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ELITE Lifestyle Properties · Parrearra 4575
Waterfront settings and everyday neighbourhood life.
From Sunbird Chase to Double Bay, Parrearra homes vary in frontage, outlook and property type. We compare waterfront houses, duplexes and apartments with sales that reflect those differences.
Local selling guidance for Parrearra, supported by the ELITE team at our Buddina office.
Double Bay Park and River Park Parrearra offer useful starting points for understanding the local setting. A waterfront house, a home away from the water and an apartment still need their own comparisons. ELITE can explain the evidence for your address. Request a confidential appraisal to discuss your next step.
Private waterfront homes, houses away from the water and apartments need different comparisons. Around Kawana Island and Double Bay, we look closely at the outlook, access and individual building. These groups are a guide, not fixed price bands.
Verify the frontage and any private structures.
Compare the actual water setting, outlook, orientation and approved structures. A suburb label does not establish boating access or suitability for a particular vessel; confirm the relevant rights and arrangements.
Match the home with other non-waterfront properties.
A nearby waterfront result is not automatically a useful benchmark. Compare accommodation, usable land, parking, privacy, condition and access to daily destinations.
Make the building and ownership arrangements central.
Compare the actual lot and building, outlook, orientation, balcony or courtyard, parking, storage, access and current scheme information, using relevant completed sales.
Keep the official address and precinct description clear.
Compare the home’s actual relationship with Double Bay, outlook, access, privacy and property type; a shared precinct name is not enough.
Double Bay Park is on Grand Parade in Parrearra. River Park Parrearra sits between Sanibel Court, Maui Court and Lanai Close. Public waterfront paths and pontoons are amenities; they do not establish a private property right.
A useful Parrearra appraisal begins with the individual home. We explain why selected completed sales are relevant and where they differ, rather than applying a suburb figure to your address.
Local considerations: the official address, nearby precinct, private frontage or public waterfront access, and whether you own a house, duplex or apartment.
Discuss the property, significant improvements and what you are considering for your next move.
Examine appropriate completed sales and explain material property differences.
Discuss the reasoning, preparation priorities and possible selling approaches.
An agent’s appraisal is a market opinion; a formal valuation is a separate professional service. Establish what you need the assessment for before relying on it.
The Parrearra market figures provide broader context. Your appraisal concerns the individual property.
Explore ELITE properties recorded in Parrearra. Open each property for its status, details and credited agents. Current listings are alternatives a buyer can inspect; they are not achieved sale results.
A nearby Parrearra sale is not automatically a close match. These paths can help frame the conversation; a home may fit more than one, so explain its individual features.
Keep the official address and precinct description clear. Compare the home’s actual relationship with Double Bay, outlook, access, privacy and property type; a shared precinct name is not enough.
Verify frontage, structures and access for the actual property. Compare orientation, outdoor connection, the home and relevant records; public waterside recreation does not confer private boating or mooring rights.
Compare the actual lot and building, outlook, orientation, balcony or courtyard, parking, storage, access and current scheme information, using relevant completed sales.
We’ll explain why each sale is relevant to your home.
The numbers
Sale prices, modelled values, asking rents and ownership for Parrearra, with houses and units shown separately. Swipe or use the arrows to move between cards; each measure carries its own reporting period.
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Median sale price
Rolling 12 months, report of 20 Oct 2026
Houses
$1,440,000
Units
$875,000
Middle half of sales
25th to 75th percentile, rolling 12 months
Houses
$1,268,000 – $1,795,000
Units
$790,000 – $1,075,000
Sales
12 months to Jul 2026
Houses
73
Units
49
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Modelled median value
Cotality modelled, end Sep 2026
Houses
$1,638,947
Units
$1,000,681
Change in modelled value
12 months to Sep 2026
Houses
+5.5%
Units
+8.2%
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Median weekly asking rent
Rolling 12 months to Sep 2026
Houses
$1,100
49 rental-rate observations
Units
$750
45 rental-rate observations
Change in weekly asking rent
12 months to Sep 2026
Houses
+22.2%
Units
+7.1%
Value-based rental yield
Cotality estimate, Sep 2026
Houses
3.3%
Units
4.0%
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Average length of ownership
Cotality, report of 20 Oct 2026
Houses
10.8 years
Units
9.4 years
Dwellings
Cotality, report of 20 Oct 2026
Houses
1,259
Units
775
Source: Cotality Suburb Statistics Report, Parrearra QLD 4575, prepared 20 October 2026; checked 20 October 2026. Sale-price medians and quartiles are rolling 12-month measures; the summary does not state a separate endpoint. Sales counts cover the 12 months to July 2026. Modelled values are at the end of September 2026 and are separate from recorded sale prices. Asking rents and rental-rate observations cover the 12 months to September 2026. Value-based yields are Cotality estimates, not a forecast of net returns. From September 2017 to September 2026, modelled median values moved from $732,369 to $1,638,947 for houses and $446,458 to $1,000,681 for units. These suburb-level measures provide context and are not an appraisal of an individual property.
