Executive Summary:
• Well located 5,454ha* (13,477* acres), 15km*off Flinders Highway, 70km* to Townsville & 70km* to Charters Towers.
• 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom homestead & 3 bedroom staff quarters all with ensuites + communal kitchen & dining. Solar installed.
Location:
• 70km* West of Townsville (JBS Stuart Meatworks)
• 70km* East of Charters Towers (Charters Towers Regional Saleyards)
• Located only 15km* off the Flinders Highway (30km* to Reid River Export Depot)
Area & Tenure:
• 5,454ha* (13,477* acres)
• Lot 1 SP342797
• Charters Towers Regional Council
• Rates $8728.46 yearly
Services:
• WIFI Internet
• Mobile phone reception at house complex, limited in all other areas
• Septic tank
• Bore water on Solar power
Country:
• Sandy loam frontage soils along the Fourmile Creek.
• Red soil ridges with Bloodwood & Ironbark.
• Well grassed open country rising to granite outcrops.
• Well established Secca Stylo widely dispersed throughout heavy stands of primarily black spear, Indian couch & kangaroo grass.
• The property is suited to improved pastures with areas of Buffel, Wyncassia & Rhodes grass being introduced in recent years.
Weeds:
• Chinee Apple
• Lantana
• Flannel Weed
Water:
• Natural spring with all year-round water supply
in 'Spring Paddock'
• Numerous creeks, gullies & shallow waters which supply stock drinking water for 6-8 months a year
Bores:
• All bores on the property were blown out 05/11/20
House bore -
• 19m deep with water at 9m. New Honda pump
4 Mile Paddock bore -
• 48m deep with water at 9.5m
• New solar pump & 2x 26,000L tanks
Yards bore -
• 20m deep with water at 11m
• New solar pump and 2x 26,000L tanks
Spring bore -
• 20m deep with water at 9m
• New solar pump and 3x 26,000L tanks
Rainfall -
• 900mm* or 36* inches annual average
Carrying Capacity:
The property has run up to 1,000 breeders & owners estimate that in its current state 800 breeders plus followers would be comfortable.
• Carrying capacity may be improved if pastures were further improved & additional waters were added.
Stock -
• The property will be offered with 500* Brahman Cross Breeders plus followers & 14 Droughtmaster herd bulls.
Livestock Handling:
• 8 main paddocks with all new & near new internal 3 / 4 barb wire fencing.
• Boundary is 4 barb wire fencing with one side of natural boundary along the Leichardt range.
• New 4 barb laneway system leading to the yards from all paddocks.
• All boundary fences have been cleared with a dozer.
• Near new cattle yards are made up of portable steel panels with 4 deck access.
Improvements:
• 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom homestead
• Staff quarters, 3 rooms with ensuites, communal kitchen & dining area
• Off-grid Tropical Energy Solutions (TES) solar system with batteries installed in September 2020 which runs the homestead & quarters
• Sheds
*Approximately
The size of Ravenswood is approximately 3,020.8 square kilometres. The population of Ravenswood in 2011 was 348 people. By 2016 the population was 247 showing a population decline of 29.0% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Ravenswood is 60-69 years. Households in Ravenswood are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $600 - $799 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Ravenswood work in a managers occupation. In 2011, 75.1% of the homes in Ravenswood were owner-occupied compared with 78.5% in 2016.
Ravenswood has 492 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Ravenswood have seen a 59.76% increase in median value. As at 31 October 2024:
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