Beaudesert Real Estate Snapshot

Beaudesert is the major regional hub of the Scenic Rim Regional Council. It is 64km south of Brisbane and 72km inland from the Gold Coast. A town of about 5000 people, it houses the Scenic Rim Council's administration centre, a shopping precinct, public hospital, residential areas, schools, churches, sports facilities and commercial centres. Population growth has been modest in recent years, with the most significant developments being the establishment of two relatively upmarket residential areas - Brayford Estate, 2km east of the town, and Tullamore Downs 4km north. And it all began as a pastoral station.

History

In 1842 Edward Hawkins took up 50,000 acres of farmland extending from the coast to the Logan River. The town of Beaudesert started to develop around the homestead. Beaudesert now has childcare centres, two primary schools and a high school, TAFE classes and two aged people’s complexes. Locals can enjoy the Olympic swimming pool, public library and a range of sports such as rugby league, rugby union, soccer, cricket, lawn bowls, touch football, golf, netball, tennis, pony club, turf club, basketball, swimming, fishing, gymnastics, motorcycling, pistols, restored autos, rifles, bicycles, tae kwon do and karate. The town's broad range of goods and services includes hardware stores, banks, TAB, post office, auto shop, chiropractor, computer store, veterinary clinics, trophy shop, electrical and furniture store, fabric shop, optometrist, shoe stores, chemists, medical centre and general practitioners, dentist, butchers, hairdressers, barbers, video shops, fruit and vegetable markets, clothes stores, photo shops, hotels, motels, newsagents, takeaway food shops, cafes, bakeries, credit union, laundromat, accountants, solicitors, restaurant, motels, shopping centre and real estate agents. Beaudesert has several service stations and garages with an industrial estate to the north. A bus company provides a daily service to Brisbane from Monday to Friday.

Real Estate Statistics

According to the latest census, Beaudesert’s population is 5,383, and consists of mostly couples with children (37%) and couples without children (41%). 86% of the properties in Beaudesert are houses. There are 2,620 properties in Beaudesert. The median sale price of properties in Beaudesert in 2010 was $305,000. The Post Code for Beaudesert is 4285. Other suburbs in the 4285 Post Code include, Allenview, Birnam, Bromelton, Cainbable, Cedar Grove, Cedar Vale, Chinghee Creek, Christmas Creek, Cryna, Darlington, Gleneagle, Hillview, Innisplain, Josephville, Kagaru, Kerry, Knapp Creek, Kooralbyn, Lamington, Laravale, Mount Gipps, Mundoolun, Nindooinbah, Oaky Creek, Tabooba, Tabragalba, Tamrookum, Tamrookum Creek, Undullah, Veresdale, Veresdale Scrub and Woodhill. The township of Beaudesert is approximately 50 metres above sea level.