE 2021BEAUTIFUL LAIDLEY
University of QLD – Gatton (10Mins)
PROFILE:
LAIDLEY
POPULATION PROFILE
Laidley is within the Lockyer Valley of South
East Queensland and lies 83 kilometres
(52 mins) west of Brisbane, the state capital.
Laidley is regarded as "Queensland's Country
Agricultural Industry Mining Industry –Surat Basin
Garden". Fruit and vegetable production
features prominently, with the majority of
beetroot grown in Australia coming from
the Laidley district.
The population estimate for Laidley as of the
30th June 2020 is 4,209. Since the previous
year, the population has grown by 1.63%.
Population growth in South East Queensland
was 2.00%.
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Industries: Tourism, Commerce, Agriculture
and Logistics
Average Salary: $61,000 (gross) p.a. (across
all industries)
Infrastructure: Hospital, Airport (Wellcamp
Airport - full-service airport now open)
Tertiary Education: University of Southern
Dairy Industry
Queensland Source: https://profile.id.com.au/toowoomba/population-estimate,
https://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/toowoomba-australiaHistoric Exchange Hotel Laidley Main Street Eagle Rock American Diner
100 years old St Patricks Church Laidley Christmas Festival
Laidley Spring FestivalLAIDLEY TOWN CENTRE
Valley Vista Estate
LOCKYER VALLEYS HOT
PROPERTY MARKET
Lockyer Valley Property Why Lockyer properties
Market boosted by City are selling before even
Buyers being listed
High Suffel - January 21, 2021
Ali Kuchel | October 16, 2020
Agent's outlook for Lockyer real estate
market in 2021. After a year of strong THE Lockyer Valley property market
growth, the Lockyer Valley property is booming at the moment with buyers
market looks set to boom for years to snapping up land before even being
come.. listed. HERE'S WHY:.
Eight regional areas set Lockyer Valley is the
to boom after COVID-19 up-and-coming
property hot spot
Cameron Kusher 29 Apr 2020
Tom Gillespie | January 14, 2020
REA's Property Research Analyst
Cameron Kushner says Queensland’s INVESTORS from Queensland and
Lockyer Valley is the top 8 across Australia are eyeing off property
Regional centres set to boom on back of in the Lockyer Valley ahead of what
the Covid 19 driven mass Tree Change. could be strong property growth.LOCKYER VALLEY’S
BOOMING RENTAL MARKET
Lockyer Valley in a Lockyer renters are finding
severe rental crisis it impossible to get a home
By Melanie Maeseele - December 5, 2020 Ali Kuchel – 28 Oct, 2020
MASSIVE surge in demand for Lockyer
THE Lockyer Valley is facing a severe Valley rental properties has been sparked by
Covid.
shortage of rental properties which will The Lockyer rental market is experiencing a
only get worse in the New Year, shock to supply and demand, with property
according to real estate agents. availabilities falling below one per cent.
Best agent in Lockyer Valley Pandemic population surge
- strong rental market is means scarce rentals across
boosting tenant quality Queensland
Ali Kuchel - December 5, 2020
John McCarthy – 27 October 2021
“Out here it’s huge, the rental market is just
A surge of about 30,000 interstate migrants in
getting bigger and bigger, and we’ve got so many
tenants moving out from Brisbane into the area.” the past six months and the state’s recovery
Based at Plainland, Vanilla Rentals has seen a from the pandemic has created a spike in
skyrocketing demand for rental properties since rental demand with about 90 per cent of
coronavirus hit Australian shores. Queensland’s market is now considered
“tight”.Valley Vista
ESTATE
LAIDLEY
Lockyer Valley QLDValley
AMENITIES Vista
Estate
LAIDLEY
LAIDLEY KEY DISTANCES
Toowoomba - 40 mins
Ipswich – 30 mins
Brisbane CBD -1 hour
Plainlands – 6 mins
University of QLD Gatton – 10 mins
Gatton – 15 mins
Amberley RAAF Base - 25 minsVALLEY VISTA, LAIDLEY
LOCAL AMENITIES
SHOPPING CENTRES
• IGA Supermarket Laidley (plus chemist, bakery, newsagent,
bakery, bottle shop, hairdresser and several cafes) – 3 km
or 3 mins drive
• Plainland Plaza Shopping Centre (Woolworths, Aldi,
Bridgestone Tyre and Auto, Coffee Club, Pharmacy, Mobil
Service Station McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Carl’s Jnr
Butchery, Bottlemart, Woolworths, and dozens of specialty
shops ) – 7km or 6 mins drive.
• Bunnings Plainlands – 7km or 6 mins
HEALTH AND MEDICAL
• Laidley General Hospital – 3..4km or 3 mins
• Laidley Clinic Medical Centre – 1km or 1 min
• Laidley Family Doctors - 3km or 3 mins
• QML Pathology and Imaging - 3km or 3 mins
• Tabeel Aged Care Residence – 3km or 3 mins
CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION
• Laidley District State School – 1.1km or 1 min
• Saint Mary’s Catholic Shcool – 3.2km or 3 mins
• Laidley State High School – 4.3.km or 4 mins
• Freer Rnge Kids Childcare – 1.1km or 1 min
• C&K Kindergarten – 3km or3moins
• University of Queensland Gatton Campus – 8km or 10 minsVALLEY VISTA, LAIDLEY ESTATE PLAN
SUBURB MEDIAN STATISTICS
House Townhouses Units
Median Listing Price $379,500 N/A N/A
Median Price Change –
0.55% N/A N/A
Last Quarter
LAIDLEY HTS Median Price Change –
1 Year
Median Price Change –
8.73% N/A 0.00%
11.61% N/A -11.43%
PROPERTY
2 Years
MARKET SUBURB RENTAL STATISTICS
House Townhouses Units
Median Weekly Rent $378 N/A N/A
Median Yield % 5.17% N/A N/A
Median Rent Change –
1.66% N/A N/A
1 Year
0.64% 11 3,799 34.74%
Current Vacancy Rate Rental Stock Available Population Rental Population
Source: 27/06/21 https://www.realestateinvestar.com.au/Property/laidley+heights
https://www.propertyvalue.com.au/suburb/laidley-heights-4341-qld JUNE 20213 YEAR RENTAL
GUARANTEE
MINIMUM RETURN
Dual Key = 5% Yield PA x 3 Years
Houses = 4% Yield PA x 3 Years
RENTAL ASSURANCE
CERTIFICATEHAVE ALL OF THE BOXES BEEN TICKED?
Location (Commuting Distance to
Capital Growth Prospects
Employment Hubs)
Market Cycle
Population Growth
Infrastructure Projects Rental Demand & Yield
Economic Drivers (Ideally several Local Amenities
different industries)
New Job Creation Public TransportThis property report has been compiled in good faith with all the information available to the writer
at the time after thorough research and investigation into the market. All facts and figures provided
by Toowoomba City Council, QLD Government, realestate.com.au, RP Data,
realestateinvestar.com.au, various news publications and real estate blogs, the REIQ and the ABS.
However we strongly advise that anyone looking to invest into the area covered in this report,
conduct their own research before committing to an investment property. Homecorp Constructions
will therefore will not be held liable for any loss or action arising from such purchases and bear no
responsibility for any inaccuracies that may occur in this report.You can also read
