LGA · QLD · CENTRAL QUEENSLAND COAST

Yeppoon (Livingstone Shire)

Capricorn Coast lifestyle LGA + Great Keppel gateway + Shoalwater Bay defence anchor. Roughly 665km from Brisbane CBD.

Central Queensland Coast Hotspotting refresh: Jun 2026 665km from CBD

Investment thesis

What this LGA is for

Coastal Livingstone Shire LGA on the Capricorn Coast, ~40km east of Rockhampton. Yeppoon is the LGA's commercial heart and the gateway to Great Keppel Island. Diversified economy: agriculture, construction, tourism, Defence (Shoalwater Bay Military Training Centre adjacency) and resources. Multi-billion-dollar project pipeline including the $500 million The Pines Estate masterplanned community. Well-connected transport: Bruce Highway, Tilt Train and Rockhampton Airport. Employment opportunities have remained steady for the past five years. Unemployment in the Livingstone LGA matches Rockhampton's. House prices remain affordable despite strong YoY growth — houses starting at $710K in Zilzie and Emu Park, with the Yeppoon unit market at $562K. Lifestyle-driven demand from Rockhampton commuters and southern migrants.

Key numbers

Snapshot of the Yeppoon (Livingstone Shire) economy and demographics.

The Pines Estate masterplanned community

$500M

Project pipeline across the LGA

Multi-billion

Military Training Centre (adjacent)

Shoalwater Bay

Direct rail connection

Tilt Train

Infrastructure pipeline

The committed and in-flight infrastructure spend reshaping the LGA.

$500M

The Pines Estate masterplanned community

Major new residential community in delivery. Long-term housing supply anchor.

Major

Shoalwater Bay Military Training Centre

Major ADF training facility nearby. Multi-decade Defence employment driver.

Major

Great Keppel Island tourism

Major tourism anchor accessed via Yeppoon. Underpins lifestyle + hospitality economy.

Major

Bruce Highway + Tilt Train + Rockhampton Airport

Excellent transport links. Bruce Highway is the M1-equivalent for Central QLD.

Major

Multi-billion project pipeline

Several major regional projects under construction or proposed. Jobs + economic activity boost.

Major

Capricorn Coast tourism economy

Beaches + island gateway + Rockhampton service catchment.

Major

Resources sector adjacency

Coal + base metals economy services from nearby Rockhampton.

Major

Lifestyle migration demand

Southern migrants + retirees + Rockhampton commuters drive structural demand.

Suburbs in scope

Suburbs we actively track within Yeppoon (Livingstone Shire). House market data from PropTrack via Hotspotting LGA report (12 months trailing).

Suburb	Median	Yield	1yr growth	Vacancy	Read
Barlows Hill	$990K	4.40%	+20%	0.60%	LGA premium estate. Strong YoY
Cawarral	$914K	4.00%	+23%	0.50%	Hinterland premium. Strong YoY
Pacific Heights	$905K	4.20%	+8%	0.50%	Coastal premium
Lammermoor	$900K	4.30%	+8%	0.60%	Coastal premium
Hidden Valley	$843K	4.30%	+16%	0.60%	Established middle-tier
Taranganba	$798K	4.50%	+11%	0.60%	Established middle-tier
Yeppoon (House)	$798K	4.50%	+15%	0.70%	LGA commercial heart. Deepest market (138 sales/yr)
Zilzie	$710K	4.50%	+20%	0.70%	Coastal affordable. Strong YoY
Emu Park	$710K	4.50%	+18%	0.70%	Most affordable LGA entry. Strong YoY
Yeppoon (Unit)	$563K	6.10%	0%	0.80%	Strong unit yield. 67 sales/yr

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