10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale

Top 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: Farmbuy.com Buyers' Guide

The appeal of commercial farms is endless. While the scale of management might seem daunting, it's undeniable that these farms can offer some of the best returns and present an exciting challenge for those looking to expand their agricultural horizons.

Finding the perfect property can be difficult, however. What type of crop are you interested in cultivating? Would you rather raise livestock? Do you have a preference as to the property’s scale?

Whether you’re venturing into commercial farming for the first time or seeking to expand an existing enterprise, farmbuy.com has curated the 10 most-expensive commercial farms on the market right now for you to browse (based on advertised prices).

Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: Mundiwa And Twin Rivers, Brewarrina, NSW ($9 million)

Quality breeding and fattening country

Located 57km north-west of Brewarrina and 102km north-east of Bourke, this property covers 14,826 hectares (36,636 acres) made up of “Mundiwa” (7,959.36ha) and “Twin Rivers” (6,859.43ha and 7.84ha shared) - plus an additional 628ha of reserves and road reserves.

The holding comprises level country with predominantly black and grey soils extending to some lighter red loam. Timber comprises Gum, Coolibah, Box, Whitewood, Leopardwood, Dogwood and Black Wattle. Grasses and herbages comprise Neverfail, Warrego, Coolah Grass, Mitchell Grass, Umbrella Grass, Crowfoot, Spinach and Lambs Tongue. Salines include Saltbush, Copper Burr, Jelly Burr and Goat Head. There is a cultivation permit for 800 acres.

The property is well watered by the Culgoa and Birrie Rivers, 15 ground tanks, a share bore at Mundiwa shed that waters the homestead, and four troughs and a windmill at "Twin Rivers" supplying a tank feeding another four troughs.

Fencing is very good with 21 main grazing paddocks plus holding paddocks. 

Improvements include: a five-bedroom elevated homestead in an attractive riverside setting featuring spacious living areas, an office, sleep-outs, modern kitchen and recently renovated bathrooms; machinery shed; lock-up workshop and chemical storage; skillion machinery/hay shed; three stables, storeroom and wash bay; 900m airstrip; stand electric woolshed with quarters (16 person) on a separate block in one-third shares (jointly owned); and cattle yards and two sheep yards.

The quality breeding and fattening country is currently carrying a large body of feed.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: 180 McLachlan Road, Heyfield, VIC ($8.4 million)

Large-scale irrigated and dryland dairy operation

"Whites" is a large-scale irrigated and dryland dairy operation, and well suited for beef and horticultural opportunities. The 314.2-hectare property fronts the Macalister River and comprises highly-productive alluvial soils in a 625-millimetre rainfall area.

Available for sale by Private Treaty with WIWO options, the property has a herd carrying capacity of 800 cows.

"Whites" is subdivided into 92 main paddocks with central laneway system. Soils vary from heavy alluvial creek flats to brown and grey clay loams, in some areas sandy clay loams.

A total of 1,678ML in available water entitlements are available from a combination of low and high reliability sourced from the Macalister Irrigation District, groundwater and harvesting an off-waterway dam. Livestock water comes from the storage dam facility sourced from a combination of river and bore water.

Some 216 hectares are sown to annual and perennial ryegrass pastures with 52 hectares being native perennial grasses.

Operational improvements include a 50-unit rotary dairy with supporting workshop, calf shed with yards and working race, storage shed, undercover steel cattle yards, machinery shed, two hay sheds, four-bedroom/two-bathroom main homestead, four-bedroom/two-bathroom manager’s residence, and two additional workers cottages, both comprising three bedrooms.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: 409 Moroka Road, Maffra, VIC ($8.3 million)

Large-scale irrigated dairy farm

"Hill Farm" is a large-scale irrigated dairy farm, equally suited to a beef cattle breeding and finishing enterprise. The property boasts an impressive 1,270ML of water storage supplied from the Valencia Creek and natural runoff. The property presents a gently undulating to rolling hill landscape in 659-millimetre rainfall area. The 427.56-hectare property is available for sale by Private Treaty with WIWO options available.

With a herd carrying capacity of 800 cows, the property is subdivided into 60 main paddocks with an extensive laneway system. Livestock water is supplied from the Valencia Creek on a pressurised closed loop system to 78 concrete water troughs. Irrigation water (960ML) is sourced from an unregulated waterway (spring or runoff) for the filling of waterway dams The property has four large dams, with a combined storage capacity of 1,270ML.

