Tannum Sands Property Market Update 2nd Half 2025
Tannum Sands offers a peaceful coastal lifestyle with beautiful beaches and ocean views. It’s a friendly, well-connected community with great schools, shops, and healthcare nearby; Tannum Sands is an ideal place for families to call home.
Property Trends
In Q3 2025, Tannum Sands recorded a median house price of $677,500 and a median unit price of $450,000. This represents an annual (Q3 2024 – Q3 2025) median price surge of 26.6% for houses and 45.2% for units, confirming that now is an ideal time for owners to capitalize on their investments. Comparing Q3 2024 and Q3 2025, total sales declined by -48.3% for houses (to 45 sales in Q3 2025) and significantly to only 11-unit sales in Q3 2025. This highlights a clear undersupply for both property types, creating a buffer against higher interest rates, resulting in continued price growth. Without any new houses in the 2025 pipeline, the likelihood of further price growth is high.
Project Development
Tannum Sands will see approximately $178.3M of new projects commence construction in 2025. A key commercial project is the Flinders Village lifestyle and retirement aged care, adding a 104-bed facility. Only three residential projects are planned for 2025, adding a limited number of units. While several land lots are planned; they will require time for construction. Without any new ready-to-sell townhouses or houses in the pipeline the current undersupply will persist, driving property prices higher.
Rental Market & Growth
House rental yield in Tannum Sands was 4.5% in September 2025, well above Brisbane Metro (3.1%). This was paired with a 3.6% increase in median house rental price in the past 12 months to Q3 2025, at $580 per week; and a -12.7% decline in the number of houses rented (to 48 rentals in Q3 2025). This suggests an undersupplied and competitive house rental market. With a more affordable investment entry price than Brisbane Metro, Tannum Sands is highly attractive and beneficial to investors.
Vacancy Rates & Property Investment
Tannum Sands (postcode 4680) recorded a vacancy rate of 2.5% in September 2025, above Gladstone LGA’s 0.9% and Brisbane Metro’s 1.0% average. Vacancy rates in Tannum Sands have increased in the past 12 months, due to investors re-entering the market. That said, a 2.5% vacancy rate is still below the Real Estate Institution of Australia’s healthy benchmark of 3.0%, indicating quicker occupancy of rental homes in Tannum Sands. This suggests a conducive environment for investors, even if median house and unit price (thus entry price) has increased in the past 12 months to Q3 2025.