A sale median describes the middle of recorded sale prices. Houses and units represent different sets of properties. Read each measure with its stated source and period; a suburb summary does not replace relevant comparisons for your home.
Consider the following alongside relevant completed sales, not as a schedule of automatic price adjustments.
Compare frontage, outlook, orientation and privacy alongside the condition of the home. Check boundaries and approvals for structures and access before relying on a waterfront feature in marketing.
Check the property boundary, frontage, orientation, private structures and documented access. A water outlook does not by itself establish boating or mooring rights.
Title, shared costs, parking, outdoor areas and maintenance responsibilities can change the ownership experience. These details help explain price differences beyond the number of bedrooms.
Compare title, current scheme records, shared costs, parking, storage and usable outdoor areas. Match the actual lot and ownership arrangements.
Land usability, improvements and room layout matter. Choose evidence that reflects the home’s accommodation and setting rather than transferring a waterfront result to an unrelated street.
Compare usable land, accommodation, completed improvements and condition with appropriate non-frontage sales. Similar street labels do not make properties equivalent.
No feature carries a fixed premium across every property. Its relevance depends on the home, the available alternatives and appropriate evidence.
Start with the Parrearra property you have: its condition, usable spaces and the records that support its features. Agree worthwhile preparation before committing to major work.
Confirm the official address, any Kawana Island precinct description and the property’s actual relationship with water. Gather relevant private-structure or scheme records.
Agree a practical preparation list. Complete worthwhile repairs and cleaning, make room connections and outdoor spaces clear, and ensure each image represents the property or is labelled as local context.
Agree the campaign, access arrangements and approved marketing copy. Ask the relevant advisers to confirm transaction documentation and check factual property claims before material goes public.
Ask your solicitor to confirm disclosure obligations. Use address-specific Council searches for property questions; general suburb information is not a substitute.
You do not need a firm moving date to talk about your Parrearra property. Start with the questions that matter to you, whether that is understanding the evidence, deciding which preparation is worthwhile or considering the next move.
We will help you find the appropriate person to discuss your property and the questions you would like answered.
Discuss the circumstances and decisions that would make the sale work for you.
Review the reasoning behind the assessment and the competing choices relevant to your property.
Set out the presentation, marketing, access and communication approach before launch.
Preparation → Presentation and launch → Negotiation and contract.
Discuss a negotiated campaign, auction, expressions of interest or a private introduction in light of the property and your priorities. A private introduction may suit privacy preferences but is not the same as testing broad public exposure. The relevant legal and campaign requirements should be explained before choosing.
Ask us to explain the Essential, Enhanced and Elite options in a written proposal. The selected services, advertising and costs should be agreed before you commit; a package name alone does not define what is included.
The campaign will show your home’s outlook, access and layout, with clear information about the title and any shared arrangements.
A clear starting point for your Parrearra sale: understand the home’s setting, choose relevant comparisons and plan preparation, pricing and marketing. The guide distinguishes private frontage, water views and public amenity, with practical questions for houses, attached homes and apartments. Use it to prepare for a property-specific conversation with ELITE.
Council records Double Bay Park on Grand Parade in Parrearra, while Kawana Island is used as a local precinct description. Use the property’s official address when comparing sales. A shared locality does not mean identical frontage, outlook, access or ownership.
It may provide wider context, but it is rarely a close comparison on its own. Title, land, accommodation, outlook and costs should be compared with similar properties.
No. The relevant approvals, title arrangements, condition and access route should be verified for that property. Appearance alone is not enough.
Identify the actual building and lot. Compare outlook, layout, orientation, parking, storage, access and current scheme information. Same-building sales can help, but physical and ownership differences still matter; the precinct name is context, not an appraisal method.
A discussion of your property, relevant sales evidence and a suggested selling range, with practical advice about presentation and the next steps you are considering.
They are different services. An agent’s appraisal is a market opinion; a formal valuation is a separate professional assessment. Discuss the purpose of the information you need.
Begin with current presentation and necessary maintenance. Discuss whether proposed work addresses a real issue for the property, along with its cost and disruption. Major work should not be assumed to deliver a particular return.
Yes. An initial discussion can focus on evidence, preparation and the decisions that would make the next move workable. You can choose a conversation first without committing to a campaign.
The method should follow the property, available evidence and your priorities. Discuss the practical differences between a negotiated campaign, auction, expressions of interest and private introduction.
Your address, known improvements, practical concerns and an idea of your plans are useful starting points. Bring the property records you already hold so the agent and relevant advisers can identify what still needs checking.
No. Public waterside amenity and private frontage are distinct. Check the property boundary, outlook and legal access separately. A park photograph explains the neighbourhood; it does not establish ownership or exclusive water access.
Raise occupancy and access arrangements at the start. Plan the campaign around the property’s circumstances and ask the relevant adviser to confirm applicable requirements. Do not assume vacant possession, unrestricted inspections or a particular timetable.
Your next step
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