$1,610,000 in a Robina Cul-de-Sac: How 13 Waitara Place Landed 8.1% Above the House Median

An elevated Queenslander on a 1,059 sqm block at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac sold for $1,610,000 on 3 August 2026. That result cleared the rolling 12-month Robina house median by 8.1% — and it did so through a best-offers campaign rather than auction. Here's how the number came together.

The Property

13 Waitara Place is a four-bedroom, three-bathroom Queenslander with room for four cars, set at the high end of a no-through street. The elevation does two things Robina buyers pay for: it delivers an outlook, and it delivers privacy. The home leans into its climate — the classic Queenslander form built for airflow and shade — but has been carried into a modern renovation rather than left as a period piece.

The 1,059 sqm parcel is the quiet headline. That is a genuinely large block for this pocket of Robina, where the townhouse belt and tighter freestanding lots dominate. It leaves space for an inground pool and an outdoor entertaining area that reads as one of the property's strongest assets. For a family buyer weighing land, character, and lifestyle in a single purchase, this is an uncommon combination in the suburb.

The home last traded in July 2012 for $530,000. At $1,610,000, that's a capital gain of 203.8% over fourteen years — a useful marker of how far this end of the Robina market has moved.

The Market It Sold Into

Robina sits in a growth phase. The rolling 12-month house median is $1,490,000, based on 320 sales, with houses up 5.8% year-on-year. Stock is tight at 2.2 months of supply, and the typical house takes around 34 days to sell. (All figures here are houses only.)

Four-bedroom houses — the bracket this property competes in — carry a rolling median of $1,580,000 across 66 sales. That's the more honest benchmark for a home like this, and it sets the bar $30,000 below where 13 Waitara Place eventually landed. Robina isn't the fastest-moving suburb in the southern corridor — Varsity Lakes runs hotter at 10.2% annual growth and tighter supply — but it remains a deep, family-driven market where land and character command a premium over the median.

The Campaign

The property went to market on 27 May 2026 without an advertised price, inviting best offers by 15 June. The guide later settled at $1,629,000 and held there, unchanged, through the campaign. It sold for $1,610,000 — $19,000, or 1.2%, below that advertised figure.

That's a tight gap between guide and result, and it tells you the pricing was set close to where the market actually was. A no-price, best-offers opening is a common play for a home that's hard to comp directly — here, a large-block renovated Queenslander with few recent twins in the suburb. When a property is genuinely unusual, letting the market set the number and then anchoring a guide near it is often the cleaner path to a result within touching distance of ask.

The Result

13 Waitara Place, Robina sold on 3 August 2026 for $1,610,000. Sold 1.2% below the $1,629,000 advertised guide. 8.1% above the rolling 12-month Robina house median of $1,490,000 (320 sales). 1.9% above the four-bedroom house median of $1,580,000 (66 sales).

What This Means for Buyers and Sellers

For buyers active in Robina's $1,500,000–$1,650,000 band, this sale is a marker of what land and character now cost above the median. The four-bedroom median sits at $1,580,000, and a renovated Queenslander on a 1,059 sqm block with a pool cleared it by only 1.9%. That's a measured premium, not a runaway one — a reminder that in a market with 2.2 months of supply, buyers are still holding pricing close to the fundamentals rather than paying open-ended money for scarcity. If you're chasing land and character in this suburb, expect to pay a step above the median, but not a leap.

For homeowners weighing a sale nearby, the read is about pricing discipline. This campaign opened without a price, tested the market, and closed within 1.2% of its eventual guide. Robina is in a growth phase with tight supply, but the small gap between ask and result shows that buyers are still disciplined — a well-set guide met the market, an inflated one likely wouldn't have. The homes doing best right now are the ones priced to where the evidence points, not to where hope sits.

Thinking of Selling in Robina?

Fields tracks every Robina house sale — not just the median, but the four-bedroom bracket, the land premiums, and the gap between guide and result that decides how a campaign actually lands. That's the difference between guessing a number and knowing your ground. Talk to the Fields team about what your home could achieve in today's market.

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