1416 Motpena RoadMotpena SA 5730
Property Details for 1416 Motpena Rd, Motpena
Last Listing description (October 2024)
Motpena spans over 554 square kilometres of diverse pastoral land, extending from the shores of Lake Torrens to the foothills of the renowned Flinders Ranges. The property features substantial floodplain areas fed by the Parachilna and Cottage creeks, along with the Commodore swamp system covering approximately 30% of the southern section.
Noteworthy is the property's abundant underground water supply, sourced from 15 equipped bores and 5 main water meters. It is divided into 7 primary paddocks, accompanied by holding paddocks, 3 sets of drafting yards and trucking facilities, catering to a stocking rate of 1300 cattle.
The presence of the sealed Outback Highway traversing through Motpena ensures exceptional accessibility. Moreover, there is a promising opportunity for diversification to leverage the thriving Flinders Ranges Tourism market.
Motpena currently thrives with extensive regeneration efforts and meticulous water management by its present owners spanning three decades. The property is offered for sale on a walk-in-walk-out basis, inclusive of comprehensive station plant and equipment, and livestock (subject to muster).
Large stands of Native Pine, Black Oak Mulga, and acacia with an expansive range of ground cover such as blue bush, salt bush, bindyi, cottonbush and various grasses & herbs in season.
Improvements include a centrally located comfortable 6 Bedroom Homestead, workshops, and storage sheds with the old shearers' quarters (sheep were last run on Motpena in the 1960's) providing possible extra accommodation and tourism income.
A large stand- alone solar / battery system provides ample power with a 14kva genset as backup.
Opportunities to secure quality Pastoral holdings such as Motpena don't come along very often. This a unique opportunity to secure as an add on to an existing pastoral enterprise or for those looking for a gateway to diversification.
Inspection highly recommended through the exclusive selling agents Nutrien Harcourts.
Property History for 1416 Motpena Rd, Motpena, SA 5730
- 25 Sep 2024Sold for $3,939,880
- 15 May 2024Listed for Sale ROI - Closing Fri 28th June 24 at 1pm
- 28 Nov 2011Transferred
About Motpena 5730
The size of Motpena is approximately 584.7 square kilometres. There are 2 parks within the area. The population of Motpena in 2016 was 16 people. By 2021 the population was 6 showing a population decline of 62.5% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Motpena is 70-79 years. Households in Motpena are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying over $4000 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Motpena work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 100.00% of the homes in Motpena were owner-occupied compared with 100.00% in 2016.
Motpena has 3 properties.
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