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The new rural estate selling 300 massive blocks on Perth’s outskirts
A huge land release on the outskirts of Perth is set to go on sale in 2019, offering more than 300 acreage blocks between 1-2.8 hectares.
Country Heights, situated near Gingin, around 85 kilometres from Perth’s CBD, will sell blocks between 20 to 50 times the average suburban block and will be a 45 minute drive from the city once the Tonkin Highway extension is completed in 2019.
A rural land release of this size within commutable distance to the city is rare.
The new estate will be released 85 kilometres from Perth's CBD.Credit:Claymont Development Pty Ltd
The number of rural properties sold in the Perth metropolitan area has steadily decreased in recent years as the city’s average residential block size shrinks to around 375 square metres.
In 2014, 332 rural properties were sold, compared to 156 so far this year.
In the 12 months to October, Real Estate Institute of WA statistics showed 84 small rural properties between 1-4 hectares were sold in Perth.
Most were sold in Gidgegannup (40 kilometres from CBD), Cardup (43 kilometres) and Serpentine (55 kilometres).
Country Heights agent Tom Cabassi said the first stage of the Gingin rural estate would go on sale in February or March, with buyers able to choose blocks from 2.5-7 acres (10,000-28,000 square metres) for $170,000-$220,000.
“It’s very commutable to the city, [Tonkin] Highway is going to make it only 45 minutes from the CBD, it’s going to take 20 minutes off our trip to Perth,” he said.
The estate is north of Muchea.Credit:Claymont Development Pty Ltd
“There’s a mix of people interested in these types of blocks, the business people out of the city or the young people who want a bit of room for their kids.
“Gingin has everything to offer in terms of schooling and sports so they’re not missing out on anything and it’s a very safe place.”
REIWA president Damian Collins said rural estates within 30 kilometres of Perth had become rare.
Some still remained in areas like Jandakot and Canning Vale (both 20 kilometres from city), but he said those areas would likely be rezoned to allow for higher density.
“[Those estates] were done many years ago when Perth had a lot more land and so they were the outskirts a lot of the times when they were done," Mr Collins said.
"The price per square metre of land, even on the outer fringes, they’re selling 380-square-metre blocks for anywhere from $160,00-$300,000 so you don’t have any hope, in areas within 20-30 kilometres of the city, of getting a hectare property — because they’d cost millions now.
"Any newer rural estates coming on are going to be a lot further out of the metropolitan area."
Heather McNeill is a Fairfax Media journalist based in Western Australia with a passion for covering breaking news, crime and courts and Aboriginal affairs.
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