Etty Bay ^{QLD 4858}

Etty Bay's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $640,000, about 9% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,829 a year through Cassowary Coast based on 2025 figures.

In the year to August 2026, 186 new dwellings were approved across Cassowary Coast. That mix is 128 houses and 58 units. Approvals are up 68.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Aboriginal party for this area is Mamu People.

Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation

9 m

above sea level, at the locality centre

Distance to the ocean

607 m

667 m to a named beach

Annual rainfall

3,531 mm

166 rainy days

Summer max (Jan)

31.2°C

3 days ≥ 35°C

Winter min (Jul)

17.0°C

0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."

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Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

Currently held by Shane Knuth Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

Next state election: 28 October 2028.

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.