28.07.2026 18:01
The town of Cooladdi in Australia, with only two residents, has been put up for sale for 400,000 Australian dollars, including its pub, motel, restaurant, post office, and grocery store. The person who buys the town will not only take over the businesses but also effectively become the town's manager.
Cooladdi, Australia's smallest town with only two residents, has been put up for sale along with its pub, motel, restaurant, post office, and grocery store. The person who buys the town, with a price tag of approximately 243,000 Euros (13 million Turkish lira), will effectively become the manager of the town in addition to owning the businesses.
ENTIRE TOWN FOR SALE
Located in Queensland state, about 800 kilometers west of Brisbane, Cooladdi is known as Australia's smallest town with its own postcode. The town's two residents, Carol Yarrow and Jo Cornel, have put the Foxtrap Roadhouse they have operated for about three years and all of the town's commercial activities up for sale due to their retirement decision.
INCLUDES PUB, MOTEL, GROCERY STORE, AND POST OFFICE
The property package sold for 400,000 Australian dollars includes a four-bedroom house as well as a pub, restaurant, motel, general store, and post office. While the town's economic life is largely shaped around these businesses, travelers passing through the area and residents of nearby farms also receive services from this point.
NEW OWNER WILL UNDERTAKE MANY DUTIES
The person buying the town will not only be the owner of the businesses. They will also serve as a mail carrier, operator, restaurant manager, motel manager, and grocery store operator. Murweh Mayor Shaun Radnedge stated that the new owner will be seen as the town's "unofficial mayor" and expressed their readiness to provide support.
ONCE HOME TO 270 PEOPLE
Cooladdi, which developed thanks to the railway in the early 20th century, once had a population of around 270 people. However, after railway operations ceased and the school closed, the town rapidly shrank. Today, officially only two people live in Cooladdi, yet it continues to be one of Australia's most unusual settlements by retaining its own postcode.