Eumundi | $3.6 million AUD ($2.43 million)
A five-bedroom house in the rural Sunshine Coast town of Eumundi.
This sprawling five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath house sits on six acres in Eumundi, a rural town of 2,500 in the Noosa Hinterland of Queensland’s Suncoast Region. Historically an agricultural area, Eumundi still has original buildings from the 1800s. These days, it’s known for the artisanal Eumundi market — the largest in Australia, with more than 600 kiosks selling handmade, hand-sewn, home-baked and homegrown products.
The town offers a child-care center, a primary school, a bakery, cafes, an aquatic center with swimming pools, a gym and a tennis club. The 15-room Imperial Hotel has a beer garden, a pub-style restaurant and live music, and offers tours of its brewery. Twenty minutes from the house, Noosa Main Beach and Hastings Street have resorts, cafes, bars, surf stores, gift shops, day spas and galleries. Sunshine Coast Airport is less than 30 minutes away.
Size: 5,220 square feet
Price per square foot: $465
Indoors: An electronic gate opens to a long concrete driveway that stretches past two ponds and a fountain. A nearly 10-foot-high octagonal foyer branches out to the home’s living, sleeping and alfresco areas. The home has wide-plank mahogany flooring and ducted air-conditioning.
An entertaining area includes a multilevel home theater, a large family room with a wood-burning fireplace and a separate study nook. The expansive open living room, dining room and kitchen has a large angled island with a hood and shelves for decorative items.
For privacy, the en suite primary bedroom is on the opposite side of the house. It has French doors, a walk-in closet and a classic white bathroom. The suite opens to a wraparound deck. Another en suite bedroom has a round soaker tub and access to a veranda.
Off the main living room, a children’s wing has a family bathroom, a powder room and two bedrooms. On the lower level, a separate guest studio has a kitchenette, a bedroom and a bathroom.
The house was built in 1970 and renovated 11 years ago. It has a 6.24-kilowatt solar-energy system, three 15,000-liter water tanks and a “Bio Cycle” septic system.
Outdoor Space: The living room, kitchen and dining area open via bi-fold doors to a tiled alfresco entertaining area and outdoor kitchen/games room, an inground pool, lawns and countryside views.
Costs: Annual property taxes are $2,430 AUD ($1,640).
Contact: Lian Scott, [email protected]; +61-402-221-823; sutersmithcleine.com.au
Hamilton Island | $3.65 million AUD ($2.46 million)
A renovated four-bedroom apartment on the car-free island of Hamilton.
This four-bedroom, three-bath apartment is in the Pavillions condominium complex at the marina on Hamilton Island, just off the east coast of mainland Australia. Hamilton, part of the Whitsunday Islands and a sought-after Australian holiday spot, has only about 300 privately owned homes and some luxury resorts, giving it a feel of exclusivity and privacy. It’s also the only island on the Great Barrier Reef with its own commercial airport.
The car-free island is about 550 miles north of Brisbane and 320 miles south of Cairns, Queensland’s two largest cities. Cafes, boutiques, grocery stores and waterfront restaurants are steps from the condominium complex.
Size: 1,300 square feet
Price per square foot: $164
Indoors: The apartment is on the second floor of a five-unit elevator building. Renovated in 2019 with a Hamptons vibe, it is being sold fully furnished.
From the living room, glass doors stack back and open to a tiled balcony overlooking a marina. The contemporary kitchen has a waterfall-style stone counter, breakfast bar, black wood cabinetry and integrated appliances. A dining table is to one side, and a wall separates a media room.
The primary suite also has glass doors out to the balcony. Shutters above the large bathtub open to the bedroom. Two rectangular vessel sinks sit atop a dark wood vanity.
The unit comes with a golf buggy to navigate the island, and a small garage in which to store it.
Outdoor Space: The oversized balcony has picture-perfect views of the Hamilton Island Marina. A private outdoor spa can be filled with cool water to escape the heat and unwind while enjoying harbor vistas and superyachts. Shutters behind the kitchen sink pull back to reveal an outdoor bar.
Costs: Annual property taxes are $13,267 AUD ($8,960).
Contact: Lynn Malone, [email protected];+61-408-772-880; queenslandsothebysrealty.com
Wynnum | $3.5 million AUD ($2.36 million)
A four-bedroom federation-style Queenslander house just outside Brisbane.
This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, federation-style Queenslander house sits beyond a white picket fence on 0.4 acres in Wynnum, a coastal suburb of Brisbane. (Federation architecture refers to the style of homes built in Australian between around 1890 to 1915.)
Typical of its time, this grande dame of Queensland vernacular architecture is in a garden setting. Queenslanders were typically built atop timber stumps to prevent flooding. Decorative features were used to screen the sweltering sun or help ventilate the interior.
Wynnum, a suburb 12 miles east of central Brisbane with about 14,000 residents, attracts visitors to the coastline with its beaches, jetty and popular tidal wading pool. It is served by three stations on the Cleveland railway line, with service into Brisbane and the nearby suburb of Cleveland.
Size: 6,717 square feet
Price per square foot: $350
Indoors: From the front lawn, a split staircase leads up to a broad wraparound veranda, the Queenslander’s hallmark. Inside the house, the foyer and living room have 12-foot ceilings.
The updated kitchen has granite and timber countertops, a double sink, and Smeg appliances. The floor is tiled, and the backsplash behind the cooktop is marble. The timber cabinets are coated in high-gloss polyurethane.
Floors throughout most of the house are polished wood, with ceramic tile in the bathrooms and carpet in some of the four bedrooms.
A formal lounge adjoins the dining room, warmed by an original wood-burning fireplace. The sunroom is wrapped in a wall of leadlight windows. The original ornate cornices, fretwork and ceiling roses were restored.
Both full bathrooms have traditional tessellated tiling and timber vanities. The upstairs bath has a sunken spa tub, while the lower-level bath has a claw foot tub. A powder room is upstairs.
Multiple French doors open from the house to the veranda, designed to provide a respite from the heat of a subtropical climate. The two upstairs bedrooms open to the veranda.
Outdoor Space: Behind the house is a solar-heated, 36-foot-long saltwater pool, a poolside pavilion for alfresco entertaining, a round fountain and a square green lawn. A covered walkway leads to a two-car carport and a four-car garage.
Costs: Annual property taxes are $976 AUD ($663).
Contact: Lynn Malone, [email protected]; +61-408-772-880; queenslandsothebysrealty.com
The post $2.4 Million Homes in Queensland, Australia appeared first on New York Times.