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Shorncliffe

Real estate profile

Location

16 km north-east of the Brisbane CBD.

Features

Bayside lifestyle, close to Sandgate Shopping Centre and Golf Course, Shorncliffe rail station.

Median Price

REIQ research shows that the median house price in the suburb for the calendar year 2006 was $397,500.

Median Weekly Rent

The median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in this area in the June 2007 quarter was $300. The median weekly rent paid for a 2-bedroom unit in this area for the same period was $230.

Profile

Bordered mostly by water, Shorncliffe is located just over 16 km north-east of Brisbane’s CBD. Like its neighbouring suburb, Sandgate, Shorncliffe has experienced strong growth over the last five years as the trend towards coastal living has continued.

Owner-occupiers and investors alike have been competing for housing in the area, made up mostly of single unit dwellings, with very few units or townhouses. In the nine months to the end of September 2003 investors accounted for 40 per cent of all house sales in Shorncliffe.

Older homes are being raised and remodelled while the rising popularity of bayside living is creating steady demand which is in turn forcing the price of homes, in particular waterfront homes, upwards.

Buyers looking for a lifestyle incorporating the outdoors and the water will not be disappointed with Shorncliffe. Cabbage Tree Head is home to Moora Park and some excellent walk and bikeways, picnic and barbeque spots not to mention a small beach area.

For lovers of the game, the Sandgate Golf Club is also located within the Shorncliffe boundaries and is situated opposite the Yacht Club.

With a strong family-oriented community Shorncliffe has boomed with the redevelopment of the foreshore and the increase in the number of restaurants and cafes adding to the alfresco atmosphere. It is also a great vantage point for the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race.

Residents are well catered for with primary and high schools (both public and private) located within Shorncliffe and surrounding suburbs, and the Queensland University of Technology and North Point Institute of TAFE located in close proximity at Carseldine and Bracken Ridge respectively.

The Sandgate Shopping Complex along Brighton Road services the retail needs of residents while access to public transport is available from all areas around Shorncliffe. The Shorncliffe train station is the last on its line and has a reasonably short commute time of 35 minutes for residents wanting to travel into Brisbane City.

According to the 2006 Census there were 1,596 people living in the suburb with a median age of 40. The median individual income was $501 per week. Of all occupied private dwellings 57.8% were either fully owned or being purchased; 36.6% were being rented.

Source: REIQ

REIQ Copyright 2007. Enquiries about the reproduction of part or all of the information should be directed to the Marketplace Strategy division of the The Real Estate Institute of Qld Ph 3249 7300.

This information has been carefully compiled by the REIQ and is not intended to be treated as a warranty or promise as to the correctness of the information.

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