QLD Mackay/Airlie Beach - suggested suburbs for owner occupier purchase

Discussion in 'Where to Buy' started by sporadik, 26th May, 2022.

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  1. sporadik

    sporadik Member

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    Hi folks,

    I recently settled on my first IP in South Brisbane. I'm now looking to make to the move from NSW up to QLD and purchase a new owner occupier for myself. I've been looking around the Mackay/Airlie Beach suburbs, predominantly because I'm a fisherman and there's heaps of islands around those areas to explore.

    I'm looking for a quality 3 or 4 bedroom family home with 700+ sqm and to spend upwards of $750k. I work from home mostly but still need to travel to Sydney a few days every quarter or thereabouts. Which means I'd like to be close enough (max 60 min drive) to a regional airport.

    I'm wondering if anyone could share some suburbs they'd suggest I take a closer look at and any others that I should stay clear of for certain reasons (e.g. demographic, flooding, etc.). I'm planning to make the trek up to QLD in the next few weeks on a scouting mission. So it would be great if I had a list of suburbs to focus my time on.

    Not settled on Mackay/Airlie Beach. Happy to entertain other suggestions.

    Thanks :)
     
    sporadik, 26th May, 2022
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  2. skater

    skater Well-Known Member

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    Ummm, its for a PPOR. How would anyone else know what's suitable for you?

    When we were looking, we flew up almost every weekend for several months.
     
    skater, 26th May, 2022
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  3. 27649

    27649 Well-Known Member

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    The Northern Beaches of Mackay have some good areas. Your budget will stretch well there and not so well in Airlie Beach.
     
    27649, 26th May, 2022
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  4. KieranMcInnes

    KieranMcInnes New Member

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    It depends what you are looking for in Mackay:
    - Older house 800 square + block Mackay West, however street by street for flood zone. I feel over time this will all be a flood zone anyway.
    - I live at the Northern beaches of Mackay - lots of infrastructure happening out this way.
    - We are in Richmond hills (Richmond) lots of professionals good community, block size is 600-1000 (700+ for a house). Sugarview the next suburb over 1000m+ blocks however no blocks and minimal houses sell but when they do 1mil+
    - Plantation palms/pioneer - are new estates also.

    Mackay is ~1 hour 15 - 30minutes from Airlee beach.
     
    KieranMcInnes, 26th May, 2022
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  5. Sam123456

    Sam123456 Well-Known Member

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    Tell people what lifestyle/family facilities the need/want.
     
    Sam123456, 28th May, 2022
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