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Australia

Derived only from currently loaded listing rows. Includes 10 sourced manual research rows, 0 synthetic rows, and 5 certified comparable priced real-estate rows.

Market read

How to read Australia

Lifestyle underground

Australian Coober Pedy dugouts are underground housing created by climate, geology, and mining context, not default hardened-shelter comps.

Reading notes

  • Dugout prices should stay in a lifestyle underground-housing lane unless protective hardening evidence is explicit.
  • Private hardened-shelter evidence is more likely to appear as product or installation context.
Listings10
Active3
Archived evidence5
Median underground USD/m²Transferable RE: $406Country median (mixed lanes) $406*
Comparable rows5
Excluded priced0
Research excluded51
Research pending5
Market valuehigh relative value
Completeness78%
Buyer accessHigh
Certified rows only

Asset-type evidence

One documented asset type in the certified cohort
RowsAsset typeMedian USD/m²Depth
5underground home$406priced cohort
Diligence cues

Transfer / Legal Friction

Blockers, row notes, and dataset-scope cautions from the loaded evidence only.

Source blockers

  • Source blockerclimate housing rather than hardening
  • Source blockerwhole-property price
  • Source blockermissing sale price after sold pages expire
  • Source blockerproduct-market evidence

Row-level jurisdiction notes

  • Kelvin Grove home with tunnel and historical bunkerQueensland auction article states no price guide due state law
  • Mallacoota home with underground bushfire bunkerArchived 2022 sale article; current listing status not confirmed
  • Hardened Australian underground bunker product sourceProduct-market source rather than real-estate listing
  • Cottesloe subterranean community sanctuaryConfidential location details and POA buyer process
  • Lot 100 Kami Road Coober Pedy dugoutDugout underground residence rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify freehold title excavation condition and local approvals
  • 985 Linsky Close Coober Pedy dugoutDugout underground residence rather than hardened civil-defense bunker and source area fields conflict so conservative description area is used
  • Lot 966 The Painters Road Coober Pedy dugoutsTwo-dugout underground residential property rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify title rental status and floor-area interpretation
  • 846 Gough Street Coober Pedy dugoutDugout underground residence rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify title excavation condition and local approvals

Dataset scope flags

  • Broader-property contamination1 loaded row price the broader property rather than a separated shelter value.
  • Transfer scope ambiguity3 loaded rows carry lease, usage-right, broader-property, non-transferable, or unknown transferability classes.
  • Planning or condition diligence1 row-level jurisdiction note mention planning, protected status, obligations, contamination, or similar reuse friction.

Listing distribution

10 sourced rows, 0 synthetic rows. Median values use only certified comparable source-backed real-estate rows with direct or converted underground area, defensible asking, sale, or auction prices, and acceptable current source health.

3 active sourced rows, 5 priced sourced USD/m² rows,5 comparable priced real-estate rows, and 0 priced rows excluded from the comparable cohort.

  • Underground Home
  • Civil Defense Shelter
  • Hardened Facility

Source coverage

  • Australia manual research queue manual only
  • Australia public news archive research manual only
  • Australia realestate.com.au earth-sheltered property review manual only
  • Australia regional property news manual review manual only
  • Australia Homely bunker property manual review manual only
  • Australia broker dugout property manual review manual only
  • Australia Soho dugout property manual review manual only
  • Australia comparable real-estate blocker review manual only
  • Australia Trovit bunker index review manual only

Market value signal

high relative value, score 70. Transferable RE median is $406 across 5 priced rows; the country median across mixed lanes is $406* against a global comparable median of $1,382.

  • 5 Transferable RE rows.
  • Country Transferable RE median is 35% of the global Transferable RE median.

Data gaps

7 rows with price, 3 without price. 5 rows with underground area, 5 without underground area.

Research log: 10 included, 51 excluded, and 5 pending decisions for this country.

  • 3 evidence rows are missing a stated price.
  • 5 evidence rows are missing stated underground area.
  • 1 evidence rows have blocked, paywalled, unreachable, or unknown source health.

Evidence mix

Coverage
Archived Listing 4 / Active Listing 3 / Broker Page 2 / News Evidence 1
Sources
Marketplace 6 / News Article 3 / Broker 1
Health
Live 9 / Blocked 1
What do these lane labels mean?

The lane is the kind of buying, not whether you can buy. Most rows below are real listings or evidence; the badge tells you what type of transaction the row represents.

  • ProductVendor product or installation contract — pre-fab unit, retrofit, or service.
  • Lifestyle undergroundUnderground or earth-sheltered home. Buyable like any house; hardening is usually below bunker grade.

