17 Watson Road, Bartle Frere, QLD 4861 sold on 19 January 2025 | OnTheHouse
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Sold on 19 Jan 2025 for $1,057,000

17 Watson Road
Bartle Frere QLD 4861

Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Car spaces: 5
Land area: 182110m2
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Property Details for 17 Watson Rd, Bartle Frere

17 Watson Rd, Bartle Frere is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 5 parking spaces. The property has a land size of 182110m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in January 2025. There are other 2 bedroom House sold in Bartle Frere in the last 12 months.

Building Type
House
Land Size
182110m2
Local Government
Cairns Regional
Lot/Plan
1/RP726273

Last Listing description (September 2025)

Backing onto Josephine Creek with views to Broken Nose and Mount Bartle Frere from your deck, this magnificent and fertile block with a well-designed home overlooking the 130,000L swimming pool will excite anyone looking for a tropical tree change.

THE LAND:
- Well drained Red Soil.

- 2 Fenced Paddocks 1 x 6 acres and 1 x 10 acres and 2 other unfenced paddocks (10 acres).
- Wildlife abounds wallabies, birdlife, butterflies, turtlesThere has even been a recent sighting of platypus.
- 2 Extensive Fruit Orchards with approx. 90 varieties and a total of 400 fruit trees please enquire for further details.
- 130 thousand litres, above ground, shaded lap pool off the house decks. The Water comes straight from the Josephine creek.
- Irrigated shade house/nursery

WATER:
- Town water
- Water Licence (Irrigation Permit)
- Listen to the permanent creek roaring along during the wet season.
- 2 water tanks close to the house (total capacity 95,000L) fed by way of a solar operated pump irrigate the orchards and gravity feed the cattle troughs.

THE HOME:
- Modern, steel framed home which has 2 wings joined by a timber decked breezeway. High ceilings with air vents, insulated walls and ceilings
- Both wings are tiled with raked ceilings and stunning views through sliding doors and louver windows.
- One side has an open plan lounge/dining and kitchen, office and storage area which could be transformed into an extra bedroom if required.
There is also a separate, spacious en-suited bedroom, perfect for guests or to Air BnB.
- Kitchen features a 4-burner gas cooktop, large fridge space and pantry
- The other side is the master wing large bedroom overlooking the deck, pool and views, walk through robes to a spacious bathroom with floor to ceiling tiles.
- Laundry and 4 door storage cupboards tucked away along breezeway walls.
- Solar hot water and panels approx. 5 Kw.

SHEDS:
- 15m x 7m skillion shed 1 bay is lockable, cement floored, insulated and powered with roller door. Work benches and shelves.
Extra bays on either side.
- Heavy Machinery Shed (10mx10m)
- Outdoor kitchen shed. There is a pond nearby which has been used for aquaculture edibles, crayfish and other fish.
- 2 small sheds which used to house quails

INCLUSIONS:
- The sellers may be open to including machinery and equipment used to run and maintain the property depending on negotiations.
- Farm animals, house contents and more.
- Please call to discuss.

LOCATION:
Central to Tourism and Lifestyle areas, towns and schools:
- 5 minutes drive to Josephine Falls carpark and stunning waterfall.
- 20- minutes drive to Bramston Beach and public boat ramp.
- 20- minutes drive to Innisfail and all amenities.
- 10- minutes drive to Babinda
- 50 minutes drive. to Cairns

Properties like this do not come along every day so dont wait to inspect.

Inspections are strictly by appointment.

For more information or inspection times please contact the agents.

Robyn Hawley-Whitton l 0488 071 007 l robyn@cpo.com.au
Ben Whitton l 0409 343 474 l ben@cpo.com.au

Property History for 17 Watson Rd, Bartle Frere, QLD 4861

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
Last Sold
$1,057,000
19 Jan 2025
  • 19 Jan 2025
    Sold for $1,057,000
  • 15 Nov 2024
    Listed for Sale Offers Over $1,250,000 Considered
  • 22 Apr 2014
    Sold for $275,000
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About Bartle Frere 4861

The size of Bartle Frere is approximately 16.6 square kilometres. It has 2 parks covering nearly 0.1% of total area. The population of Bartle Frere in 2016 was 137 people. By 2021 the population was 169 showing a population growth of 23.4% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Bartle Frere is 50-59 years. Households in Bartle Frere are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Bartle Frere work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 77.70% of the homes in Bartle Frere were owner-occupied compared with 69.00% in 2016.

Bartle Frere has 97 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Bartle Frere have seen a 97.88% increase in median value. As at 31 October 2025:

  • The median value for Houses in Bartle Frere is $553,237 while the median value for Units is $454,976.
There are currently 1 property listed for sale, and no properties listed for rent in Bartle frere on OnTheHouse. According to Cotality's data, 4 properties were sold in the past 12 months in Bartle frere.

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