For me Blackwater is the next Moranbah, absolutely nothing available for rent atm. towards the end of this year when alot of rents will come up for renewal and I think we will see a big spike. most second hand homes atm are renting between 500-600, but with a paint job, carpet etc they will probably fetch for between 800-1000.

A similar thing happened in Moranbah and Dysart a couple of years ago. There was nothing around and in the space of a few months rents almost doubled.

there are six operating coal mines, with one under construction and two more mines not far behind, plus gas activity is ripe, bow energy has opened its csg power station

see link: http://mines.industry.qld.gov.au/assets/mines-pdf/cq_bowen_basin_mines_and_staff_a3_mar11.pdf
see link: http://mines.industry.qld.gov.au/assets/mines-pdf/cq_gladstone_region_mines_and_staff_a3_mar2011.pdf

what lvr do you get in karratha?

see past comments;

MOURA, BLACKWATER, MORANBAH;

https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forums/property-investing/general-property/4331782

I think Moranbah has flatened out and stay the same over the next couple of years. Blackwater seems to be the best performer this year with more upside as rents are rising rapidly. there is currently one property available for rent

Blackwater has been going gangbusters recently, theres literally nothing available for rent during the past 2 months.
 The next Moranbah for sure, especailly with the expansion of the CSG industry. Bow energy is building a power station there which will push rents and prcies even higher!

bublles burst with underlying oversupply. australia has a 1% vacancy rate with approximately 200,000 houses short

looks like blackwater is going through a mini-boom at the moment!

awesome isn’t it!

best bit advice is not to stress, not worth it! secondly don’t over analise things

wondering if the CSG industry will have a huge impact on prices in these towns?