Sunshine Coast and Noosa rich, famous property owners revealed
Take a sneak peek inside the dreamy mansions celebs and business moguls have snapped up across Noosa and the Sunshine Coast to either call home or for their idyllic holidays.
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It’s no secret the Sunshine Coast and Noosa attracts the rich and famous with many splashing millions on luxury abodes.
From the likes of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s successful entrepreneur wife Therese Rein to business moguls such as Clive Palmer and reality TV star Krissy Marsh, the region is a hotbed for celebrity and well-established property owners.
Tom Offermann of Offermann Real Estate said Noosa especially was a desirable location for many due to its enviable climate and environmental assets.
“Ninety per cent of the Noosa Shire is not built on, the rest is all waterways and parks,” he said.
“It’s also the tight controls the subsequent councils have had on the area, creating a very amenable lifestyle for people.”
Mr Offermann couldn’t confirm if there had been a spike in high-profile buyers in the region, but said it was “steady in flow”.
The median house price in Noosa is $2.6 million, he said, with properties boasting an ocean view “very high” on most buyers’ lists.
Here are 16 high profile buyers who have snapped up properties on the Sunshine Coast and in Noosa:
Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic
Today show host Karl Stefanovic and his fashion designer wife Jasmine are no strangers to the Noosa region, having owned their luxurious Sunshine Beach home since January 2020.
Property records state the couple snapped up the four-bedroom home for $3.6m.
Krissy Marsh
Real Housewives of Sydney star and business mogul Krissy Marsh owns not one, but two Noosa Heads properties across the road from each other.
Property records state Mrs Marsh bought the first property, a five-bedroom home on the Noosa River, for $9.8m in October 2019. She later purchased a second four-bedroom home, directly across the road from the first, for $7m in May 2022.
Clive Palmer
Politician and businessman Clive Palmer owns five properties on the Sunshine Coast.
Property records state Mr Palmer owns four units, three in Yaroomba and one in Mount Coolum, as well as land in Little Mountain.
The records state Mr Palmer bought two of the Yaroomba units in February 2014 for $340,000 and $875,000. He bought his three-bedroom unit in Mount Coolum for $920,000 in May 2020.
The sale price for the land in Little Mountain is not specified on property records.
Therese Rein and Kevin Rudd
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s entrepreneur wife Therese Rein owns a Sunshine Beach mansion formerly owned by tennis great Pat Rafter.
Property records show the seven-bedroom home, which features a private path down to the beach sold in May 2020 for $17m.
Lisa Curry
Former competitive swimmer Lisa Curry owns two properties on the Sunshine Coast.
Property records state she bought a two-bedroom unit at Alexandra Headland in 2013 for $463,000, followed by a three-bedroom home on a 3.25ha block at Tanawha for $2.1m in June 2022.
The Alexandra Headland unit is now being rented out, property records state.
Mark Webber
Formula One racer Mark Webber has owned a property in Noosa Heads for more than a decade.
Property records state he snapped up the property for $4.9m in May 2011.
Sir Richard Branson
Virgin Group founder and world famous businessman Sir Richard Branson bought Makepeace Island, on the Noosa River, in the early 2000s.
He reportedly snapped up the property on the heart-shaped island for $2.6m, which features a main house with a giant bar, a four-bedroom guesthouse, several two-bedroom villas, a boat house and a lagoon pool with a lap lane, dive spots and a 15-person spa.
The property can accommodate 22 guests.
Pam and Campbell McLaren
Jalna yoghurt company founder Campbell McLaren and his wife Pam snapped up a Noosa Heads waterfront home in July 2022.
Property records state the couple paid a whopping $27m for the four bedroom property.
Jaclyn Gazal
Socialite and sister of Real Housewives of Sydney star Krissy Marsh, Jaclyn Gazal snapped up her own waterfront Noosa Heads property at the end of 2022.
Property records state she paid $23.25m for the five-bedroom property.
Keith and Jeanette Ince
Philanthropists Keith and Jeanette Ince purchased their beachfront Sunshine Beach home in August 2022.
Property records state the couple paid $20m for the four-bedroom home.
Matthew Lattimore
M Resources head and coal entrepreneur Matthew Lattimore snapped up his seven-bedroom, waterfront Noosa Heads home in November 2022.
Property records state Mr Lattimore paid $19.7m for the luxurious home after it was reportedly passed in at auction at $18.1m.
Lawrence Dowd and Nikki Morris
Colonial Brewing Co managing director Lawrence Dowd and his wife Nikki Morris bought a waterfront property in Noosa Heads in November 2022.
Property records state the Melbourne-based couple paid $19.5m for the four-bedroom abode.
Alison Tarditi and Andrew Leydon
Commonwealth Superannuation corporate chief investment officer Alison Tarditi and her partner, Lazard’s managing director Andrew Leydon, snapped up a property in Noosa’s exclusive Little Cove precinct in September 2022.
Property records state the couple paid a cool $19m for the three bedroom property.
Leigh Seymour
Daughter of Brisbane property tycoon Kevin Seymour, Leigh Seymour snapped up a Noosa Heads waterfront home in July 2022, across the road from one her father bought.
Property records state Ms Seymour paid $16.5m for the property.
Brendan Pickering
Pickerings Auto Group managing director Brendan Pickering owns a million-dollar waterfront mansion in Noosaville.
Property records state Mr Pickering paid $12m for the property in November 2022.
Caroline and Brett Mills
Director of two Sunshine Coast Ken Mills Toyota dealerships on the Sunshine Coast Brett Mills and his wife Caroline snapped up a Minyama waterfront mansion in March 2023.
Property records state the couple paid $9m for the five-bedroom home, which includes 32-metre water frontage, has a grand circular driveway which sweeps past the imposing facade, a curving internal staircase, gym and sauna.
It was listed for rent a few days after it was bought at $3000 a week.
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