The post office is located 287km north west of Brisbane CBD and just over one hour to the coast at either Hervey Bay or Bargara or Woodgate in the peaceful rural town of Biggenden. Boasting a domestic meat works, fortnightly cattle sales and a peanut processing plant the main industries in the region are grazing, dairy, peanuts, sorghum, maize, wheat. citrus, olives and grapes. The shire covers 1313sq km with a population of 1,700 over half of whom reside in the town To service the population along with the post office is an ambulance station, a hospital, Medical centre, police station, state school prep-year10, kindergarten, town pool, caravan park, IGA supermarket, pharmacy, newsagency, bakery, butchery, vet surgery, coffee shop, 2 hotels, motel, hardware and rural supplies.
The post office is attached to the front of the residence which has been recently renovated and painted, 3 spacious bedrooms, large kitchen, huge lounge room, bathroom. The majority of the residence is carpeted, the kitchen has polished timber floors. There is an enclosed verandah which would make another bedroom if required. There is a wood heater in the lounge room and a rear deck with polished timber floor. There is a 6m x 6m steel shed in the back yard which has concrete floor and power is connected. The building has just had a new roof installed, a major refurbishment of both the kitchen and bathroom.
This is a terrific two person operation, the post office performs the full suite of Australia Post services and is the only banking facility in the region and retails a great range of stationery, packaging, greeting cards and gift lines.
There is one mail contract attached to the post office. The road side mail delivery is done Monday, Wednesday and Friday and takes about 4.5hrs to 5hrs to do. Start at around 7am and finished by 1pm. Returns approximately $80,500 gross per annum. It would be assignable to a buyer should they want to take it on.
The business would suit a progressive purchaser with previous business (SME) experience and is ideal for a working couple with weekends free to enjoy this wonderful part of Australia and is close enough to have coastal escapes.
Australia Post Commissions & Fees for FY2024 $201,265 and FY2025 $213,925
The above figures do not include Stock Sales, Centrelink Access payments or Mail Contract income.
Purchase Price of $920,000 + SAV ($25,000 approximately) buys you the Post Office business and Building which includes the post office, 3 bedroom recently renovated home, a large 6m x 6m steel shed with concrete floor and power connected on 1,189m2 block of land.
Please note that Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency status is required to purchase this post office and all training (6 weeks) will be done by Australia Post prior to settlement.
