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At a Glance

$615K Median Sale Price (National Average $485k) 722nd In QLD

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How we calculate the suburb Cash Flow Score

The suburb Cash Flow Score is simply the average of all the individual Cash Flow Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb is more likely to contain properties that deliver an above average gross yield.

Picnic Bay, QLD National
Median
Gross Yield

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How we calculate the suburb Capital Growth Score

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A higher score indicates the suburb has recently experienced significant capital growth and the short term outlook for further growth is likely to be good given strong market health indicators.

Picnic Bay, QLD National
Change in Median
Price (1 yr)
Average Days
on Market
Average Vendor
Discounting

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How we calculate the suburb Lower Risk Score

The suburb Lower Risk Score is simply the average of all the individual Lower Risk Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has increased in value over a longer period so is less likely to only be due to recent market forces. It is also likely to contain properties that command higher rent than average and therefore attract higher income tenants. Furthermore, properties in this suburb are likely to be easier to sell in the future due to strong market health indicators.

Picnic Bay, QLD National
Average Days
on Market
Change in Median Price
(5 yr)
Average Vendor
Discounting

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Suburb Information

Picnic Bay, QLD 4819

Part of: Townsville Council No data available

The size of Picnic Bay is approximately 4.1 square kilometres. It has 5 parks covering nearly 77.8% of total area. The population of Picnic Bay in 2016 was 291 people. By 2021 the population was 367 showing a population growth of 26.1% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Picnic Bay is 60-69 years. Households in Picnic Bay are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1400 - $1799 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Picnic Bay work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 60.10% of the homes in Picnic Bay were owner-occupied compared with 50.30% in 2016. (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

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Market Trends for Picnic Bay   for Houses in last 12 months

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