Soils vary from dark grey to brown clay loams to sandier loams on the rises; while pastures comprise a productive blend of annual and perennial ryegrass pastures.

Operational improvements include: a 60-unit rotary dairy with steel cattle yards and vet crush (800-head capacity); 19,000-litre Thermatec vat; calf shed with yards; steel and timber outpost cattle yards with loading ramp; machinery shed; three hay sheds; 41-tonne total grain storage; four-bedroom/two-bathroom main homestead; three-bedroom/one-bathroom manager's residence; and four-bedroom/one-bathroom workers' cottage.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: Monduran, QLD (+$8 million)

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

This unique property comprises approximately 6,850 acres of grazing aggregation situated at Monduran on the Bruce Highway. Where else can you find prime breeder country so close to major towns, sale yards and under one hour to beautiful sandy beaches and fishing icons.

This aggregation boasts three solid homes (one massive Queensland-style home under 10 years old; the other two brick construction). There is great infrastructure here with numerous sheds and five light aircraft hangers. It also has its own all-weather air strip.

There are five sets of cattle yards throughout plus numerous dams and frontage to two reliable creeks. The list goes one with homestead orchards, chook pens, fencing, and holding paddocks estimated to run 600-plus breeders.

This country has been run as five separate holdings previously, so is well subdivided with fencing, enabling controlled grazing. If you are seeking a cattle property close to the pleasures of the Wide Bay/Burnett region, this is not to be missed.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: 271 Bushy Park-Valencia Creek Road, Maffra, VIC ($7.8 million)

Riverfront dairy farm

"Donahoes", a large-scale irrigated dairy farm situated on the Avon River, comprises a gently undulating to flat landscape running towards the Avon River. Soils comprise heavy alluvial, moderately sandy loams to dark brown clay loams highly suited to a range of enterprises including dairy, beef cattle and horticultural enterprises. The property is available for sale by Private Treaty with WIWO options available.

The 289.81-hectare property has a herd carrying capacity of 800 cows.

Irrigation water is sourced from the Central Gippsland Catchment and the Avon River, with a total of 2,028ML. Soils comprise moderately sandy loams to dark brown clay loam soils. Livestock water is pumped from electric bore and the Avon River directly to catchment dams or pressurised to a network of 58 concrete water troughs.

The property is subdivided into 45 main paddocks, in three blocks divided by public roads. Laneways and an underpass connect the blocks.

Some 267 hectares are sown to perennial and ryegrass pastures with the balance being native grasses.

Operational improvements include: a 50-unit rotary dairy with steel cattle yards (700-head capacity); 18,000* litre Thermatech vat; calf shed with steel cattle yards; mchinery shed; 70-tonne grain storage (cone bottom silos); two-bedroom/two-bathroom main homestead; and two-bedroom/two-bathroom manager’s residence.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: 70 Ingrams Road, Cumbalum, NSW ($5.5-6 million)

A valuable coastal country estate

"Grandfathers Farm" at Cumbalum in the Ballina-Byron Hinterland is presented to the market for sale – a rare opportunity. This rich agricultural property consists 111 grazing and growing acres in a peaceful and private location just five minutes to Ballina and the airport. Located between Ballina and Byron Bay, it is an easy drive to the Richmond River, the beaches, to Bangalow and to Byron Bay, with ready access to schools, hospitals, shopping facilities and the freeway.

A country lane leads to the property and once there you drive through rich grazing paddocks, past rows of macadamia trees and up the hill to where the home sits. The residence is of grand proportion; a brick split-level home offering four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a huge open plan living space with verandahs offering multiple entertaining and relaxing areas.

The home is surrounded by open space, clean paddocks and a rainforest gully with permanent creek reaching up behind. There are landscaped lawns and attractive gardens, a large four-bay shed, chicken coops, workshop plus other shedding ideal for storage, working a business from home or establishing further farm-based activities.

This extremely well presented and maintained farm currently runs 30 breeder cattle returning a tidy income. The macadamia plantation of 3,500 young trees in the growth phase earns a substantial income which will increase. All equipment and machinery necessary to be included in the sale. A four-bay powered shed houses the processing equipment with silos on site.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: 537 Walshs Bridge South Road, Kaarimba ($5.6 million)

Olive grove and grazing property

This is an outstanding property comprising 20 hectares of fully-established olive grove with the balance of 207 hectares of quality irrigated grazing and cropping country.

