Town block of land has come on the market
577 M2, frontage of 19.m2 by 29.7m2 only 1km to town, school and ferries, a great place to build your new home. With the price of land on Russell island on the increase this is one to jump on.
Facilities
Russell Island has a small shopping village offering a variety of services including Super IGA supermarket, post office, petrol station, chemist, bakery, hairdressers, newsagent, kebab shop and takeaway food shop.
Russell Island has most of the same services as the mainland that span across the island including a police station, fire station, ambulance service, medical practice, pathologist, service station, post office, hairdresser, veterinarian, computer repair services, web designers, video hire, bottle shop, lawyer, public pool, various real estate agents, landscape/hire centre, storage sheds, car hire, cafes, motor inn and a sports/recreational complex.
The two licensed clubs, an RSL and the Russell Island Bowling Club, provide entertainment and bistro facilities most nights of the week.
The Redland Library service operates the Russell Island Public Library which is located at 22 High Street.
A Council-built hall near the main wharf is available and, centrally located on Jackson Street, the Bay Islands Community Centre has rooms. Some church denominations meet at the hall but others use the historic St Peter's Church Hall just up High Street. In 2009 the Kennedy Farm Community Centre was revamped with Commonwealth money and is now available for small scale community activity. Resident driven plans for the 4.5 ha block include sporting facilities and a community farm.
Electricians, builders and plumbers are resident on the Island, making the island somewhat self-supporting. Services include power, phone, broadband, water and garbage collection. Garbage is trucked to the mainland for disposal. The Rural Fire Brigade, State Emergency Service and the Ambulance service receive strong volunteer support. Several volunteer Justices of the Peace live on the island. A small primary school for around 180 students has an active Parents and Citizens club. In early 2010 the Bay Islands Community Centre with grants from Community Service and the Council, opened a youth drop-in centre on Jackson Road.
The size of Russell Island is approximately 17.8 square kilometres. It has 64 parks covering nearly 13.3% of total area. The population of Russell Island in 2011 was 2,473 people. By 2016 the population was 2,834 showing a population growth of 14.6% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Russell Island is 60-69 years. Households in Russell Island are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Russell Island work in a labourer occupation. In 2011, 62.7% of the homes in Russell Island were owner-occupied compared with 63.8% in 2016.
Russell Island has 9,447 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Russell Island have seen a 96.09% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 99.83% increase. As at 30 September 2024:
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