Homes with a luxury bonus for a quarter of the typical house price

Resort-style living doesn’t always require a seven-figure sum.

Four Aussie properties sold in May for well under Australia’s median house price of $1,112,575 and come with a pool as a luxury bonus.

The three-bedroom, one-bathroom home at 194 Little West Street in Mount Isa, Queensland, sold on May 16 for $230,000, as stated on the listing.

SOLD - $230,000

194 Little West St, Mount Isa QLD 4825

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Rachael Wilson of City and Country Realty, describes the property on the listing as an entertainer’s pad with a newly-painted, in-ground pool and barbecue area.

Although there aren’t enough sales over the past 12 months for Domain to obtain a median house price for the suburb in outback Queensland, the $230,000 figure is a speck of the nation’s median house price. Medians are obtained from Domain’s House Price Report for the March 2024 quarter.

Also in Mount Isa, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom property at 5 Short Street sold on May 27 for $320,000, as stated on the listing.

SOLD - $320,000

5 Short Street, Mount Isa QLD 4825

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Kieran Tully of City and Country Realty, suggests on the listing that the home’s standout feature is the “inviting in-ground pool that offers a cool oasis during Mount Isa’s scorching summers”. It comes complete with a “Bali hut and ample shade”.

In Boulder, Western Australia, the three-bedroom, one-bathroom property at 119 Wittenoom Street sold on May 27 for $399,000, as stated on the listing.

Boulder is a suburb of Kalgoorlie, 597km east of Perth. The median house price is $285,000.

SOLD - $399,000

119 Wittenoom Street, Boulder WA 6432

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Jessica Warren and Larissa Todd of Professionals Platinum, describe the home on the listing as the “ultimate family retreat”. A large patio and below-ground indoor pool is made for entertaining.

In the Townsville suburb of Deeragun, the three-bedroom, one-bathroom property at 34 Louis Street sold on May 27 for $440,000, the listing shows. The median house price for Deeragun is $376,250.

Amedeo Dinardo of Townsville Flat Free Realty marketed the home towards first-home buyers and savvy investors.

SOLD - $44,000

34 Louis street, Deeragun QLD 4818

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Dinardo suggests on the listing that the home “ticks all the boxes” with its location and affordability factor.

The property is currently tenanted at a rate of $505 per week.