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Entire Aussie town for sale for $400,000

For many Australians, home ownership is slipping further out of reach – but in outback Queensland, $400,000 will buy you an entire town.

Cooladdi, around nine hours west of Brisbane, is for sale at less than half the average unit price in Queensland's capital.

The listing includes a four-bedroom home, the Foxtrap Roadhouse and the township itself.

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Carol Yarrow and Jo Cornel run the roadhouse and are the town's only residents.

It acts as the town's post office, pub, café and general store, welcoming a steady run of travellers and graziers from surrounding properties.

"It's never lonely as there are locals and travellers who drop in on a daily basis," Carol tells nine.com.au.

"We often say there is never a dull moment."

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Carol and Jo are ending a three-year tenure in Cooladdi.

"I am ready to retire, and Jo would like to return to Brisbane to be closer to family," Carol said.

Keeping the place going means covering a bit of everything – the Foxtrap handles food, accommodation, and the day-to-day running of the town, as well as practical tasks such as ensuring deliveries reach nearby properties.

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Asked her favourite memory from the past three years, Yarrow couldn't choose just one.

She recalled evenings when locals and travellers gathered for State of Origin and Australia Day, enjoying Giant Jenga as music and laughter filled the venue.

Cooladdi hasn't always been so small. It was once a railway town with around 270 residents, complete with a school, a police station, and a butcher.

These days, however, the Foxtrap remains the hub for the wider district.

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"Cooladdi is a special place to a lot of people," Carol says, pointing to both its role in the community and its history.

For anyone thinking about taking it on, it comes down to attitude.

"Whoever comes in needs to have a love of the outback or be able to adapt – and a happy disposition at the bar is always important," she says.

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