Australia listings

Synthetic rows are for product development only
AssetRegionMarket TypeUSD/m²QualityValueStatusEvidence
Kelvin Grove home with tunnel and historical bunkerQueenslandLifestyle undergroundn/a33insufficient data
manual researcharchivednews evidenceliverejectedhighinsufficient datamissing pricemissing underground area

Article states 101 Herston Road Kelvin Grove home was for sale with underground tunnel running the length of the house and an intriguing historical bunker

Live source / Supported evidence / Underground Component / Unknown

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: listed_price, area_underground_m2, area_basis, price_basis.

Queensland auction article states no price guide due state law

Nine Property
Mallacoota home with underground bushfire bunkerVictoriaLifestyle undergroundPrice covers broader property — not a separable underground transfern/a33insufficient data
manual researcharchivedarchived listingliverejectedhighinsufficient datamissing underground area

Article states Mallacoota three-bed home on 3600 sqm land was on market for AUD 1.25m and had an underground backyard bunker used during bushfires

Live source / Supported evidence / Underground Component / Broader Property Price

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: area_underground_m2.

Archived 2022 sale article; current listing status not confirmed

Domain
Hardened Australian underground bunker product sourceNationalProduct68insufficient data
manual researchunverifiedbroker pageliverejectedhighinsufficient datamissing pricemissing underground area

Public product site states Australian and New Zealand specialists design and supply private bunkers and fallout shelters with CBRN filtration and blast-resistant systems

Live source / Partial evidence / Unknown / Price On Request

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: listed_price, area_underground_m2, asset_scope, area_basis.

Product-market source rather than real-estate listing

Hardened
Cottesloe subterranean community sanctuaryWestern AustraliaLifestyle undergroundn/a68insufficient data
manual researchunverifiedbroker pageliverejectedhighinsufficient datamissing pricemissing underground area

Source advertises POA Cottesloe subterranean community sanctuary with four secure private residences shared amenities blast-proof construction water and air filtration and underground vehicle access

Live source / Supported evidence / Unknown / Price On Request

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: listed_price, area_underground_m2, asset_scope, area_basis.

Confidential location details and POA buyer process

Bunker Down
Lot 100 Kami Road Coober Pedy dugoutSouth AustraliaLifestyle underground$1,0761957 (medium listing value)
manual researcharchivedactive listinglivecertifiedhighscored

Soho archived listing states AUD 163000 for Lot 100 Kami Road with 100 m2 floor size and describes a Coober Pedy dugout with underground living context

Live source / Supported evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Dugout underground residence rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify freehold title excavation condition and local approvals

Soho
985 Linsky Close Coober Pedy dugoutSouth AustraliaLifestyle underground$4401964 (medium listing value)
manual researchactiveactive listinglivecertifiedhighscored

@realty listing states AUD 120000 for 985 Linsky Close and describes an east-facing dugout with building size of approximately 180 square metres while the property details panel lists 235 sqm floor area

Live source / Supported evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Dugout underground residence rather than hardened civil-defense bunker and source area fields conflict so conservative description area is used

@realty
Lot 966 The Painters Road Coober Pedy dugoutsSouth AustraliaLifestyle underground$672973 (high listing value)
manual researcharchivedactive listinglivecertifiedhighscored

Soho archived listing states AUD 199000 for Lot 966 The Painters Road with 1949 m2 floor size and describes a property consisting of two separate underground dugouts

Live source / Supported evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Two-dugout underground residential property rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify title rental status and floor-area interpretation

Soho
846 Gough Street Coober Pedy dugoutSouth AustraliaLifestyle underground$1691264 (medium listing value)
manual researcharchivedarchived listinglivecertifiedhighscored

Soho archived sold page states AUD 40000 for 846 Gough Street with 156 m2 floor size and describes a Coober Pedy dugout where the balance needs work but has potential

Live source / Supported evidence / Whole Property / Sale Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Dugout underground residence rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify title excavation condition and local approvals

Soho
Merredin WW2 concrete bunker on 26 acre parcelWestern AustraliaLifestyle undergroundn/a36insufficient data
manual researcharchivedarchived listingblockedrejectedhighinsufficient datamissing underground area

Article states a genuine WW2 concrete bunker on 26 acres near Merredin was for sale for AUD 299000 with habitable interior electricity toilet storage and eco-tourism or retreat potential

Blocked source / Weak evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: area_underground_m2.

Regional heritage and reuse constraints require buyer diligence

Domain
Lot 123 Ante Street Coober Pedy two dugoutsSouth AustraliaLifestyle underground$4061965 (medium listing value)
manual researcharchivedarchived listinglivecertifiedhighscored

Soho archived listing states AUD 215000 negotiable for two dugouts at Lot 123 Ante Street with 350 m2 floor size and Coober Pedy dugout wording

Live source / Supported evidence / Whole Property / Sale Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Dugout underground residential property rather than hardened civil-defense bunker so buyer should verify title excavation condition and portal floor-area interpretation

Soho