Buy your own town for $750,000

YOU can buy an entire town (comprising 16 homes) in Queensland for the price of a one-bedroom apartment in Sydney. Is this the deal of the decade?

Allies Creek has 16 homes, half of which are currently tenanted.

IF YOU can’t afford a house or an apartment, why not buy an entire town?

The Queensland town of Allies Creek, near Monogorilby is up for sale.

Located 373km northwest of Brisbane (which equates to a five-hour-drive), Allies Creek is home to 16 Queenslander-style homes, roads, street lights, a water purification plant and a power depot.

What’s the cost of this gem? Only a measly $750,000.

The town has a number of Queenslander-style houses.

That amount would barely get you a one-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s inner city or a small two-bedroom house in Melbourne’s suburbs.

Fancy being the self-appointed mayor of your own town?

The realestate.com.au advertisement states:

“The property is a decommissioned saw mill with massive timber framed and trussed open sheds that you could do anything with.

“Hold picnic days, club functions big enough to have dances in. Perfect for any idea you could possibly come up with.

The property is a decommissinoed saw mill.

“The property has water piped at regular intervals throughout the 40 acres and 3-phase power ran right through.

“Perfect for caravan park, conference centre, retreat, church, private camps ready for the like-minded organisations.

“If you want privacy, you could not get better. This town is surrounded by forest and natural bushland.”

Allies Creek.

The parkland boasts a massive dam with its own pontoon and walk out bridge and private canopy. Allies Creek State Forest which covers an area of about around 65,000 hectares is at its back door.

The community town hall.

There is also a community town hall with an old school house.

About half of the homes in the town are currently occupied by tenants.

There are currently 16 homes in Allies Creek.

The town was purchased by a husband and wife in 2008, and they put on the market for $2.1 million in September. The price has been slashed due to the death of the husband.

The regional country town has plenty of charm.

Interested? Check it out here.

With The Sun UK and The Courier Mail.

Originally published as Buy your own town for $750,000