Farms For Sale Darling Downs: Farmbuy.com Buyers' Guide

Farms For Sale Darling Downs: Farmbuy.com Buyers' Guide

When looking to buy QLD rural real estate, there are wide range of regions to consider. Farmbuy.com reviews one of Queensland's most productive farming regions: the Darling Downs. 

The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland. The region produces around one quarter of Queensland agricultural output. The region has developed a strong and diverse agricultural industry largely due to the extensive areas of vertosols (cracking clay soils), particularly black vertosols. The Darling Downs contains the largest deposit of rich black agricultural soils in Australia.

The most important commodities in the region based on the gross value of agricultural production were cattle and calves, followed by cotton and wheat. The lower temperatures of the milder summers in the Stanthorpe and Killarney regions allows farmers to grow lettuce, celery, brassicas and potato.

The annual rainfall ranges from 600 mm (24 in) in the far west of the region, to 1,000 mm (39 in) in the east. Water for irrigation is mostly sourced from groundwater from alluvial aquifers. Water is also extracted from streams, off-stream reservoirs and on-farm dams.

We've selected some of our favourite farms for sale from the Darling Downs and Granite Belt regions for you to look through below. To check out the full range of farms for sale click here.

Farms For Sale Darling Downs: Lot 56, Sobbe Road, Sandy Camp, QLD

Sweeping valley views

“Sobbe Downs”, a 490-acre parcel of land located on the southern side of the Darling Downs, has excellent quality fencing around the entire boundary, consisting of five-barb and four-barb wire with split posts.

Two dams supply adequate water for the livestock. The property contains good stands of millable ironbark as a potential secondary income.

This secluded block provides numerous lifestyle opportunities including camping, fishing, horse riding or motorbiking. Potential house sites show views sweeping over the valley and looking towards the nearby township of Clifton.

Currently with a large body of feed, don't delay in organising an inspection.

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Farms For Sale Darling Downs: 81 Fett Road, Westbrook, QLD

Productive property close to Toowoomba

Located 1.5km west of Westbrook, 81 Fett Road offers land bankers and astute buyers the opportunity to purchase a piece of land in the firing line for future development. With sweeping views over Westbrook and Glenvale, the property borders the proposed residential zoning and is well located within the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing and minutes from the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport.

Live a self-sufficient lifestyle with room for livestock, crops etc. Utilise the water allocation and grow small crops close to lucrative markets. Or land bank for future residential development.

For those looking to work the 25.67-hectare (63.43 acres) property, it's well fenced into 12 useable paddocks and includes a good mixture of cultivations and natural treed areas. There's access to all paddocks via laneways; and machinery and hay sheds (both 18m x 12m).

Critically, there's the option of a 21 ML Walloon Coal Measures water licence; plus five bores (one for irrigation, four for stock domestic) and 32,000 gallons of rainwater storage. What's more, there's a comfortable three-edroom home, with two-bay workshop/car garage.

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Farms For Sale Darling Downs: Lot 10, Greenups Road, Cambooya, QLD

Productive farm in Toowoomba 'Dress Circle'

Located at Lot 10 on Greenups Road, Cambooya, this 62.27-hectare (153.87 acres) farm for sale has unprecedented views across the Cambooya Valley to the north. Several sites would be ideal for the family home.

There's also a bore located under the old windmill which currently is not in use.

The property offers the successful purchaser an opportunity to live within 25 minutes from the centre of Toowoomba with uninterrupted country views.

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Farms For Sale Darling Downs: Lot 4 Drildool Road, Tara, QLD

Large freehold land

Located in the Western Downs region between the towns of Tara, Chinchilla and Dalby, and just south of the Condamine State Forest, is this large freehold property of 474.9 hectares (1,173.503 acres).

This property is well timbered and has good native grass throughout for grazing, wild flowers in the fields and is slightly undulating with some good higher country. There is a large established dam which is full as well as other sites which would make additional dam sites.

With large established farms surrounding, this property has loads of potential.

There is a yearly income of $15,000 from three gas heads ($5,000 per gas head, per year) on the property and the possibility of more being installed which would provide a significant percentage return on your investment. The gas heads are located towards the northern end of the property which has a fully maintained entrance, gates and track.

The boundaries have been cleared so you can drive around the property as well as some tracks throughout.

If you are looking for a large freehold property with a bonus of a yearly income, this could be the property for you.

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Farms For Sale Darling Downs: 404 Langlands Road, Jandowae, QLD

603 acres of grazing with A1 improvements

Situated at 404 Langlands Road, Jandowae, "Pinevale" boasts 255.1 hectares (630.352 acres) of iron bark and box red soil country at the front running into dark Brigalow, Belah, Ti Tree soils. The land has been selectively cleared for grazing and features improved pasture in the heavier country (Bambtsi, Purple Pidgeon, Creeping Blue Grass, Digitaria, Buffel, Rhodes grass and native pastures).

Water comes from a bore approximately 180 feet deep, equipped with solar pump linked to a 5,000-gallon poly tank and four troughs. There's also four earth dams; and a 8,000-gallon rainwater storage plumbed to the house. The house dam is used to water gardens.

Boundary and internal fencing is mostly in good order and subdivided into seven paddocks, cattle stock proof.

Improvementrs also include a two-storey home with three bedrooms, dining and lounge combined, modern kitchen c/w pantry, built-in cupboards, bathroom has shower over, septic toilet, lovely covered patio with excellent views, large lounge/family room, office, bathroom with walk-in shower, toilet and vanity, office, large lock-up garage housing four cars, electric double doors, and approximately 3kva solar.

Adjoining the house is a separate older style home which has three bedrooms, lounge, laundry, sunroom, verandah on two sides.

The property also has machinery, hay and daitry sheds; and near-new steel cattle yards with loading ramp and self-catching vet crush. Estimated carryinjg capacity is around 50-60 grown cattle.

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