The olive grove comprises 20 hectares planted to 4,000 trees, 14 and 15 years of age, all under state-of-the-art micro jet irrigation system. The farming area of approximately 200 hectares is subdivided into seven main paddocks, 28 hectares lasered, 40 hectares under irrigating pivot system.

Water includes 390ML plus two bores with 150ML. Improvements include an outstanding residence of some 100 squares, including four bedrooms, large living areas, magnificent kitchen, extra kitchen dining area, and in-ground swimming pool.

Processing infrastructure includes fully-enclosed factory, office and sales room with all machinery, plant and equipment for the processing of olives right through to the finished product. Approximately 20,000 litres of oil is produced annually with sales to local and interstate buyers. Contract processing is also carried out for other growers.

Outbuildings include machinery and utility shedding. Full machinery, plant and equipment is included to run this property.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: 66 McLeods Road, Bullyard, QLD ($5.5 million)

Expansive farmland

This expansive land parcel consisting of two titles with an area of 126.5 hectares (312.5 acres) with established trees and horticulture and plenty of potential is being offered to the market. This well set-up, fully-arable irrigation property offers established farmers or investors and ideal opportunity to acquire.

The lemon orchard has approximately 8,648 trees across around 24.2 hectares (60 acres). Varieties grown are Eureka/Cox and seedless Eureka/Benton. All trees are pruned and meticulously maintained as required for consistent yields and there is younger plantings coming into full maturity that are certain to boost the yearly income further.

The other crop grown on the property is ginger. Various small crops have been grown on the property over the years, with the holding ideal for macadamias with a gentle slope, perfect drainage and loads of water.

This property comes with an excellent water allocation of 300 megalitres supplied from the Kolan Scheme and has had over 10 years of 100 per cent entitlement. This water is supported by three on-farm dams holding in excess of 150 megalitres combined. There are four SunWater outlets on the property and are all equipped with electric motors. The irrigation system is all interconnected via six-inch and eight-inch PVC mains.

Not included in the sale but are available by negotiation are two other titles. One includes a large executive-style brick home with a lock-up shed and pool on approximately eight acres. The other title of approximately 11 acres has a large near new packing shed, a large five-bay lock-up workshop and office. A Queenslander-style homestead is also on this title.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: Malanda, QLD ($5.5 million)

Large dairy and grazing holding

This property includes approximately 169.5 hectares (418.6 acres) of some of the best grazing country on three titles and one water access title close to Malanda.

It features red volcanic, well-grassed soil with improved tropical grasses, brachi, sataria, kikuyu and rye grass on the go and topped with pinto peanut, glycine and creeping vigna in the legume range. The property is naturally watered with five creeks.

This represents one of the larger aggregations of land in the area, is weed-free and well-priced on a walk-in-walk-out basis, including a large list of machinery and other equipment (tractors, mixing wagon, grain silos, three water licenses, four travelling irrigators driven by 70hp electric motor and pump, solar pump pumping up to a large water tank and gravity to troughs, water access to all paddocks, steel cattle yards and undercover crush).

The four-bedroom homestead is positioned with views to die for, along with the two-bedroom workers' cottage on its own title.

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Australia's 10 Most Expensive Commercial Farms For Sale: Dimbulah, QLD ($5.2 million)

Expansive farmland with quality soils

For the first time in nearly five decades, this expansive land parcel with established trees and plenty of potential is being offered to the market. Included with the sale is 125ML of Tinaroo Dam water allocation. The well-drained, naturally-sloping soils are some of the best on offer in the area and hold the potential to be developed into a wide range of crops such as citrus, avocados and blueberries.

The total area covered is 138 hectares (342 acres), with approximately 74 hectares (182 acres) cleared. There are 4,000 established Kensington Pride Mango trees along with a suitable inventory list and extra-large packing shed and equipment.

This rural land parcel is split over two titles and offers approximately one kilometre of Walsh River frontage. Underground mainlines and pumping infrastructure are in place and deliver water from the Walsh River across the property.

The main concrete block house features three bedrooms and sits in a prominent position on the the block. There is also a second threee-bedroom block home.

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