What Stateland does

Stateland Pty Ltd is a privately held, founder-led property development company headquartered in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1994 by Peter Macdougall (Managing Director) and Caroline Stafford (Finance Director), the company operates across three business lines: Residential & Lifestyle Developments (apartments, townhouses, villas and land subdivisions, including award-winning projects such as Sanctuary Palm Cove, Oasis at Palm Cove and Cove Villas); Seniors Living (turnkey rental villages and master-planned seniors communities branded as Village Life and Breezes at Mackay, with 50-92 unit communities across Cairns, Mackay and Lismore); and Commercial & Industrial (retail centres, business parks, service stations, medical precinct assets and large mixed-use master-planned developments such as the 25.48-hectare Townsville Business Park and the 13.9-hectare Bruce Highway Gordonvale precinct).

The company engages in the full development lifecycle — market research, site acquisition, master planning, town planning approvals, design oversight, project management, construction management, marketing and sales — and operates a sales-led go-to-market in which its Managing Director, Sales Manager (Peter Shervey) and Development Manager (Sarah Macdougall) engage directly with prospective buyers, joint-venture partners, and enterprise tenants. Stateland's enterprise customers include national retailers and tenants such as Bunnings Warehouse Group, Hungry Jacks, Pizza Hut and Mitre 10, healthcare tenants including Australia's largest cancer care provider, and government tenants including Defence Force Recruiting.

Stateland makes money through one-time property sales (developed apartments, subdivided lots, completed commercial buildings) and, selectively, long-dated lease arrangements before on-sale. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and there is no funding history, indicating a self-funded, founder-owned capital structure. The business is non-technology in nature — its core competency lies in planning approvals, site assembly and construction delivery rather than a software or AI platform — and it competes in regional Queensland markets with an 11-50 employee footprint across approximately 25+ years of continuous operation.

Name

Stateland

Legal name

Stateland Pty Ltd

Website

https://stateland.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stateland Pty Ltd is a founder-led Cairns-based property developer delivering residential, seniors living, and commercial/industrial projects across Queensland and New South Wales, serving owner-occupiers, national retailers, healthcare tenants, and joint-venture partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Development

NAICS

Lessors of Real Estate (5311)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Property development
• Residential developments
• Seniors living
• Commercial real estate
• Town planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairns

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Development Sales: Stateland generates revenue through the development and sale of residential, commercial, industrial, and seniors living property projects. The company acquires sites, obtains town planning approvals, undertakes construction (or manages it), and on-sells completed developments or subdivided lots to end buyers, owner-occupiers, or national retailers. It also enters into long-term lease arrangements with tenants before on-sale.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stateland is a property development company that acquires sites, secures town planning approvals, and delivers residential, seniors living, commercial, and industrial projects across Queensland. The firm manages the full development lifecycle from concept, market research, and site acquisition through design oversight, planning, construction, and final sale or lease to end buyers, tenants, or joint venture partners.

Product overview

Stateland is a property development company with over 25 years of experience delivering projects across three core business lines: Residential & Lifestyle Developments (award-winning apartments, townhouses, villas, and land subdivisions), Seniors Living (independent living villages and rental accommodation communities), and Commercial & Industrial (retail centres, business parks, service stations, and office developments). The company actively engages in all aspects of development from concept through to completion, including market research, site acquisition, design, planning, construction, and sales. The portfolio includes multiple named projects across Queensland and New South Wales, with recent and upcoming developments in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane, and surrounding regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential & Lifestyle Developments

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trident CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with Trident Corporation for the refurbishment of 118 McLeod Street, North Cairns for Defence Force Recruiting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Frasers Property Australia:
• Stockland: ASX-listed largest Australian diversified property developer covering residential, commercial, retail, and retirement living at national scale—overlapping segments with Stateland but with materially greater scale, capital access, and geographic diversification.

Direct peers

• Peet Limited: ASX-listed land developer with active Queensland operations across residential master-planned communities, comparable in land subdivision, approvals management, and residential development focus.
• Pradella Property Group: Private Queensland-based property developer focused on residential and master-planned communities in southeast Queensland and the Sunshine Coast, operating with similar regional scope, project typologies, and family-led governance.
• Consolidated Properties Group: Private Brisbane-based property developer with a mixed residential and commercial portfolio across Queensland, similar in scale and full-cycle operating model to Stateland's residential, commercial, and seniors living development approach.
• Villa World:
• Cedar Woods Properties: ASX-listed mid-cap Australian residential and land developer with significant Queensland exposure across residential subdivisions and master-planned communities, comparable in segment mix and regional footprint.
• AVJennings: ASX-listed Australian residential property developer with multi-state operations including Queensland, comparable in residential land subdivision and housing product offering, though larger and broader geographically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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