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8 Forbes Road
Bloomsbury QLD 4799

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Car spaces: 10
Floor area: 108m2
Land area: 1827110m2
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Property Details for 8 Forbes Rd, Bloomsbury

Building Type
Rural
Floor Size
108m2
Land Size
1827110m2
Local Government
Mackay Regional
Lot/Plan
1/RL7730

Last Listing description (March 2025)

Irrigation | Grazing | Stud | Lifestyle | Grow any Crop You Desire

AS A WHOLE

Location: Bloomsbury - 80kms north of Mackay, 40km south of Proserpine and 1km south of Bloomsbury. O'Connell River forms western boundary.

Area: 181.51ha or approximately 448.52ac in three (3) freehold titles.

Home: Older style renovated lowset comfortable three (3) bedroom Queenslander, with new roof new carpet and vinyl plank and new paint. Air con, maintained in good condition, rainwater and bore connected.

Rainfall: High rainfall belt. Approximately 50 inches per annum.

Shed: Two (2) 8 x 4 all steel (with one bay cemented workshop). One (1) 70 x 40 all steel. One (1) 27 x 36 fully cemented (timber). One (1) 33 x 36 timber car shed (old with new roof). One (1) old cottage used as store room.

Cane Production: Normally between 6,000 to 7,000 ton (up to 8,000) to Wilmar Proserpine Mill on approximately 223 acres of production area.

Water: Two (2) bores (house and garden supply), one (1) submersible pump and one (1) jet pump. Two (2) irrigation dams 22megs and 26megs. O'Connell River pump station. One (1) 55kw electric pump (river) new (on trailer). One (1) 45kw electric pump (share dams) new (on trailer). Quantity 5inch flood pipes on trailer. One (1) southern cross 160 water winch. One (1) 100m and one (1) 200m 4inch lay flat on double hose reel trailer. Can winch whole of farm full underground with approximately sixty (60) hydrants.

Fencing: Some new fencing on headlands and dam (run 20 weaners), steel yards, crush, bale, loading ramp. Some new boundary fencing on eastern side of highway, rest old. Approximately 130acres virgin country eastern side of highway.

Frontage: Double frontage to the Bruce Highway and fronts the O'Connell River.

Machinery: Large list available on request.

Country: Small rainforest area, then into undulating and elevated areas timbered with Popla Gum, Blue Gum, Moreton Bay Ash, Ironbark, Bloodwood plus others.

Price: $3,000,000 ($3.0 Million)

Remarks: This is a highly regarded, very well maintained tidy cane farm with very fertile soil types in an ideal position and overall the property is very well watered. It is well laid out has a good machinery list, easy to irrigate the whole farm with underground pipes. All buildings kept in good order. Double frontage to Bruce Highway for stud property. Spare land could be suitable for grazing. Siding on farm with contract harvester and planting contractor, one man operation. Inspections by appointment only.

For more information please contact:
Gary Johns | Nutrien Harcourts | Mackay
Office: (07) 4998 6021 | Mobile: 0427 241 250
gary.johns@nh.com.au

Property History for 8 Forbes Rd, Bloomsbury, QLD 4799

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
Last Sold
$1,350,000
14 Nov 2006
  • 05 Mar 2025
    Listed for Sale $3,000,000
  • 18 Mar 2016
    Listed for Sale $2,400,000
  • 14 Nov 2006
    Sold for $1,350,000
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About Bloomsbury 4799

The size of Bloomsbury is approximately 434.2 square kilometres. It has 1 park covering nearly 17.7% of total area. The population of Bloomsbury in 2016 was 598 people. By 2021 the population was 539 showing a population decline of 9.9% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Bloomsbury is 60-69 years. Households in Bloomsbury are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1400 - $1799 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Bloomsbury work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 81.70% of the homes in Bloomsbury were owner-occupied compared with 80.00% in 2016.

Bloomsbury has 394 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Bloomsbury have seen a 70.83% increase in median value. As at 30 November 2025:

  • The median value for Houses in Bloomsbury is $617,694 while the median value for Units is $65,487.
There are currently 3 properties listed for sale, and no properties listed for rent in Bloomsbury on OnTheHouse. According to Cotality's data, 25 properties were sold in the past 12 months in Bloomsbury.

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